英语口语：精品五句（二十三）-instead of…而不是/而不能…

假如有一天，女朋友让你陪她去逛商店，而父母打电话要你去家里吃饭。你会选择怎么做呢？如果是我的话，我就跟她说：My parents just called me.I'm afraid I have to have dinner with them instead of shopping with you tonigt.然后，闭上眼睛等候发落。你呢？

精品五句

普通句

I have to finish my work.

我得完成我的工作。

次级高手句

I have to finish my work instead of going out.

我得完成我的工作，不能出去玩了。

高手句

I have to finish my work instead of going out with you.

我得完成我的工作，不能和你出去了。

超级高手句

I have to finish my work instead of going out with you tonight.

我今晚得完成我的工作，不能和你出去玩了。

专家句

What a shame!I have to finish my work instead of going out with you tonight.

太遗憾了，今晚我得完成我的工作，不能和你出去玩了。

解句

What a shame(太遗憾了！）

+I have to finish my work instead of going out with you tonight(核心句）

编辑部的故事

（Life can be busy.Life can also be easy.It all depends on how you arrange and schedule things.Steven's been busy three weeks in a row.Aronld asks Steven to hang out with him.)

（生活可以忙碌也可以轻松。全在于你怎么安排和计划。Steven已经连续忙了三个星期了，于是Arnold邀请Steven和他一起出去逛逛。）

Arnold:I know you've been shouldering too much pressure these days.Don't push yourself too hard,buddy.

我知道你这些天一直承受巨大的压力。伙计，别把自己龙得太紧张了。

Steven:But the script of our first book needs to be sent to the publishing press before next Monday.I have to finish my work instead of going out with you tonight.

可是我们的第一本书稿要在下周一之前交到出版社啊，今晚我得赶快完成我的工作，不能和你出去玩了。

Arnold:You need to relax.Just come and go to karaoke with us.Later you can find out how much energy and freshness you can gain from being really ralaxed.And if you have good schedule,you don't have to work too hard then.You just need to finish todays workload.See what I mean?

你需要放松一下了。来和我们一起唱卡拉OK吧。放松之后你就会发现自己又获得了那么多的能量和新鲜的东西。只要你做好计划，就用不着工作这么辛苦了。你只需要把今天的工作量完成就可以了。明白我的意思吗？

Steven:Well…you are right! I'm coming.Just wait a little bit。

好的，你说得对。我这就来，稍等我一会儿。