美国精英惯用语29
要做到一开口就让美国精英认为你是他们的朋友,你必须会说他们的语言,也就是……美国精英习惯用语
Come in and sit a spell. AND Come in and set a spell; Come in and sit down. Come in and take a load off your feet. Please come in and have a seat and a visit. (Colloquial and folksy. Set is especially folksy.) “ Hi, Fred, ” smiled Tom, “come in and sit a spell. ”
TOM: I hope I’m not intruding.
BILL: Not at all. Come in and set a spell.