A: Hey, how about a drink?
B: Good idea. Have you got any money?
A: Mmm... why don't we go Dutch?
B: No way! You can treat me this time.
A: 嘿,喝一杯怎样?
B: 好主意。你有钱吗?
A: 嗯...我们何不各付各的?
B: 免谈!这次该你请客。
重点解说:
★ How about ~?的意思是「~怎样?」如How about taking an overnight trip to Hsitou?「到溪头过一夜怎样?」How about you? 「你怎样?」这句话也很常用。 "What about ~ ?" "What do you say to ~ing?"等也常用于表示提议。
★ Have you got ~? = Do you have ~?「你有~吗?」同样的,I have to do this today.也可以说成I've got to do this today.
★ Why don't we ~?「我们何不~?」是用于提议的句式,而Why don't you ~?「你何不~?」则是向对方提议或是为对方出主意的句式,类似的句式有好些个,如"Let's ~." "How about ~?" "What do you say to ~ing?"等。
★ No way!「免谈!」
★ treat「招待,请客」,如He treated us to dinner.「他招待我们用餐。」如: It's my treat today.「今天由我请客。」