出国旅游，尤其是只身去旅游的，在机场或火车站，难免有事走开，请人照顾下行李。下面是用英语请别人照顾行李的英语口语对话。
Y: Excuse me. Will you please keep an eye on my suitcase? I just want to make a phone call.
Y: 对不起，请你看一下我的手提箱好吗？我只是去打个电话就来。
X: Certainly, but will it take long?
X: 没问题，不过要很久吗？
Y: No, I'll be right back.
Y: 不会，我会立刻回来。
X: OK. I'll look after it then.
X: 好的，我会替您照顾它。
英语单词词组精解
1.keep an eye on... 留意……
=watch over...
例: I'll keep an eye on your bag while you use the bathroom.
(你上洗手间时，我会留意你的袋子。)
2.suitcase n. 手提箱, 衣箱
例: How much did this suitcase cost?
(你花多少钱买这只手提箱？)
3.make a phone call 打电话
=make a call
例: I need to make a phone call before we leave.
(在我们离开前，我必须打个电话。)
注意:
现代工商业发达, 相对的, 大家也忙着各自的事情,『咫尺天涯』已不是书本上的字眼, 而是现代社会人际关系的写照。因此, 电话就成为人与人沟通交往的媒介了。下面是一句常用的重要用语:
give sb a call 给某人电话
ring
buzz
例: Please give me a call if you have time.
ring
buzz
(如果你有空，请给我一通电话。)
4.look after... 照顾……
例: I'll look after your car while you are gone.
(当你离开时，我会留意你的车子。)
Who will look after the little boy while his parents are out?
(那小男孩的双亲出去时，谁来照顾他呢？)