keep out
（使）留在外面; 扣留; 保留; 留下
失物招领处
A：Excuse me, could you help me?
对不起，能不能帮我一个忙？
B：Yes. What seems to be the problem?
好的。有什么问题吗？
A：Well, I was wondering if anyone has turned in a passport.
我想知道是否有人交来一本护照。
B：I''m afraid not. Have you lost your passport?
恐怕没有。你遗失了护照？
A：I think so. I can''t find it anywhere in my hotel room, and I remember the last place I used it yesterday was in this department store.
我想是的。我在饭店的房间里都找不到。我记得昨天最后用护照的地方是在这百货公司。
B：Where exactly did you use your passport in the store?
你在百货公司什么确切的地方用过护照呢？
A：In the suit-dress department. I had to show it to pay for these dresses with my traveler''s checks.
在女装销售部。我用信用卡买衣服的时候必须给他们看护照。
B：Well, let me call the suit-dress department to see if they''ve found a passport.Sorry-your passport''s not been turned in there, either.
这样的话，我打电话给该部门，看看他们有没有捡到护照。对不起---你的护照也没被交到那边。
A：Then what shall I do?
那我该怎么办呢？
B：You can fill in this lost property report, and I''ll keep my eye out for it. Those kinds of things usually turn up eventually, but I suggest you contact your embassy and tell them about your situation, so they can issue you a new passport in case it doesn''t show up.
你来填这张遗失报告表，我会替你留意的。像这样的东西，最后总是会出现的。但我建议你跟你们的大使馆联系并把你的情形告诉他们。万一你的护照找不到的话，他们会给你补发新护照的。
A：You''re right. Do you have a pen?
你说得对。你有没有笔？
keep out
B：Here you are.
请用。
A：Oh, I seem to lose something every time I travel.
唉！我好象每次旅行都会丢些东西。
1. keep out的意思
1. 把...挡在外边：make out 看清;理解;断定 | keep out 把...挡在外边 | hold out 伸出;支撑;提出
2. 不让...进入：131.have been doing 现在完成进行时 | 167. keep out 不让 ...... 进入 | 169. key to +名词 表示:某物的钥匙或某题的答案
3. (使)在外：15.in area在面积上 | 16.keep out(使)在外 | 17.all the year round终年
4. 关在门外;不准入内：注意区分:He kept standing at the school gate for half an hour without moving.. | keep out 关在门外;不准入内 | keep out of 躲开; 置身于......之外
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