文章作者 100test 发表时间 2008:05:19 14:52:56
来源 100Test.Com百考试题网
●含糊其辞的回答
也许吧。
Maybe. *虽然有可能性,但较接近于No, 概率只在40%左右,让人听上去是否定的语气。与perhaps同义。possibly更拘泥于形式,但同样含有消极的语感。probably的可能性较大,语感积极,概率在80%到90%左右,给对方以肯定的,即Yes的感觉。
Can you finish the report by Friday? (星期五之前你能写完那篇报告吗?)
Maybe. (也许吧。)
It may possibly rain, but it will probably be sunny again. (也许下雨,但可能过会儿又会晴了。)
Possibly.
Perhaps.
Probably.
不完全。
Not exactly. *“不能说完全是那样”、“不能断定就是那样”的意思。
Do you agree? (你同意吗?)
Not exactly. (不完全同意。)
Not quite.
可能是吧。
I guess so. *不能明确断定,“好像是”、“是吧”等推测的表达方式。
Don t you think Japanese people are healthier? (你不觉得日本人更健康些吗?)
I guess so. (可能是吧!)
I suppose so.
也许是真的吧。
It might be true. *听上去是不太肯定,接近于No (不)的感觉。
Do you think it s true? (你觉得那是真的吗?)
It might be true. (也许是真的吧。)
It s possible.
可能会吧。
It could be. *听对方说了许多之后,自己也觉得“可能会吧”时使用。
What do you think? (你觉得怎么样?)
It could be true. (也许吧!)
That could be.
That could be true.
我不太清楚。
I m not sure. *没把握说时,或不知道时。
Is he in the office now? (他现在在办公室吗?)
I m not sure. (我不太清楚。)
I m not certain.
I can t say for sure.
但愿是这样。
I hope you re right.
It ll be sunny tomorrow. (明天是个好天吧。)
I hope you re right. (但愿是这样。)
有那么点儿。
Sort of.
Is your dog big? (你的狗大吗?)
Sort of. (说大也大吧!)
Kind of.
差不多吧!
It s something like that.
Is this it? (是这个吗?)
Yeah, it s something like that. (嗯,差不多吧。)
That s about it.
That ll do.
That s about right.
那得看情况。
It depends.
Don t you think you can save more money in Tokyo? (你不觉得在东京能攒更多的钱吗?)
It depends. (那得看情况。) *on a case by-case basis “基于具体情况”。
That depends.
也许是,也许不是。
Maybe yes, maybe no. *虽然有话要说,但又不想让对方明白时。
Are you going to ask him? (你打算去问他吗?)
Maybe yes, maybe no. (也许问,也许不问。)
但愿如此。
Hopefully. *表达虽然无法约定,但仍渴望能够实现的心情。
Can you play tomorrow? (明天能去比赛吗?)
Hopefully. (但愿能去。)
I hope so.
不能保证。
There s no guarantee. *带有也许不可能一切顺利的语感,但可以感觉到成功的概率很高。
Will it make money? (能挣大钱吗?)
There s no guarantee. (不能保证。)
I can t guarantee it.
我想是的。
I think so. *可以用于各种场合。表达“我想是的”、“是那样”的语感。
Will it rain today? (今天会下雨吗?)
I think so. (我想会吧。)
我说不好。
I can t say. *不愿意说出秘密或不足以提出意见时。
Do you know where they are? (你知道他们在哪儿吗?)
I can t say. (我说不好。)
I couldn t say.
I can t say for certain.
I can t say for sure.
I couldn t say for certain.
也是也不是。
Yes and no. *无法断定是“是”还是“不是”时。
Are the people friendly? (那些人都很友善吗?)
Yes and no. (也是也不是。)
Fifty-fifty. *俚语。
喜忧参半。/一半一半。
Half and half. *表示不能断言好还是不好,无法确定的心情。同时有向对方表示事情进展得不顺利、搁浅的语感。
Is that new plan effective? (那个新计划有效果吗?)
Half and half. (嗯,难说。)
我会试试。
I ll try. *“试试”、“努力”。
Can you find him? (你能找到他吗?)
I ll try. (我会试试。)
I ll do my best.
I ll try to.
怎么说呢。
It s difficult to say. *用于难以立刻回答时。
Is your boss nice to you? (你的老板对你好吗?)
It s difficult to say. (怎么说呢。)
It s hard to say.
还可以更好点。
Could be better. *考虑到对方的心情,避免给予对方否定的回答。“还有发展的余地”、“不能说是最好的”。
Is he a good salesman? (他是个很好的推销员吗?)
Could be better. (还可以更好点。)
他给我的回答很含糊。
He gave me an ambiguous answer. *ambiguous “可以有两种以上理解的,模棱两可的”。
His answer was very vague.
He wasn t very clear.
●保留意见
让我想想。
Let me think about it.
So, you should buy it now. (所以,你应该现在就买。)
Let me think about it. (让我想想。)
Give me time to think it over.
请给我点儿时间考虑。
I need some time to think it over.
I need more time to think about it.
我会考虑的。
I ll consider it. *正式的说法。表达不能马上回答时,有“请给我时间考虑”、“让我考虑考虑”的语感。
Do you like my idea? (你接受我的建议吗?)
I ll consider it. (我会考虑的。)
我考虑考虑吧。
I ll think about it. *比I ll consider it.的说法更随便,比直接拒绝语气要缓和。
Will you come to my party? (你来参加我的晚会吗?)
I ll think about it. (我考虑考虑吧。)
I ll sleep on it. *俚语。
I ll give it some thought.
我得琢磨琢磨。
I ll think it over.
Will you approve the proposal? (你同意我的计划吗?)
I ll think it over. (我得琢磨琢磨。)
请给我一个晚上的时间考虑。
Let me sleep on it.
Please give me a raise. (请给我涨工资。)
Let me sleep on it. (请给我一个晚上的时间考虑。)
我得研究研究。
I ll see what I can do.
We need longer breaks. (我们的休假有必要再长一些。)
I ll see what I can do. (我得研究研究。)
相关文章
英语口语8000句之十四商量
英语口语8000句之十三提出要求一
英语口语8000句之十二商谈二
英语口语8000句之十二商谈一
英语口语8000句之十一内心表白
澳大利亚华人论坛
考好网
日本华人论坛
华人移民留学论坛
英国华人论坛