旅游口语天天说 如何拒绝

第一句：I'm afraid I can't do that.

恐怕不行。

A: Can you lend¹ me some money?

你能借我点钱吗？

B: I'm afraid I can't do that.

恐怕不行。

第二句：I'm sorry but I can't help you.

抱歉我不能帮你。

A: Could² you write the thesis³ for me?

你能帮我写论文吗？

B: I'm sorry but I can't help you.

抱歉我不能帮你。

A: You know, I'm so busy with my part-time⁴ job recently⁵. Would⁶ you please...

你知道我最近忙兼职，你能……

B: Sorry. But I can't.

对不起，我不能这么做！

 

拒绝别人的较为委婉的说法有：

I wish I could help you, but I can't.

我希望我能帮上你，可我不能。

I'm sorry, but I'm busy right now.

对不起，我现在很忙。

而强硬的拒绝可以说：

I said⁷ no and I mean it.

我说不行就不行。

1 lend   

v.把…借给；借给

参考例句：

• Would you lend me some money?能借我一些钱吗？
• They had no reading books to lend.他们没有阅读用书可以出借。

2 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

3 thesis   

n.论题，论点，论文

参考例句：

• His thesis is being finished off.他的论文快写完了。
• He argued his thesis well.他为他的论点进行了有力的辩论。

4 part-time   

adj.兼职的，部分时间的；adv.部分时间，兼职地

参考例句：

• She works part-time in a shop.她在一家商店里兼职。
• I have a part-time job.我有一份兼职的工作。

5 recently   

adv.近来，最近

参考例句：

• The book was published as recently as last week.这本书上周刚出版。
• The weather has been very snowy recently.近来天气多雪。

6 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

7 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。