英语口语课堂 31 打算

Intention¹

打算

Asking About Intention

询问打算

What do you mean to do?

你打算怎么办?

A:I can't stand her any longer.

A:我再也无法忍受她了.

B:What do you mean to do?

B:你打算怎么办?

A:I hope she'll leave at once.

A:我希望她马上离开.

Do you mean to...?

你想...吗?

A:I want to change my plan.

A:我想改变计划.

B:Do you mean to quit this project?

B:想放弃这个项目吗?

A:Yes,and I want to make full preparations for more important one.

A:是的.我想为一个更重要的项目做充分准备.

Are you going to...

你打算...吗?

A:Are you going to tell him?

A:你打算告诉他吗?

B:Yes,of course.

B:当然.

A:The secret will not be a secret any more then.

A:那么秘密就不再是什么秘密了.

What will you be doing?

你要做什么?

A:What will you be doing tomorrow?

A:明天你想干什么?

B:I've no idea.

B:不知道.

A:Why not go shopping with me?B:Ok.

A:和我一起去买东西吧?B:行.

Have you decided² to...?

你已经决定...?

A:Have you decided to take that job?

A:你决定干那工作了吗?

B:Not yet.I'd like to hear your opinion.

B:还没有.我想听听你的意见.

A:Why not go to the joint³ venture⁴?The salary is much higher.

A:为什么不去那家合资公司,那儿的工资要高许多.

B:Personally,I want to be a college teacher.But I really need the money

B:我个人想当个大学老师,但是我确需要钱.

What're you doing...?

...你做什么?

A:What're you doing at the weekend?

A:你周未干什么?

B:Nothing particular.

B:没什么特别的.

A:How about going boating⁵ with us?

A:一起去划船怎么样?

B:That'd be nice,but...B:Come on,it would be nice and interesting

B:那倒是挺好,不过......A:得了,别犹豫.会很有意思的

What's your intention?

你做何打算?

A:Travelling is boring,I think.

A:我认为旅行很没劲.

B:What's your intention

B:你有什么打算?

A:Stay at home.

A:呆在家里.

B:What a lazy girl!

B:你这个女孩儿可真懒!

Do you have any intention of...?

你有...的打算?

A:Do you have any intention fo going to Paris to learn painting?

A:你有去巴黎学画的打算吗?

B:Yes,it's my dream.

B:是的,这是我们梦想.

A:I'm glad to tell you it's coming true now.

A:很高兴地告诉你,你的梦想就要实现了.

B:I can't believe it

B:我真不敢相信!

Stating One's Intention

说明打算

I mean you to go.

我想让你去.

A:There's a chance to go to Hong Kong.

A:有个去香港的机会.

B:Yes?Who will be the lucky bird?

B:真的?谁会有这个运气呢?

A:I mean you to go.

A:我想让你去.

B:I simply can't believe my ears!

B:我简直不相信自己的耳朵!

I expect I'll ...

我希望我......

A:Who Am I is a hot film.

A:《我是谁》这部电影很轰动。

B:I expect I'll see the film tomorrow.

B：我希望明天能看上这部电影。

A:What about today?I've got two tickets.

A：今天怎么样?我买了两张今天的票。

B:Really?You're very kind.

B：真的?你真好。

I'm thinking of...

我打算...

A:Excuse me,I'm thinking of buying a red carpet.

A:打搅一下,我打算买块红地毯.

B:Sorry,the red ones have sold out.How about a brown one?

B:对不起,红的都卖光了.棕色的怎么样?

A:No,I don't like that color.

A:不,我不喜欢那种颜色.

I've decided not to......

我已决定不...

A:May I know your decision?

A:把你的决定告诉我好吗?

B:Yes,I've decided not to go abroad.

B:可以,我决定不出国了.

A:Why?That's a chance many people are dreaming of.

A:什么?那可是很多人梦寐以求的机会.

B:I'm badly needed in the project,you know.

B:你知道那项目非常需要我.

I'm planning to...

我打算去......

A:I'm planning to go for a swim.

A:我打算去游泳.

B:As far as I know, you don't like swimming.

B:据我所知你不喜欢游泳.

A:No,I don't.But the doctor says I can lose weight that way.

A:不错,可是大夫说那样可以减肥.

B:That's not bad news for me.

B:这对我来说是个好消息,

We can go together then.

我们可以一起去了

I plan to...

我计划...

A:I plan to go abroad.

A:我计划出国.

B:Look before you leap⁶.It's not easy to live in a strange country

B:要三思而后行.在异国他乡生活可不容易.

A:I know.But I want to see more while I'm young.

A:我知道,可是趁年轻我想多看看.

B:I agree.

B:我同意你的观点.

I have no intention of ...

我不想...

A:I have no intention of refusing to help you.

A:我的确想帮助你.

B:But you don't seem very enthusiastic.

B:可是好像你不很热心.

A:Sorry,I'm just too tired.

A:对不起,我只是太累了.

I intend to...

我打算...

A:I intend to have a part-time job.

A:我打算做份兼职工作.

B:What makes you think so?

B:你为什么这么想呢?

A:I thinke it may help to learn more about the society.

A:我认为这有助于了解社会.

Your intention is to...

你是想......

A:Don't you feel it's suffocating⁷ here?

A:你不感到让人透不过气来吗?

B:Your intention is to quit the job,isn't it?

B:你是想辞职吧?

A:I'm terribly sorry to say"yes",you know.

A:很遗憾地告诉您"是的".

I proposed⁸ to ...

我想...

A:I proposed to start out at once.

A:我想立刻动身.

B:Why don't you wait for a few more days?

B:干嘛不再待几天?

A:It is very urgent⁹.

A:事情非常紧急.

1 intention   

n.意图；目的；打算

参考例句：

• I'm sorry I offended you,but it wasn't my intention.对不起，冒犯你了，但我绝不是有意的。
• We understood her intention.我们明白了她的心意。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

4 venture   

v.敢于，大胆表示；冒险，拼，闯；n.冒险

参考例句：

• He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.他太胆小，不敢从事任何事业。
• Don't venture into the jungle without a guide.没有向导，不要冒险到丛林里去。

5 boating   

n.划船

参考例句：

• They were fond of boating.他们喜欢划船。
• The lovely river itself was ideal for fishing and boating.这条美丽的河流本身就宜于钓鱼和划船。

6 leap   

n.跳跃，飞跃，跃进；vi.跳跃，跳过；猛然行动，迅速行动；vt.跃过，使跃过

参考例句：

• In the last few years,this art has made a big leap.近几年来，这一艺术有了新的跃进。
• Her marriage to John was a leap in the dark.她与约翰结婚是贸然行动。

7 suffocating   

a.使人窒息的

参考例句：

• After a few weeks with her parents, she felt she was suffocating.和父母呆了几个星期后，她感到自己毫无自由。
• That's better. I was suffocating in that cell of a room.这样好些了，我刚才在那个小房间里快闷死了。

8 proposed   

被提议的

参考例句：

• There is widespread discontent among the staff at the proposed changes to pay and conditions. 员工对改变工资和工作环境的建议普遍不满。
• an outcry over the proposed change 对拟议的改革所发出的强烈抗议

9 urgent   

a.紧急的，急迫的，紧要的

参考例句：

• He asked to see the manager for something urgent. 他有急事求见经理。
• A part of this urgent task was allotted to us. 这项紧急任务的一部分分给了我们。