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李阳疯狂英语突破口语要素:应答口语要素-中性答复 第三节 中性答复(不能明确回答) 128.I’m not sure. 我不清楚;我不确定。 【疯狂实战】 A: Do you know what time the speech is supposed to start? (你知道演讲几时开始吗?) B: I’m not sure. (我不清楚。) A: Is that girl over there from the United States or Canada? (那边那个女孩子来自美国还是加拿大?) B: I’m not sure. (我不清楚。) A: Do you think you can help me with my English tonight? (你觉得今晚你能指点一下我学习英语吗?) B: I’m not sure. I’ll call you and let you know. (我不确定。我到时给你打电话吧。) 129.I don’t know. 我不知道。 【疯狂实战】 A: Would you like to go for a drink? (你想出去喝点什么吗?) B: I don’t know. (我不知道。) A: What do you think of this proposal? (你觉得这项提议怎么样?) B: I don’t know. I didn’t have much time to read it. (我不知道。我没有太多的时间去看它。) A: Do you think I should try? (你认为我该试试吗?) B: I don’t know. (我不知道。) 【疯狂替换】 ①I have no idea.(我不知道。) ②I don’t have the slightest idea.(我一点也不知道。) ③I’m not really sure.(我真的不清楚。) 130. I don’t understand. 我不明白。 【疯狂实战】 A: Are you sure that is legal? (你肯定那是合法的吗?) B: I don’t understand. (我不知道。) A: I strongly doubt he was sober. (我才不信他没醉呢!) B: Uh, I don’t understand. (哦,我不知道。) A: The impact of the Olympic bid is huge. (申奥的影响是巨大的。) B: I don’t understand. (我不懂。) 【额外成就感】 ①I don’t follow you.(我不明白你说什么。) ②I don’t understand what you mean.(我不懂你说什么。) ③I don’t know what you are talking about.(我不知道你在说什么。) 131. Kind of. 有一点儿。 【疯狂实战】 A: Do you understand me? (你了解我吗?) B: Kind of. (一点点。) A: Did he ask you out? (他约你出去了?) B: Kind of. (可以这么说。) A: Is she a pain in the neck? (她很烦人吗?) B: Kind of. (有一点儿。) 132. Either is fine. 两者都行。 【疯狂实战】 A: Would you like tea or coffee? (你喝茶还是咖啡?) B: Either is fine. (都行。) A: Do you want to talk to me or my boss? (你要跟我谈还是跟老板谈?) B: Either is fine. (和谁都行。) A: Would you like to have a break or shall we continue? (我们是休息一下还是继续?) B: Either is fine. I’m not tired. (两者都行。我不累。) 133. Yes and no. 也是也不是。 【疯狂实战】 A: Do you like your new job? (你喜欢你的新工作吗?) B: Yes and no. (还凑合。) A: Do you think he’s right for the job? (你觉得他适合做这份工作吗?) B: Yes and no. (可能适合,也可能不适合。) A: Do you agree with me? (你赞成我吗?) B: Yes and no. (一半一半吧。) 【疯狂替换】 ①Maybe yes.(也许是吧。) ②Maybe no.(也许不。) ③Maybe yes, maybe no.(可能是,可能不。) 134. Probably. 大概是吧。 【疯狂实战】 A: Do you think Stone is coming? (你认为Stone会来吗?) B: Probably. (有可能。) A: Are you coming home late tonight? (你今晚会晚回家吗?) B: Probably. I have a lot of work to do. (也许吧。我有许多工作要做。) A: Is it going to rain soon? (快下雨了吗?) B: Probably. The sky is so dark. (大概是。天空黑沉沉的。) 【疯狂替换】 ①Maybe.(也许;大概。) ②Perhaps.(可能。) ③Possibly.(可能。) ④Could be.(也许。) 135. It’s up to you. 由你决定。 【疯狂实战】 A: Would you like to see a movie or go to a disco? (你想去看电影还是去的士高?) B: It’s up to you. (你决定吧。) A: Do you want to eat here or go somewhere else? (你想在这儿吃还是到其他别的地方吃?) B: It’s up to you. It makes no difference to me. (你说了算。我怎么样都无所谓。) A: Do you think we should invite them? (你觉得我们应该邀请他们吗?) B: It’s up to you. (你决定。) 136. I have mixed feelings. 我的思绪混乱。 【疯狂实战】 A: How are you feeling now? (你现在觉得怎么样?) B: I have mixed feelings. (我思绪很乱。) A: Are you happy about getting out of here? (离开这儿你高兴吗?) B: I have mixed feelings. I think I’ll miss my life here, but I’m excited about going home. (我真是百感交集。我想我会怀念这儿的生活,但要回家了,我感到很兴奋。) A: You must be excited about your new job. (你一定觉得新工作很刺激吧?) B: I have mixed feelings. I am a little sad about leaving my old job. (我有一种说不出的感觉。对于辞去我的前一份工作我有点伤感。) 137. Good question! 问得好! 【疯狂讲解】 这个口语要素不像它表面上那么简单,它实了际上是个反语,意为“I was wondering that myself.”或“Maybe there is no answer to this question.” 【疯狂实战】 A: What do you think happiness is? (你认为幸福是什么?) B: Good question! No one can answer that for sure. (问得好!没有人能很肯定地回答这个问题。) A: Do you think you can learn to speak English? (你觉得你能学会英语吗?) B: Good question! (问得好!) A: Do you believe in yourself? (你相信自己吗?) B: Good question! (问得好!) 138. That’s a big problem. 那是个很严重的问题;那可是件麻烦事。 【疯狂实战】 A: Do you know how fast the world’s population is increasing? (你知道世界人口增长有多快吗?) B: That’s a big problem. (那可是个严重的问题。) A: Do you know how difficult it is to get into a good university? (你知道进一所好的大学有多困难吗?) B: That’s a big problem. (那可是件麻烦事。) A: There are lots of polluted cities in China. (中国有许多被污染的城市。) B: That’s a big problem. (这可是个严重的问题。) 139. It’s difficult / hard to say. 很难说。 【疯狂实战】 A: Why did you quit college? (你为什么退学?) B: It’s difficult / hard to say. (很难说。) A: What do you like about Beijing? (你认为北京怎么样?) B: It’s difficult / hard to say. There are so many wonderful things about Beijing. (不太好说。北京有那么多好的东西。) A: Why did you forgive him? (你为什么要原谅他?) B: It’s difficult / hard to say. I guess because I love him. (很难说得清楚。我想是因为我爱他吧。) 140. It depends. 依情况而定。 Kim’s Note: We live in a complicated world. Not everything is easy to decide and most things are not one hundred percent certain. This is a very important sentence for communication in the twenty-first century! 我们生活在一个复杂的世界里,并非所有的事情都那么容易就能作出决定,大部分的事情都不能百 分百的肯定,所以,在二十一世纪的今天,这个句子就显得非常重要了! 【疯狂实战】 A: Do you like to eat Chinese food? (你喜欢吃中国菜吗?) B: It depends. (看情况。) A: Is it difficult to enter a university in China? (在中国上大学困难吗?) B: It depends. (那得看情况。) A: Do young people like to live with their family? (年青人喜欢和家人住在一起吗?) B: It depends. (那得看情况。) 141. I’m thinking. 我正在考虑。 【疯狂实战】 A: Which do you think is better? (你认为哪个好一些?) B: Hold on. I’m thinking. (等一下。我正在考虑。) A: What do you want to be when you grow up? (你长大了想当什么?) B: I don’t know yet. I’m thinking. (还不知道。我正在想。) A: Have you made up your mind? (你决定了吗?) B: No. I’m still thinking. (没有。我还在考虑之中。) 142. I’ll think about it. 我会考虑的。 【疯狂实战】 A: Will you introduce me to your boss? (你能把我介绍给你的老板吗?) B: I’ll think about it. (我会考虑的。) A: Can you teach my daughter English? (你能教我女儿学英语吗?) B: I don’t know. I’ll think about it. I’m really busy lately. (我不知道。我会考虑的。我近来非常忙。) A: Would you like to join our team? (你愿意加入我们的队伍吗?) B: I’ll think about it. (我会考虑的。) 【疯狂替换】 ①Let me think.(让我想一想。) ②Let me think about it.(让我考虑一下。) 143. I’ll sleep on it. 明天再说吧。 【疯狂讲解】 “sleep on sth.”意思是:“彻夜思考;再三权衡” ,这绝对是个五星级的成语,很多英语 学习了多年的人也未必对它的用法有很深入的了解。它听起来有点像中文中带讽刺的意味的“垫高 枕头想一想”,不过,像归像,“sleep on sth.”却丝毫没有讽刺的意味!下面我再给出两个例句 : * I don’t know whether I agree to do it. I’ll sleep on it. 我不知道是不是会同意这样干。让我回去好好想一想。 * We’re all tired and none of us can think straight so why don’t we go home and sleep on it, eh? 我们都累了,谁也想不清楚,所以我们何不回家去想一想呢? 【疯狂实战】 A: You don’t have to answer right now. (你不必马上就回答。) B: Okay. I’ll sleep on it. (好的。我明天给你答复。) A: You shouldn’t miss this chance. (你不应该错过这次机会。) B: Yeah. I’ll sleep on it. I can give you my answer tomorrow. (是啊。让我想一想,明天给你答复。) A: Do you think we should agree to the new contract? (你觉得我们应该同意新的合同条款吗?) B: I don’t know. I’ll sleep on it. (不知道。明天再说吧。) 【疯狂替换】 ①Let me sleep on it.(我明天给你答复。) ②I’ll think it over.(我会好好考虑一下。) ③Let me think it over.(让我好好想一想。) 144.I don’t know much about it. 我对此知之甚少。 【疯狂实战】 A: Is the tea ceremony popular in China? (茶道在中国很盛行吗?) B: Uh, I don’t know much about it. (噢,我对此了解不多。) A: Can you tell me a little bit about Chinese Kung Fu? (你能告诉我一些关于中国功夫的事情吗?) B: I don’t know much about it. (我对此知之甚少。) A: How many people is the company recruiting? (公司准备招多少人?) B: I don’t know much about it. I just started working here myself. (这个我不太清楚,我自己也是刚来这儿工作。) 【额外成就感】 ①That’s not my specialty.(那不是我的专长。) ②That’s not my department. (那不是我的专长。) 145.I don’t know what to say. 我不知该说些什么。 【疯狂实战】 A: Congratulations! How do you feel now? (祝贺你!你现在有什么感受?) B: I don’t know what to say. I’m so lucky to be here. (我不知该说些什么。能在这儿我觉得很幸运。) A: Would you like to spend the rest of your life with me? (你愿意和我共度余生吗?) B: I don’t know what to say. I’m speechless. (我不知该说些什么。我无话可说。) A: How can you be so cruel? How can you treat me this way? (你怎么能这么无情?你怎么能如此待我?) B: I don’t know what to say. (我不知该说些什么。) 146.If it’s OK with you. 只要你不介意。 【疯狂实战】 A: Are you going to stay home all day? (你打算一整天都呆在家里吗?) B: If it’s OK with you. (如果你不介意的话。) A: Do you want to see this movie? (你想看这部片子吗?) B: If it’s OK with you. (只要你愿意。) A: If it’s OK with you, it’s OK with me. (我随你。) B: Sure. Why not? (当然。为什么不呢?) 【额外成就感】 ①If it’s all right with you.(只要你乐意。) ②Fine with me.(我没问题。) ③That’s fine with me.(我没有意见。) 147.If it’s convenient for you. 如果你方便的话。 Kim’s Note: Convenient is an important American word! When making an appointment you will always be asked “When is convenient for you or what is your earliest convenient time”, etc. … “convenient”是一个重要的美语词汇!当你与别人预约时,你总要问“When is convenient for you(你什么时间方便)”或“What is your earliest convenient time(你最快什么时间方便) ”,等等。 【疯狂实战】 A: Do you want me to go with you? (你要我跟你一块去吗?) B: If it’s convenient for you. (只要你方便。) A: Can I pay in cash? (我用现金付款可以吗?) B: If it’s convenient for you. (只要你方便。) A: Please come, if it’s convenient for you. (只要你方便,就来吧。) B: I’ll think about it. (我得想想。) 【疯狂替换】 ①If it’s not inconvenient for you.(只要你方便。) ②At your convenience.(只要你方便。) ③At your earliest convenience.(只要你方便,就尽快吧。) 148.If it’s not too much trouble. 如果不太麻烦的话。 【疯狂实战】 A: Do you want me to pick you up at the airport? (你要我去飞机场接你吗?) B: If it’s not too much trouble. (如果不太麻烦的话。) A: Are you asking me to keep this thing? (你叫我保管这个吗?) B: If it’s not too much trouble. (如果不太麻烦的话。) A: Can I walk your dog from time to time? (我有时间帮你遛狗好吗?) B: If it’s not too much trouble. (如果不太麻烦的话。) 【额外成就感】 ①If you don’t mind.(如果你不介意的话。) ②If you like.(只要你喜欢。) 149.No wonder. 怪不得。 【疯狂实战】 A: You know so much about China. (你对中国了解这么多。) B: I was there for five years. (我在那儿呆过五年。) A: No wonder. (怪不得。) A: Did you eat spicy food again? (你又吃辣的了?) B: Yes. And now I have a stomachache. (是的,而且我现在胃疼。) A: No wonder. (难怪呢。) A: You keep the kitchen so clean. (你的厨房保持得真干净。) B: I seldom cook. (我很少做饭。) A: No wonder. (怪不得。) 【额外成就感】 ①Naturally.(自然是。) ②Of course.(当然了。) ③It’s no surprise.(不足为奇。) 150.A little bit. 有一点儿。 【疯狂实战】 A: Are you tired? (你累了吗?) B: A little bit. (有一点儿。) A: Were you drunk? (你喝多了?) B: A little bit. (有一点儿。) A: Did you change your hair? (你改变发型了吗?) B: A little bit. Do you like it? (改了一点儿。你喜欢吗?) 【疯狂替换】 ①A little.(一点点。) ②A bit.(一点点。) ③Not much.(一点点。) 151.More or less. 或多或少。 【疯狂实战】 A: Was the lecture interesting? (那演讲有意思吗?) B: More or less. I didn’t understand all of it. (多少有点意思,但我不能完全领悟。) A: Did you enjoy the party? (你在晚会上玩得开心吗?) B: More or less. (有点儿。) A: Do you like playing with kids? (你喜欢和孩子们一起玩吗?) B: More or less. Sometimes I’m not in the mood to deal with them. (有那么点儿。有时候我没什么心情和他们玩。) 【额外成就感】 ①To a degree(某种程度上是) ②To a certain extent(某种程度上是) ③To some extent(某种程度上是) 152. All the time. 总是。 【疯狂实战】 A: Is she always like this? (她总是这个样子吗?) B: All the time. (总是这样。) A: Does he always complain about you? (他经常抱怨你吗?) B: All the time. I can never do anything right. (经常抱怨,我什么事都做不好。) A: Don’t you sometimes get stressed-out? (有时难道你不感到心烦吗?) B: All the time. This job is very stressful. (总是这样。做这份工作的压力很大。) 【疯狂替换】 ①Always.(一直是。) ②Often.(经常是。) ③Frequently.(经常这样。) 153.Most of the time. 大多数时候。 【疯狂实战】 A: Are you on time for work everyday? (你每天都准时上班吗?) B: Most of the time. (大多数时候是。) A: Do you always take a taxi to work? (你总是坐的士上班吗?) B: Most of the time. (大部分时候是。) A: Do you often help your wife? (你经常帮你的妻子吗?) B: Most of the time. (大多数时候是。) 【疯狂替换】 ①Usually.(通常是这样。) ②Normally.(通常是这样。) ③Mostly.(通常是这样。) ④Almost always.(几乎总是这样。) 154.From time to time. 有时;偶尔;时常。 【疯狂实战】 A: Do you often visit your parents? (你经常去看望父母吗?) B: From time to time. (有时去。) A: Do you e-mail them? (你给他们发电子邮件吗?) B: From time to time. (偶尔发。) A: Did you ever talk to Kim? (你和Kim聊过天吗?) B: From time to time. (有时。) 【疯狂替换】 ①Sometimes.(有时。) ②Now and then.(时而。) ③Once in a while.(有时候。) ④Every once in a while.(时不时。) 155.For a long time. 很长一段时间。 【疯狂实战】 A: How long have you been in China? (你在中国呆了多久?) B: For a long time. (很长时间。) A: How long have you been married? (你结婚多久了?) B: For a long time. (很久了。) A: How long have you worked here? (你在这儿工作多久了?) B: For a long time. (很长时间了。) 【额外成就感】 ①For years.(有些年头了。) ②For months.(有几个月了。) ③For weeks.(几个星期了。) ④For days.(几天了。) ⑤For hours.(几个小时了。) 156.For a short time. 时间不长。 【疯狂实战】 A: Have you lived abroad before? (你以前在国外住过吗?) B: For a short time. When I was very young. (住的时间不长。那时我还很小。) A: Were you going out with Cindy? (你和Cindy出去了吗?) B: For a short time. (出去了一会儿。) A: Did you see your boss today? (你今天见到你的老板了吗?) B: For a short time. He was too busy to talk about my project. (只见了一会儿。他忙得没时间讨论我的项目。) 【疯狂替换】 ①For a second.(一会儿。) ②For a split second.(一刹那。) 157.For some time. 一段时间。 【疯狂实战】 A: Were you a professional singer? (你过去是个职业歌手吗?) B: For some time. (时间不长。) A: Did he live in Beijing? (他在北京住过吗?) B: For some time. (住过一段时间。) A: Were you working with him? (你和他在一起工作过吗?) B: For some time. (工作过一段时间。) 【疯狂替换】 ①For a while.(有一会儿。) ②For a short while.(有一阵儿。) ③For a certain period of time.(有一段时间。) 158.For the time being. 暂时。 【疯狂实战】 A: Are we going to live in this terrible place? (我们要住在这个可怕的地方吗?) B: For the time being. We don’t have any choice. (暂时住一阵。我们别无办法。) A: May I use your computer? (我可以借用你的电脑吗?) B: For the time being. I won’t need it until this afternoon. (暂时可以。我今天下午才用。) A: Are you going to sleep on the couch? (你就准备在沙发上睡了吗?) B: For the time being. (暂时是。) 【疯狂替换】 ①For now.(眼下。) ②Temporarily.(临时。) |
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