每日商务英语 第62期:绝对不会

 　　"Not on your life!" 绝对不会

　　英文释义

　　An expression meaning "absolutely not!" (NOTE: an extreme and forceful way to reply negatively)

　　例句

　　When a few younger partners suggested that the stubborn old founder¹ of the company might want to retire soon, he said 'Not on your life!' quite sternly.

　　几位年轻的合作伙伴建议，这位年迈而固执的公司创始人应该考虑尽快退休。他非常坚决地说: “绝对不会。”

1 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。