評論
打印
●否定
不，沒有。
No, I'm not.
You're lying. (你在說謊。)
No, I'm not. (不，沒有。)
Yes, I am. (對。)
不對。
Wrong. *這是種非常強烈的否定表達方式，所以最好考慮使用場合。
You're from Canada, right? (你是加拿大人吧?)
Wrong. (不，不對。)
Right. (對。)
那是不對的。
That's not right. *反對或不同意對方的意見時使用的口語表達方式。
Go this way. (走這條路。)
No, that's not right. (不，那么走不對。)
That's not correct.
Correct. (對，是這樣。)
你的想法根本上就是錯誤的。
Your idea is fundamentally wrong. *fundamentally “根本地”、“本質上地”。
Everyone lies. There is nothing wrong with it. (大家都撒謊，這沒什么不好的。)
Your idea is fundamentally wrong. (你的想法根本上就是錯誤的。)
There is something fundamentally wrong with your idea.
Your idea lacks morals. (你的想法真缺德。)
我不是那個意思。
That's not what I mean.
Are you saying you're better than I am? (你是說你比我出色嗎?)
That's not what I mean. (我不是那個意思。)
I didn't mean that.
You misunderstood me. (你誤會我了。)
哪兒有的事兒。/當然不是。
Certainly not. *比較正式的說法。強烈地否定對方所指責或暗示的事情。
Did you cheat? (你騙人了吧?)
Certainly not. (哪兒有的事兒。/當然不是。)
Of course not. *否定的答案是顯而易見的，根本無須發問時使用。
Of course. (當然。)
沒有，從來沒有。
No, never.
Haven't you been abroad? (你還沒去過外國嗎?)
No, never. (沒有，從沒去過。)
不，一點兒都不。
No, not a bit.
Aren't you tired? (你不累嗎?)
No, not a bit. (不，一點兒都不累。)
肯定不對!
No way! *用來強烈否定對方的主張和申訴。
I think she's pregnant. (我覺得她懷孕了。)
No way! (絕對不會。)
Never. (絕對不是那么回事。)
Definitely not!
Absolutely not!
Absolutely. (絕對一點兒沒錯。)
怎么可能呢?
How can that be?
I can't find my wallet. (我找不到我的錢包了。)
How can that be? (怎么可能呢?)
How could that be?
That's impossible.
How can it be true?
在這一點上我們意見分歧。
We don't agree on this point.
我沒說那個。
I'm not talking about that.
..., but he's rich. (……可他有錢吧!)
I'm not talking about that. (我沒說那個。)
What I'm saying is another matter.
That's not what I'm talking about.
這個嘛……!
Uh-uh. *非常隨便的否定說法。在熟悉的同伴中使用。
Are you free tonight? (今晚你有空嗎?)
Uh-uh. (這個嘛……)
Uh-huh. (嗯。)
那樣不行。
That won't do.
他呀，不行。
He won't do.
那也太沒道理了。
That makes no sense.
He got a promotion. (他升官了。)
That makes no sense. (那也太沒道理了。)
That doesn't make sense.
Makes sense. (可以理解/合乎情理。)
That makes sense. (這事兒可以理解/合乎道理。)
不是我。
Not me. *當被指責“你干了……吧!”或“你說了……吧!”時給予的回答?！拔覜]做?！薄拔覜]說。”較隨便的口語說法。
Who broke my coffee cup? (誰把我的咖啡杯給打碎了?)
Not me. (不是我。)
It wasn't me.
I didn't do it. (我沒干那事。)
I didn't say that. (我沒說那事。)
I'm innocent. (我是清白的。)
我否認。
I deny that. *正式的說法。在受到指責，否認其申述或陳述時。
I heard you say it. (我聽你這么說的。)
I deny that. (我否認。)
●含糊其辭的回答
也許吧。
Maybe. *雖然有可能性，但較接近于No, 概率只在40%左右，讓人聽上去是否定的語氣。與perhaps同義。possibly更拘泥于形式，但同樣含有消極的語感。probably的可能性較大，語感積極，概率在80%到90%左右，給對方以肯定的，即Yes的感覺。
Can you finish the report by Friday? (星期五之前你能寫完那篇報告嗎?)
Maybe. (也許吧。)
It may possibly rain, but it will probably be sunny again. (也許下雨，但可能過會兒又會晴了。)
Possibly.
Perhaps.
Probably.
不完全。
Not exactly. *“不能說完全是那樣”、“不能斷定就是那樣”的意思。
Do you agree? (你同意嗎?)
Not exactly. (不完全同意。)
Not quite.
可能是吧。
I guess so. *不能明確斷定，“好像是”、“是吧”等推測的表達方式。
Don't you think Japanese people are healthier? (你不覺得日本人更健康些嗎?)
I guess so. (可能是吧!)
I suppose so.
也許是真的吧。
It might be true. *聽上去是不太肯定，接近于No (不)的感覺。
Do you think it's true? (你覺得那是真的嗎?)
It might be true. (也許是真的吧。)
It's possible.
可能會吧。
It could be. *聽對方說了許多之后，自己也覺得“可能會吧”時使用。
What do you think? (你覺得怎么樣?)
It could be true. (也許吧!)
That could be.
That could be true.
我不太清楚。
I'm not sure. *沒把握說時，或不知道時。
Is he in the office now? (他現在在辦公室嗎?)
I'm not sure. (我不太清楚。)
I'm not certain.
I can't say for sure.
但愿是這樣。
I hope you're right.
It'll be sunny tomorrow. (明天是個好天吧。)
I hope you're right. (但愿是這樣。)
有那么點兒。
Sort of.
Is your dog big? (你的狗大嗎?)
Sort of. (說大也大吧!)
Kind of.
差不多吧!
It's something like that.
Is this it? (是這個嗎?)
Yeah, it's something like that. (嗯，差不多吧。)
That's about it.
That'll do.
That's about right.
那得看情況。
It depends.
Don't you think you can save more money in Tokyo? (你不覺得在東京能攢更多的錢嗎?)
It depends. (那得看情況。) *on a case by-case basis “基于具體情況”。
That depends.
也許是，也許不是。
Maybe yes, maybe no. *雖然有話要說，但又不想讓對方明白時。
Are you going to ask him? (你打算去問他嗎?)
Maybe yes, maybe no. (也許問，也許不問。)
但愿如此。
Hopefully. *表達雖然無法約定，但仍渴望能夠實現的心情。
Can you play tomorrow? (明天能去比賽嗎?)
Hopefully. (但愿能去。)
I hope so.
不能保證。
There's no guarantee. *帶有也許不可能一切順利的語感， 但可以感覺到成功的概率很高。
Will it make money? (能掙大錢嗎?)
There's no guarantee. (不能保證。)
I can't guarantee it.
我想是的。
I think so. *可以用于各種場合。表達“我想是的”、“是那樣”的語感。
Will it rain today? (今天會下雨嗎?)
I think so. (我想會吧。)
我說不好。
I can't say. *不愿意說出秘密或不足以提出意見時。
Do you know where they are? (你知道他們在哪兒嗎?)
I can't say. (我說不好。)
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. *無法斷定是“是”還是“不是”時。
Are the people friendly? (那些人都很友善嗎?)
Yes and no. (也是也不是。)
Fifty-fifty. *俚語。
喜憂參半。/一半一半。
Half and half. *表示不能斷言好還是不好，無法確定的心情。同時有向對方表示事情進展得不順利、擱淺的語感。
Is that new plan effective? (那個新計劃有效果嗎?)
Half and half. (嗯，難說。)
我會試試。
I'll try. *“試試”、“努力”。
Can you find him? (你能找到他嗎?)
I'll try. (我會試試。)
I'll do my best.
I'll try to.
怎么說呢。
It's difficult to say. *用于難以立刻回答時。
Is your boss nice to you? (你的老板對你好嗎?)
It's difficult to say. (怎么說呢。)
It's hard to say.
還可以更好點。
Could be better. *考慮到對方的心情，避免給予對方否定的回答?！斑€有發展的余地”、“不能說是最好的”。
Is he a good salesman? (他是個很好的推銷員嗎?)
Could be better. (還可以更好點。)
他給我的回答很含糊。
He gave me an ambiguous answer. *ambiguous “可以有兩種以上理解的，模棱兩可的”。
His answer was very vague.
He wasn't very clear.
●保留意見
讓我想想。
Let me think about it.
So, you should buy it now. (所以，你應該現在就買。)
Let me think about it. (讓我想想。)
Give me time to think it over.
請給我點兒時間考慮。
I need some time to think it over.
I need more time to think about it.
我會考慮的。
I'll consider it. *正式的說法。表達不能馬上回答時，有“請給我時間考慮”、“讓我考慮考慮”的語感。
Do you like my idea? (你接受我的建議嗎?)
I'll consider it. (我會考慮的。)
我考慮考慮吧。
I'll think about it. *比I'll consider it.的說法更隨便，比直接拒絕語氣要緩和。
Will you come to my party? (你來參加我的晚會嗎?)
I'll think about it. (我考慮考慮吧。)
I'll sleep on it. *俚語。
I'll give it some thought.
我得琢磨琢磨。
I'll think it over.
Will you approve the proposal? (你同意我的計劃嗎?)
I'll think it over. (我得琢磨琢磨。)
請給我一個晚上的時間考慮。
Let me sleep on it.
Please give me a raise. (請給我漲工資。)
Let me sleep on it. (請給我一個晚上的時間考慮。)
我得研究研究。
I'll see what I can do.
We need longer breaks. (我們的休假有必要再長一些。)
I'll see what I can do. (我得研究研究。)
●提出、詢問意見
你呢?
How about you? *回答了別人的問題后，用這句反問對方，有助于對話的順利進行。
I like New York in June. How about you? (我喜歡6月的紐約，你呢?)
Me, too. (我也是。)
What about you?
你覺得呢?
What do you think? *用來詢問“怎么樣?”、“你的意見呢?”
What do you think? (你覺得呢?)
I think it's all right. (我覺得沒關系。)
What do you say?
How about it?
What do you think?
What's your answer?
你的意見呢?
What's your opinion?
What's your viewpoint?
What's your point of view?
你的建議呢?
What's your suggestion?
What do you suggest?
還有別的嗎?
What else?
Anything else?
What's left?
Missing anything?
什么問題都可以。
Any question will do. *催促別人提問時“請提問題吧”。
Ask anything.
你有什么建議嗎?
What do you recommend?
What do you think is the best?
你不這樣認為嗎?
Don't you think so? *征求對方同意。
Can't you see it?
你同意嗎?
Do you agree? *比較正式的說法。
給我一個明確的答復。
Give me a definite answer. *definite “明確的”。
I want a definite answer. (我希望得到明確的答復。)
I need a definite answer. (我需要一個明確的答復。)
“是”還是“不是”?
Is it “yes” or “no”?
Yes, or no?
這可不算答復。
