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It doesn't answer my question.
That's no answer.
That's not what I want to know. (這不是我想知道的事情。)
You didn't answer my question. (你沒有回答我的問題。)
你沒有希望贏。
You don't stand a chance. *stand a chance “有可能性”。
I'm running for mayor. (我的目標是成為市長。)
You don't stand a chance. (你沒有希望贏。)
我已經忍無可忍了。
It's the last straw. *It's the last straw.是句諺語，出自The last straw breaks the camel's back. 意思是往駱駝身上放稻草，放得太多時，就是一根也會把駱駝的脊背壓斷。即忍耐超過了限度，就會爆發。
That's it.
It's the end.
It's the limit.
I can't take it anymore.
讓我聽聽您的直言。
Let me hear your candid opinion. *candid “直率的，不客氣的”。
Please tell me what you honestly think.
你有什么更好的主意嗎?
Can you think of anything better?
Have you got a better idea?
有什么不滿意的嗎?
Any complaints? *complaint“不平”、“不滿意”、“抱怨的原因”。
Any complaints? (有什么不滿意的嗎?)
No, I'm satisfied. (沒有，我心滿意足。)
Do you have any complaints to make?
Do you have anything to complain about?
你不滿意什么?
What is your complaint?
What are your complaints?
What are you dissatisfied with?
我是個有氣量的人。
I'm fairly broad-minded. *broad-minded “心胸寬闊，寬宏大量”。
這是一個難得的機會。
That kind of chance comes once in a blue moon. *once in a blue moon “稀少的，很少”。
I went out with a gorgeous girl last night.(我昨天晚上和一個非常漂亮的姑娘約會了。)
That kind of chance comes once in a blue moon. (這是一個難得的機會。)
照我的想法……
In my opinion...
What do you think? (你認為如何?)
In my opinion, we need to cut costs. (我的想法是，我們必須減少經費。)*有人用According to my opinion...， 這種表達方式是錯誤的。
I think...
我的意思是……
What I meant was...
Do you mean fire people? (你的意思是要裁人?)
No, what I meant was we need to use cheaper materials. (不，我的意思是必須使用更便宜的材料。)
What I wanted to say was...
我想是的。
I think so.
我想不是。
I don't think so.
我認為這要看個人的看法。
I think it is a matter of opinion.
I think that depends on one's opinion.
那并不重要。
It's not important.
那是個好主意。
That's a good idea.
那是胡說。
That's not true.
對了/沒錯!
That's right!
我可負擔不起。
I can't afford it.
值得一看。
It's worth a look.
這不，你看……
You see... *非常隨便的說法。
Why? (為什么?)
You see, we need to stay competitive. (你看，我們必須在競爭中堅持住。)
The reason is...
我可跟你說清楚。
Let's get this straight. *“我得先把話說清楚”、 “這點我可告訴你” 這樣引起對方的注意力之后，表達自己的意見才有效果。
Let's get this straight, I'm the boss. (我得先說清楚，我是老板。)
Yes, sir. (是的，先生。)
我是不會做那種事兒的。
I would not do that.
I would not do that. (我是不會做那種事兒的。)
I believe you. (我相信你。)
I wouldn't do that.
I wouldn't ever do that. (我是絕對不會做那種事兒的。)
I'm not the kind of person who would do that. (我不是做那種事的人。)
還有更厲害的呢。
You ain't seen nothing yet. *按正確的語法關系來說，應該是You haven't seen anything yet.直譯是“你還有很多沒看到呢”。
A) Shibuya is very crowded. (涉谷人多得要命。)
B) You ain't seen nothing yet. You should see Shinjuku. (你沒看到更厲害的呢，你去新宿看看。)*美國朋友A來到日本。
不要畫蛇添足了。
Let's leave well enough alone. *直譯是“這樣就很好了，保持別動了”。表示“這種狀態就很好，所以如果再修改的話就會畫蛇添足”。
One more hand. (再玩一次吧。)
Let's leave well enough alone. (這樣就行了，到此為止吧!)*玩撲克游戲時。
Let's quit while we're ahead.
Let's not try to improve the results. *這種表達方式不常使用。
肯定是我的幻覺。
It must be my imagination. *imagination “空想”、“想像”。
從長遠來看……
In the long run,...
Tax cuts are a good idea. (減稅是個好主意。)
But, in the long run, it's not good for the country. (但從長遠來看，對國家沒有什么好處。)
●敘述、詢問理由
為什么?
Why?
I forgot to lock the door. (我忘了鎖門了。)
Why? (為什么?)
為什么?
How come? *比why?還要口語。
I didn't like the movie. (我不喜歡那部電影。)
How come? (為什么?)
你怎么會那么想呢?
What makes you think that?
I think she's in love with you. (我想她愛上你了。)
What makes you think that? (你怎么會那么想呢?)
Why do you say that?
Why do you think that?
告訴我為什么。
Tell me why.
What's the reason? (理由是什么?)
是怎么發生的?
How did it happen?
My car broke down. (我的汽車出故障了。)
How did it happen? (是怎么回事?)
How did that happen?
你干嗎要去做這種事呢?
What are you doing this for? *當不明白對方為什么要做毫無理由的事情的時候使用。
Why are you doing this?
What's the reason you're doing this?
Why are you doing something like this? (你干嗎要干這樣的事呢?)
你為什么干那樣的事呢?
Why did you do that?
Why did you do that? (你為什么干那樣的事呢?)
I didn't know I wasn't supposed to. (我不知道不能這樣做。)
What made you do that?
Why did you do something like that?
How could you?
How could you do that?
是什么原因呢?
What causes it? *cause“成為……的原因”、“引起”。
The river is getting dirty. (那條河越來越臟。)
What causes it? (為什么會這樣呢?)
What causes it? (是什么原因?)
Air pollution. (由于空氣污染。)
What is it caused by?
請給我解釋一下。
Explain it to me.
You'd better start explaining.
為什么不行?
Why not? *在被對方否定時，反駁對方“為什么不行?”，還含有“當然可以”、“同意”的意思。
You can't wear the red pants. (你不能穿那條紅褲子。)
Why not? They're my favorite. (為什么不能?這是我最喜歡的褲子。)
Why can't I?
Is there a reason? (有理由嗎?)
你怎么那么高興?
What are you so happy about?
What are you so happy about? (你怎么那么高興?)
It's a wonderful day. (今天是最棒的一天。)
You seem especially happy today. (你今天顯得特別高興。)
What makes you so happy? *更隨意的說法。
為了什么?
What for?
I made this big box! (我做了個這么大的箱子。)
What for? (干什么用?)For what?
What is this for? (這個用來干嘛?)
為了誰?
For who?
I bought this gift today. (今天我買了一份禮物。)
For who? (給誰買的?)
Who is it for?
你旅行的目的是什么?
What's the purpose of your visit? *出境游時，邊防檢查官的問話。
What brought you here? (你為什么來這兒?)
沒有理由不讓做吧。
No reason not to.
Why do you want to do that? (你為什么想做那件事?)
No reason not to. (沒有理由不讓做吧。)
Why not?
What's wrong with it?
Why shouldn't I?
你怎么在這兒?
Why are you here? *根據說話方式的不同，有時會讓對方聽起來不禮貌。
我告訴你為什么……
I'll tell you why...
This is the reason why...
總之，是這么回事兒。
In brief, it's like this. *比較隨便的說法，用在說出重點之前。雖然不是正式的說法，但可用于所有情況。
In short, it's like this.
In a word, it's like this.
To sum up, it's like this.
它的由來是這樣的……
It started like this...
How did Edison make the light bulb? (愛迪生是怎樣發明燈泡的呢?)
It started like this... (它的由來是這樣的……)
This is its history...
This is the way it began...
原來如此!
That's why! *比較隨便的說法。
Why doesn't it work? (為什么不動呢?)
You have to turn it on first. (你得先打開開關。)
Oh, that's why! (哦，是這樣啊!)
所以……
That's why...
That's why I like her. (所以我喜歡她。)
I see. (我明白了。)
●指出錯誤
我覺得你錯了。
I think you're mistaken.
I think you've been misled.
你錯了。
You're wrong.
That man is Mr. Smith. (那位是史密斯先生。)
You're wrong. He's Mr. Sheehan. (你錯了，他是希恩先生。)
You're incorrect.
那是誰的錯呀?
Whose fault is that? *含有責備對方的語感。
Whose fault is it?
Who's to blame?
吃不著葡萄就說葡萄是酸的(還嘴硬!)
I think it's sour grapes. *sour grapes是意為“酸葡萄”、“不認輸”的慣用表達方式。它來自有名的伊索寓言。“狐貍看到樹上長滿了誘人的葡萄，可是怎么也夠不著時，就說那葡萄是酸的，算了吧。”狐貍嘴硬，但卻不得不死心。
I think it's a case of sour grapes.
那隨你的便。
That's up to you. *up to... 表示“隨……的便”、“由……決定”。
Should I buy a red car or a blue car? (我是買紅色的汽車還是買藍的?)
That's up to you. (那就隨便你嘍。)
You choose.
You decide.
你沒說到點兒上。
That's not the point.
He's poor because he's lazy. (他很窮是因為他很懶。)
That's not the point. (你沒說到點兒上。)
That's not the issue.
That's not what I'm talking about.
對不起，那是我的。
Excuse me. That's mine. *當發現別人錯拿走什么東西時使用。
That doesn't belong to you. (那不是你的。)
Excuse me, that's not yours. (對不起，那不是你的。)
I think that belongs to me. (我想那是我的。)
