●拒絕請求和建議
我希望可以，但是……
I wish I could, but... *委婉地拒絕對方要求的表達方式。
Could you work overtime tonight? (今天晚上能加個班嗎?)
I wish I could, but... (我希望可以，但是……)
I'd love to, but...
我不愿意。
I won't.
I want you to do it now. (我想讓你現在就做。)
I won't. (我不愿意。)
不，謝謝。
No, thank you. *雖然很感激，但必須拒絕時使用。
Do you need help? (要我來幫你嗎?)
No, thank you. (不，謝謝。)
No, thanks. *隨便的說法。
Yes, thank you. (好吧，麻煩你。)
我想不行。
I don't think so.
Can we go? (我們也能去嗎?)
No, I don't think so. (不，我想不行。)
I don't believe so.
我不要。
I don't want it.
Here you are. (給你。)
I don't want it. (我不要。)
真的不要。
I really don't want it.
Take one. (拿一個吧。)
I really don't want it. (我真的不要。)
真抱歉，我不能幫助你。
I'm sorry I can't help you.
Where is the ABC Hotel? (請問ABC飯店在哪兒?)
I'm sorry I can't help you. (對不起，我幫不了你。)
Can you work overtime tonight? (今天晚上你能加班嗎?)
I'm sorry, I can't help you. (對不起，我加不了班。)
I'm sorry I can't assist you.
I'm sorry I can't be any help.
我反對他的建議。
I'm against his proposal.
我很樂意，可我幫不了你。
I wish I could help you, but I can't.
Could you help me get a job? (您能幫我找一份工作嗎?)
I wish I could help you, but I can't. (可惜我幫不了你。)
那事我使不上勁。
I can't do anything about it.
You have to help me. (你得幫幫我。)
I can't do anything about it. (那事我使不上勁。)
There is nothing I can do about it.
I can do nothing about it.
我無法滿足你的愿望。
I can't make that happen.
I want to work for this company. (我想在這家公司工作。)
Sorry, I can't make that happen. (對不起，我無法滿足你的愿望。)
我沒那份心情。
I'm not in the mood.
Do you want to dance? (想跳舞嗎?)
I'm not in the mood. (我沒那份心情。)
I don't feel like it.
很遺憾，我現在有件急事。
I'm afraid I've got urgent business now.
I'm afraid I've got urgent business now. (很遺憾，我現在有件急事。)
That's a shame. (真是太遺憾了。)
我有別的事。
I have other business to take care of.
Are you free today? (你今天有時間嗎?)
No, I have other business to take care of. (沒有，我有別的事。)
對不起，我現在正忙著呢。
I'm sorry, but I'm busy just now.
I'm sorry, but I'm busy right now.
對不起，我有急事。
I'm sorry, but I'm in a hurry.
Sorry, I don't have time. (對不起，我沒時間了。)
現在不行。
Not right now.
我就算了吧。
Count me out. *自己不愿意參加，不愿意加入時使用。
Are you coming? (你來嗎?)
Count me out. (我就算了吧。)
Count me in. (算上我一個。)
如果可以的話，最好不……
I'd rather not.
Let's go drinking. (我們去喝酒吧。)
I'd rather not. (我還是不去了吧。)
夠了，夠了。
Enough. *Enough表示“所有量，接受量足夠了”。也可以用來表示有夠多的麻煩和痛苦時。
You have to... (你必須……)
Enough. (夠了，夠了。)
Enough already.
That's enough.
已經足夠了。
I've had enough.
How about more salad? (再來點兒沙拉，怎么樣?)
No, thank you. I've had enough. (不，謝謝，已經足夠了。)
很遺憾，今天我不太方便。
Unfortunately, it's not convenient for me today.
Why don't we have dinner together? (一起去吃頓飯，怎么樣?)
Unfortunately, it's not convenient for me today. (很遺憾，今天我不太方便。)
沒說到點兒上。/離題萬里。
That's beside the point. *beside the point 表示“估計錯的”、“沒抓住中心的”。
If it hadn't rained, I would have done it. (要是沒下雨的話，我就可以做，可是……)
That's beside the point. (根本沒說到點兒上。)

●請求同意
做……可以嗎?
Is it all right if...? *常用來表示比較有禮貌地請求對方允許。
Is it all right if I open the window? (我可以開窗嗎?)
Absolutely. (當然。)*也可以用Is it all right to...? 來代替Is it all right if...?意思相同。
Is it all right to smoke here? (我可以在這兒抽煙嗎?)
No, this is a nonsmoking room. (不行，這兒是禁煙室。)
我可以進來嗎?
May I come in?
May I come in? (我可以進來嗎?)
Please, do. (請進。)
Is it alright to come in?
May I enter?
我可以坐這兒嗎?
May I sit here?
Is this seat taken?
Is someone sitting here?
Is this seat free?
我可以在這兒玩球嗎?
May I play catch here?
May I play catch here? (我可以在這兒玩球嗎?)
Of course you may. (當然，玩吧。)
我可以抽煙嗎?
Do you mind if I smoke?
Do you mind if I smoke? (我可以抽煙嗎?)
No, I don't mind. (行，沒關系。)*回答Do you mind...? 的提問時，想說“不行”時用Yes,“行”時用No。
這兒可以拍照嗎?
Am I allowed to take pictures here? *allow表示“原諒”、“同意”、“承認”。
Am I allowed to take pictures here? (這兒可以拍照嗎?)
Yes, I think so. (我想可以。)
Is taking pictures allowed here?
Are you permitted to take pictures here?
Do they permit taking pictures here?
Is it okay to take photographs here?
讓我看看。
Let me see it.
This is my favorite picture. (這是我最喜歡的照片。)
Let me see it. (讓我看看。)
Let me take a look.
Please show it to me.
我可以借用您的電話嗎?
May I use your phone?
May I use your phone? (我可以借用您的電話嗎?)
Only if it's not long distance. (只要不是長途電話就行。)
我可以借用您的衛生間嗎?
May I use the bathroom?
May I use the rest room?
May I use the washroom?
我可以把車停在那兒嗎?
Can I park my car there?
Can I park my car there? (我可以把車停在那兒嗎?)
Yes, you can. (可以，停那兒吧。)
Is parking there okay?
Is it all right to park my car there?
Am I permitted to park my car there?
我可以看一眼嗎?
May I take a look?
May I have a look?
May I see it?
哪兒都可以嗎?
You mean any place?
Do you mean any place?
Anywhere's okay?
Any place?

●同意、不同意
行。
Go ahead.
May I use your phone? (可以借用你的電話嗎?)
Go ahead. (可以。)
隨你吧。
It's up to you.
You decide.
可以。
Sure.
Would you help me? (你能幫我嗎?)
Sure. (可以。)
No problem.
Okay.
Sure thing!
Why not?
I don't see why not. *直譯“我沒有理由說不”，see表示“明白”。
I don't see why it is not all right.
That sounds okay.
行啊!
I'm game!
Let's go out drinking. (我們去喝一杯吧。)
I'm game! (行啊!)
I'm all for it. (非常贊成。)
如果你不介意的話。
If that's all right with you. *請求對方同意、許可的說法。
It's five o'clock now. (現在5點了。)
Let's leave now, if that's all right with you. (我們走吧，如果你不介意的話。)
If that's all right for you.
如果方便的話……
If it's all right with you,… *這句同上句If that's all right with you.大致相同，但這句用在對話開始時。
If it's all right with you, I'd like to go to bed now. (如果方便的話，我想休息了。)
Go ahead. (您請吧。)
可以，您請。
Yes, please do.
May I sit here? (我可以坐在這兒嗎?)
Yes, please do. (可以，您請坐。)
Sure, go ahead.
No problem.
約翰，你可以回家了。
You may go home now, John.
很遺憾，恐怕不行。
I'm afraid not. *用于雖然對方也許不想聽，或者不相信，但不得不說No(不)時。這是一種委婉的否定表達方式，含有表示同情對方的心情。
Is this the smoking section? (這兒是吸煙席嗎?)
No, I'm afraid not. (很遺憾，好像不是。)
? I'm afraid so. *這句話的意思是“很遺憾是這樣”、“很遺憾是這么回事”。
最好不要。
I'd rather you didn't. *I'd rather...not表示“如果可以的話，我不想……”、“如果可以的話我想拒絕……”、“如果允許的話我想推辭……”。I'd rather是I would rather的縮寫形式，用于婉轉地拒絕對方的建議時。
May I smoke? (我可以吸煙嗎?)
I'd rather you didn't. (最好不吸。)
Would you mind if I went with you? (我也可以和你一起去嗎?)
I'd rather you didn't. (希望你最好別來。)
I'd prefer it if you didn't.
I'd prefer you not to.
I'd rather that you not.
不行!
Not on your life! *表示強烈的拒絕。
Would you lie for me? (你能幫我撒個謊嗎?)
Not on your life! (不行!)
Certainly not.
Not for any reason!
No way!
Not a chance!
Fat chance!
Not a chance in the world! *表示更為強烈的拒絕。
絕不允許!
Over my dead body! *表示“只要我還未閉眼，絕不讓……”、“完全不可能”。
Would you loan me ￥100,000? (你能借給我10萬日元嗎?)
Over my dead body! (絕不可能!)
Never!
That will never happen!
I will never let that happen!
I'd rather die first!
不!不行!
Nope! *比較隨便的俚語說法。
Are you going to the party? (你要去參加舞會嗎?)
Nope! (不，不去。)
還沒有。
Not yet.
Have you finished? (你做完了嗎?)
Not yet. (還沒有。)
現在不行。
Not now.
Could you help me? (你能幫我一下嗎?)
Not now. (現在不行。)
Later. (過會兒吧。)
這里不行。
Not here.
May I smoke? (我可以吸煙嗎?)
Not here. (在這兒不行。)
你不能在這兒吃東西。
You may not eat here.
You may not eat here. (你不能在這兒吃東西。)
I'm sorry, I didn't know. (對不起，我不知道。)
Eating here is not allowed.
You can't eat here.
Eating is prohibited here.
Please refrain from eating here.

●引起注意
看!
Take a look!
Have a look!
See for yourself.
聽好嘍!
Listen! *在說完listen!引起對方注意之后，再開始進入話題，是很常用的方式。
Hi! Tom. (嗨!湯姆。)
Listen! Do you want to know a secret? (聽著!你想知道一個秘密嗎?)
Listen up. *更強烈地引起注意的說法。
Listen to me. (聽我說。)
Listen to this. (好好聽著。)
別不理我。
Don't ignore me. *ignore“忽視，不理”。
Listen to me. (聽我說。)
看這兒!
Look here!
看那兒!
Look at that!
Look at that! (看那兒!)
Wow! (哇!)
快來看呀!
Come, look!
看我!
Look at me!
Hey, look! (嘿，看呀。)
我聽見有什么聲音。
I heard something.
I heard something. (我聽見有聲音。)
It's just my dog. (那是我的狗。)
What was that noise? (那是什么聲響?)
I think I heard something. (我聽見有動靜。)
我這就去看看。
I'll go and take a look right away.
Did you see Tom's new house? It's really nice. (你看到湯姆的新家了嗎?特別好。)
I'll go and take a look right away. (我這就去看看。)
I'll go and check it out immediately.
I'll go give it a look right now.
該你了。
It's your turn. *用于各種情況，如玩游戲或是按順序做事情等。
Who's next? (下一個是誰?)
It's your turn. (該你了。)