第一，情景對(duì)話

A: Why did you stand there without a word?

你怎么站那兒一句話也沒(méi)有？

B: I didn't know what on earth to answer.

我不知到底該說(shuō)些什么。

A: Then, why did you say sorry to the teacher?

那你怎么不和老師說(shuō)你抱歉？

B: I don't know, I just felt afraid at that time.

我也不清楚自己是怎么回事，那會(huì)兒我就是覺(jué)得害怕。

A: You should change it.

你該把這一點(diǎn)改掉。

第二，詞海拾貝

on earth：到底，究竟

e.g. “What on earth are you so grave about?” she suddenly demanded.

她突然問(wèn)道：“你這副愁眉苦臉的樣子，是有什么心事嗎？”

e.g. How on earth did you manage to get the car started?

你到底是怎么把汽車(chē)發(fā)動(dòng)起來(lái)的？

e.g. Why on earth did they bother to get married?

他們干么費(fèi)那么大事去結(jié)婚？

e.g. How on earth could I have made so grave a mistake?

我怎么會(huì)犯如此大錯(cuò)呢？

第三， 語(yǔ)匯積累

1. without a word：一聲不吭地，一言不發(fā)地

e.g. He walked straight by without a word or without even raising his hat.

他照直走了過(guò)去，一句話也不說(shuō)，甚至也沒(méi)有舉帽致敬。

e.g. Tom swept up the broken glass without a word of reproof to his son.

湯姆把碎玻璃掃干凈，沒(méi)說(shuō)一句責(zé)備兒子的話。

e.g. He intruded himself into the conversation without a word of apology.

他連招呼都不打就插進(jìn)來(lái)講話。

e.g. He hurried by without a word.

他匆匆地走過(guò)去沒(méi)有說(shuō)一句話。

2. say sorry to：向……道歉

e.g. You'll say sorry to me for your impertinence, or you'll quit the office instantly!

你這樣放肆，非向我道歉不可！不然，你給我馬上滾！

e.g. I really ought to say sorry to you for having stood in your light so long.

我早就該向你道歉，我阻礙了你的前程有這么久。

He had the grace to say sorry to me for the insulting remark.

他通情達(dá)理地向我道了歉。