Dialogue：

A: Could I hand in my paper a few days later?

我的論文能晚幾天交嗎？

B: I'm afraid that's out of the question.

恐怕不行。

A: You mean the paper must be handed in in no time?

你是說(shuō)那現(xiàn)在就得交？

B: That's right.

沒(méi)錯(cuò)兒。

一， 詞海拾貝

out of the question

exp. Not possible; having no chance. （不可能的，不值得考慮的）

e.g. We've sunk too much time and money into this project as it is, so starting again from scratch is out of the question.

事實(shí)上，我們已經(jīng)在這個(gè)項(xiàng)目上投入了大量的時(shí)間和資金，所以重新白手起家是不可能的。

e.g. I'm sorry, having a party here is absolutely out of the question.

對(duì)不起，在這里開(kāi)完會(huì)是絕對(duì)不可能的。

e.g. Mrs. Norris was sorry to say that the little girl's staying with them, at least as things then was, was quite out of the question.

諾利斯太太抱歉地說(shuō)這小女孩絕對(duì)不能住到她家，至少就眼前的情況來(lái)看，是絕對(duì)不可能的。

e.g. You know as to an attachment of that kind, it is quite out of the question.

你知道那樣一種愛(ài)情是根本談不到的。

二， 語(yǔ)匯積累

1. hand in ：提交，交上

e.g. I do not know when she can hand in her school assignment.

我不知道她什么時(shí)候能交來(lái)她的作業(yè)。

e.g. We should give them notice to hand in the applications before Friday.

我們應(yīng)該通知他們?cè)谛瞧谖逯敖簧仙暾?qǐng)書。

2. in no time：立刻，很快

e.g. Waldheim was likely to get that word around in no time.

瓦爾德海姆會(huì)很快把這個(gè)意思散布出去。

e.g. I' m sure an antifebrile injection will bring your fever down in no time.

我相信注射一針退熱劑會(huì)使你的熱度立刻降下來(lái)。

3. a few days later：幾天后

e.g. A few days later he made an about-face.

幾天以后，他變了卦。

e.g. He was sent away and, a few days later, brought back, like the bad halfpenny.

他被送走了，可沒(méi)過(guò)幾天，又像沒(méi)用的硬幣一樣被退回來(lái)了。