1. depend on 依賴
All living things depend on the sun for their growth.
萬物生長靠太陽。
But that all depend on the specific circumstances.
不過,那要看具體情況而定。
情景對話:
A: I don't know whether I can win her heart. 我不知道是否能贏得她的歡心。
B: She dreams to be rich, so it depends on your fortune. 她做夢都想有錢,所以這要看你的財力了。
2. God knows 天知道!
He went God knows where.
他去的地方沒人知道。
He is living God knows where.
天知道他住在哪兒。
情景對話:
A: Where should we find him? 我們該到哪兒找他呢?
B: God knows. 天知道!
3. count ...as...將...視為...
I count him as being very reliable.
我以為他是很值得信賴的。
I count you as one of my friends.
我把你算作我的一個朋友。
情景對話:
A: Alice went through big difficulities. 愛麗絲經受了很多困難。
B: Yeah, as a friend of her, I count it as a personal favour. 是啊,作為她的朋友,我感同身受。