第二节 否定答复
【李阳老师的话】
既然肯定答复并非只有一个“Yes”,否定答复亦不会仅限于一个“No”!一般否定和强烈否定都有其各具特色的说法。认真学习以下19种答复,仔细体会说话人的感情色彩。相信当你经过了量变的过程后,肯定会有一个质的飞跃!
109. No, never.
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从来没有过。
【疯狂实战】
A: Have you ever been to America?
(你去过美国吗?)
B: No, never.
(从来没有。)
A: Have you seen the Great Wall?
(你看过长城吗?)
B: No, never.
(从来没有。)
A: Did you think you’d pass the test?
(你想过你会通过考试吗?)
B: No, never. I don’t know anything about grammar.
(从来没有。我对语法一窍不通。)
110. No way!
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没门儿!
【疯狂实战】
A: Can you tell him the truth for me?
(你能替我告诉他真相吗?)
B: No way! You have to tell him yourself!
(休想!你得亲自告诉他!)
A: Do you want to try skydiving?
(你想试试跳伞吗?)
B: No way! It’s too dangerous!
(绝对不行!太危险了!)
A: Why don’t you go apologize to her?
(你为什么不向她道歉呢?)
B: No way! I didn’t do anything wrong.
(没门儿!我没做错什么。)
111. No, not at all.
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一点儿也不。
【疯狂实战】
A: Are you good at English?
(你英语学得好吗?)
B: No, not at all.
(一点儿都不好。)
A: Did I hurt your feelings?
(我伤害了你的感情吗?)
B: No, not at all. I appreciate your honesty.
(不,一点儿也没有。我很欣赏你的诚实。)
A: Is the chicken too spicy?
(这鸡肉会不会太辣?)
B: No, not at all. I love spicy food.
(一点儿也不辣。我喜欢吃辣食。)
【疯狂替换】
①No, not a bit.(一点儿也不。)
②No, not in the least. (一点儿也不。)
112. Not yet.
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还没有。
【疯狂实战】
A: Did you buy a new VCR?
(你买了个新的录像机吗?)
B: Not yet.
(还没有。)
A: Have you finished your work?
(你的工作完成了吗?)
B: Not yet.
(还没有。)
A: Did you pick a date?
(你选好日子了吗?)
B: Not yet.
(还没有。)
113. Not really.
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不见得;不怎么样。
【疯狂实战】
A: Is the food good there?
(那儿的饭好吃吗?)
B: Not really. But the waitresses are pretty.
(不是特别好。不过那儿的服务小姐很漂亮。)
A: Were the people friendly to you?
(那些人对你好吗?)
B: Not really.
(不怎么样。)
A: Are you happy with your life?
(你生活幸福吗?)
B: Not really. I’m dying for a change.
(一般般。我极想改变一下。)
【疯狂替换】
①Not exactly.(不尽然。)
②Not completely.(不完全是。)
③Not quite.(不完全是。)
④Not 100 percent.(不完全是。)