第三节 中性答复(不能明确回答)
128.I’m not sure.
我不清楚;我不确定。
【疯狂实战】
A: Do you know what time the speech is supposed to start?
(你知道演讲几时开始吗?)
B: I’m not sure.
(我不清楚。)
A: Is that girl over there from the United States or Canada?
(那边那个女孩子来自美国还是加拿大?)
B: I’m not sure.
(我不清楚。)
A: Do you think you can help me with my English tonight?
(你觉得今晚你能指点一下我学习英语吗?)
B: I’m not sure. I’ll call you and let you know.
(我不确定。我到时给你打电话吧。)
129.I don’t know.
我不知道。
【疯狂实战】
A: Would you like to go for a drink?
(你想出去喝点什么吗?)
B: I don’t know.
(我不知道。)
A: What do you think of this proposal?
(你觉得这项提议怎么样?)
B: I don’t know. I didn’t have much time to read it.
(我不知道。我没有太多的时间去看它。)
A: Do you think I should try?
(你认为我该试试吗?)
B: I don’t know.
(我不知道。)
【疯狂替换】
①I have no idea.(我不知道。)
②I don’t have the slightest idea.(我一点也不知道。)
③I’m not really sure.(我真的不清楚。)
130. I don’t understand.
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我不明白。
【疯狂实战】
A: Are you sure that is legal?
(你肯定那是合法的吗?)
B: I don’t understand.
(我不知道。)
A: I strongly doubt he was sober.
(我才不信他没醉呢!)
B: Uh, I don’t understand.
(哦,我不知道。)
A: The impact of the Olympic bid is huge.
(申奥的影响是巨大的。)
B: I don’t understand.
(我不懂。)
【额外成就感】
①I don’t follow you.(我不明白你说什么。)
②I don’t understand what you mean.(我不懂你说什么。)
③I don’t know what you are talking about.(我不知道你在说什么。)
131. Kind of.
有一点儿。
【疯狂实战】
A: Do you understand me?
(你了解我吗?)
B: Kind of.
(一点点。)
A: Did he ask you out?
(他约你出去了?)
B: Kind of.
(可以这么说。)
A: Is she a pain in the neck?
(她很烦人吗?)
B: Kind of.
(有一点儿。)
132. Either is fine.
两者都行。
【疯狂实战】
A: Would you like tea or coffee?
(你喝茶还是咖啡?)
B: Either is fine.
(都行。)
A: Do you want to talk to me or my boss?
(你要跟我谈还是跟老板谈?)
B: Either is fine.
(和谁都行。)
A: Would you like to have a break or shall we continue?
(我们是休息一下还是继续?)
B: Either is fine. I’m not tired.
(两者都行。我不累。)
133. Yes and no.
也是也不是。
【疯狂实战】
A: Do you like your new job?
(你喜欢你的新工作吗?)
B: Yes and no.
(还凑合。)
A: Do you think he’s right for the job?
(你觉得他适合做这份工作吗?)
B: Yes and no.
(可能适合,也可能不适合。)
A: Do you agree with me?
(你赞成我吗?)
B: Yes and no.
(一半一半吧。)
【疯狂替换】
①Maybe yes.(也许是吧。)
②Maybe no.(也许不。)
③Maybe yes, maybe no.(可能是,可能不。)
134. Probably.
大概是吧。
【疯狂实战】
A: Do you think Stone is coming?
(你认为Stone会来吗?)
B: Probably.
(有可能。)
A: Are you coming home late tonight?
(你今晚会晚回家吗?)
B: Probably. I have a lot of work to do.
(也许吧。我有许多工作要做。)
A: Is it going to rain soon?
(快下雨了吗?)
B: Probably. The sky is so dark.
(大概是。天空黑沉沉的。)
【疯狂替换】
①Maybe.(也许;大概。)
②Perhaps.(可能。)
③Possibly.(可能。)
④Could be.(也许。)
135. It’s up to you.
由你决定。
【疯狂实战】
A: Would you like to see a movie or go to a disco?
(你想去看电影还是去的士高?)
B: It’s up to you.
(你决定吧。)
A: Do you want to eat here or go somewhere else?
(你想在这儿吃还是到其他别的地方吃?)
B: It’s up to you. It makes no difference to me.
(你说了算。我怎么样都无所谓。)
A: Do you think we should invite them?
(你觉得我们应该邀请他们吗?)
B: It’s up to you.
(你决定。)