Dialogue：

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

我的论文能晚几天交吗？

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?

你是说那现在就得交？

B: That's right.

没错儿。

一， 词海拾贝

out of the question

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

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.

事实上，我们已经在这个项目上投入了大量的时间和资金，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.

对不起，在这里开完会是绝对不可能的。

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.

诺利斯太太抱歉地说这小女孩绝对不能住到她家，至少就眼前的情况来看，是绝对不可能的。

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

你知道那样一种爱情是根本谈不到的。

二， 语汇积累

1. hand in ：提交，交上

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

我不知道她什么时候能交来她的作业。

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

我们应该通知他们在星期五之前交上申请书。

2. in no time：立刻，很快

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

瓦尔德海姆会很快把这个意思散布出去。

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

我相信注射一针退热剂会使你的热度立刻降下来。

3. a few days later：几天后

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

几天以后，他变了卦。

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

他被送走了，可没过几天，又像没用的硬币一样被退回来了。