提出、詢問(wèn)意見(jiàn)
◎你呢? How about you?
*回答了別人的問(wèn)題后，用這句反問(wèn)對(duì)方，有助于對(duì)話的順利進(jìn)行。
I like New York in June. How about you? (我喜歡6月的紐約，你呢?)
Me, too. (我也是。)
= What about you?
◎你覺(jué)得呢? What do you think?
*用來(lái)詢問(wèn)“怎么樣?”、“你的意見(jiàn)呢?”
What do you think? (你覺(jué)得呢?)
I think it's all right. (我覺(jué)得沒(méi)關(guān)系。)
= What do you say?
= How about it?
= What do you think?
= What's your answer?
◎你的意見(jiàn)呢? What's your opinion?
= What's your viewpoint?
= What's your point of view?
◎你的建議呢? What's your suggestion?
= What do you suggest?
◎還有別的嗎? What else?
= Anything else?
= What's left?
= Missing anything?
◎什么問(wèn)題都可以。 Any question will do.
*催促別人提問(wèn)時(shí)“請(qǐng)?zhí)釂?wèn)題吧”。
= Ask anything.
◎你有什么建議嗎? What do you recommend?
= What do you think is the best?
◎你不這樣認(rèn)為嗎? Don't you think so? *征求對(duì)方同意。
= Can't you see it?
◎你同意嗎? Do you agree?
*比較正式的說(shuō)法。
◎給我一個(gè)明確的答復(fù)。 Give me a definite answer.
*definite “明確的”。
= I want a definite answer. (我希望得到明確的答復(fù)。)
= I need a definite answer. (我需要一個(gè)明確的答復(fù)。)
◎“是”還是“不是”? Is it “yes” or “no”?
= Yes, or no?
◎這可不算答復(fù)。 It doesn't answer my question.
= That's no answer.
= That's not what I want to know. (這不是我想知道的事情。)
= You didn't answer my question. (你沒(méi)有回答我的問(wèn)題。)
◎你沒(méi)有希望贏。 You don't stand a chance.
*stand a chance “有可能性”。
I'm running for mayor. (我的目標(biāo)是成為市長(zhǎng)。)
You don't stand a chance. (你沒(méi)有希望贏。)
◎我已經(jīng)忍無(wú)可忍了。 It's the last straw.
*It's the last straw.是句諺語(yǔ)，出自The last straw breaks the camel's back. 意思是往駱駝身上放稻草，放得太多時(shí)，就是一根也會(huì)把駱駝的脊背壓斷。即忍耐超過(guò)了限度，就會(huì)爆發(fā)。
= That's it.
= It's the end.
= It's the limit.
= I can't take it anymore.
◎讓我聽(tīng)聽(tīng)您的直言。 Let me hear your candid opinion.
*candid “直率的，不客氣的”。
= Please tell me what you honestly think.
◎你有什么更好的主意嗎? Can you think of anything better?
= Have you got a better idea?
◎有什么不滿意的嗎? Any complaints?
*complaint“不平”、“不滿意”、“抱怨的原因”。
Any complaints? (有什么不滿意的嗎?)
No, I'm satisfied. (沒(méi)有，我心滿意足。)
= Do you have any complaints to make?
= Do you have anything to complain about?
◎你不滿意什么? What is your complaint?
= What are your complaints?
= What are you dissatisfied with?
◎我是個(gè)有氣量的人。 I'm fairly broad-minded.
*broad-minded “心胸寬闊，寬宏大量”。
◎這是一個(gè)難得的機(jī)會(huì)。 That kind of chance comes once in a blue moon.
*once in a blue moon “稀少的，很少”。
I went out with a gorgeous girl last night.(我昨天晚上和一個(gè)非常漂亮的姑娘約會(huì)了。)
That kind of chance comes once in a blue moon. (這是一個(gè)難得的機(jī)會(huì)。)
◎照我的想法…… In my opinion...
What do you think? (你認(rèn)為如何?)
In my opinion, we need to cut costs. (我的想法是，我們必須減少經(jīng)費(fèi)。)
*有人用According to my opinion...， 這種表達(dá)方式是錯(cuò)誤的。
= I think...
◎我的意思是…… What I meant was...
Do you mean fire people? (你的意思是要裁人?)
No, what I meant was we need to use cheaper materials. (不，我的意思是必須使用更便宜的材料。)
= What I wanted to say was...
◎我想是的。 I think so.
◎我想不是。 I don't think so.
◎我認(rèn)為這要看個(gè)人的看法。 I think it is a matter of opinion.
= I think that depends on one's opinion.
◎那并不重要。 It's not important.
◎那是個(gè)好主意。 That's a good idea.
◎那是胡說(shuō)。 That's not true.
◎?qū)α?沒(méi)錯(cuò)! That's right!
◎我可負(fù)擔(dān)不起。 I can't afford it.
◎值得一看。 It's worth a look.
◎這不，你看…… You see... *非常隨便的說(shuō)法。
Why? (為什么?)
You see, we need to stay competitive. (你看，我們必須在競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中堅(jiān)持住。)
= The reason is...
◎我可跟你說(shuō)清楚。 Let's get this straight.
*“我得先把話說(shuō)清楚”、 “這點(diǎn)我可告訴你” 這樣引起對(duì)方的注意力之后，表達(dá)自己的意見(jiàn)才有效果。
Let's get this straight, I'm the boss. (我得先說(shuō)清楚，我是老板。)
Yes, sir. (是的，先生。)
◎我是不會(huì)做那種事兒的。 I would not do that.
I would not do that. (我是不會(huì)做那種事兒的。)
I believe you. (我相信你。)
= I wouldn't do that.
= I wouldn't ever do that. (我是絕對(duì)不會(huì)做那種事兒的。)
= I'm not the kind of person who would do that. (我不是做那種事的人。)
◎還有更厲害的呢。 You ain't seen nothing yet.
*按正確的語(yǔ)法關(guān)系來(lái)說(shuō)，應(yīng)該是You haven't seen anything yet.直譯是“你還有很多沒(méi)看到呢”。
A) Shibuya is very crowded. (涉谷人多得要命。)
B) You ain't seen nothing yet. You should see Shinjuku. (你沒(méi)看到更厲害的呢，你去新宿看看。)*美國(guó)朋友A來(lái)到日本。
◎不要畫(huà)蛇添足了。 Let's leave well enough alone.
*直譯是“這樣就很好了，保持別動(dòng)了”。表示“這種狀態(tài)就很好，所以如果再修改的話就會(huì)畫(huà)蛇添足”。
One more hand. (再玩一次吧。)
Let's leave well enough alone. (這樣就行了，到此為止吧!)*玩撲克游戲時(shí)。
= Let's quit while we're ahead.
= Let's not try to improve the results. *這種表達(dá)方式不常使用。
◎肯定是我的幻覺(jué)。 It must be my imagination.
*imagination “空想”、“想像”。
◎從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來(lái)看…… In the long run,...
Tax cuts are a good idea. (減稅是個(gè)好主意。)
But, in the long run, it's not good for the country. (但從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來(lái)看，對(duì)國(guó)家沒(méi)有什么好處。)
◎你呢? How about you?
*回答了別人的問(wèn)題后，用這句反問(wèn)對(duì)方，有助于對(duì)話的順利進(jìn)行。
I like New York in June. How about you? (我喜歡6月的紐約，你呢?)
Me, too. (我也是。)
= What about you?
◎你覺(jué)得呢? What do you think?
*用來(lái)詢問(wèn)“怎么樣?”、“你的意見(jiàn)呢?”
What do you think? (你覺(jué)得呢?)
I think it's all right. (我覺(jué)得沒(méi)關(guān)系。)
= What do you say?
= How about it?
= What do you think?
= What's your answer?
◎你的意見(jiàn)呢? What's your opinion?
= What's your viewpoint?
= What's your point of view?
◎你的建議呢? What's your suggestion?
= What do you suggest?
◎還有別的嗎? What else?
= Anything else?
= What's left?
= Missing anything?
◎什么問(wèn)題都可以。 Any question will do.
*催促別人提問(wèn)時(shí)“請(qǐng)?zhí)釂?wèn)題吧”。
= Ask anything.
◎你有什么建議嗎? What do you recommend?
= What do you think is the best?
◎你不這樣認(rèn)為嗎? Don't you think so? *征求對(duì)方同意。
= Can't you see it?
◎你同意嗎? Do you agree?
*比較正式的說(shuō)法。
◎給我一個(gè)明確的答復(fù)。 Give me a definite answer.
*definite “明確的”。
= I want a definite answer. (我希望得到明確的答復(fù)。)
= I need a definite answer. (我需要一個(gè)明確的答復(fù)。)
◎“是”還是“不是”? Is it “yes” or “no”?
= Yes, or no?
◎這可不算答復(fù)。 It doesn't answer my question.
= That's no answer.
= That's not what I want to know. (這不是我想知道的事情。)
= You didn't answer my question. (你沒(méi)有回答我的問(wèn)題。)
◎你沒(méi)有希望贏。 You don't stand a chance.
*stand a chance “有可能性”。
I'm running for mayor. (我的目標(biāo)是成為市長(zhǎng)。)
You don't stand a chance. (你沒(méi)有希望贏。)
◎我已經(jīng)忍無(wú)可忍了。 It's the last straw.
*It's the last straw.是句諺語(yǔ)，出自The last straw breaks the camel's back. 意思是往駱駝身上放稻草，放得太多時(shí)，就是一根也會(huì)把駱駝的脊背壓斷。即忍耐超過(guò)了限度，就會(huì)爆發(fā)。
= That's it.
= It's the end.
= It's the limit.
= I can't take it anymore.
◎讓我聽(tīng)聽(tīng)您的直言。 Let me hear your candid opinion.
*candid “直率的，不客氣的”。
= Please tell me what you honestly think.
◎你有什么更好的主意嗎? Can you think of anything better?
= Have you got a better idea?
◎有什么不滿意的嗎? Any complaints?
*complaint“不平”、“不滿意”、“抱怨的原因”。
Any complaints? (有什么不滿意的嗎?)
No, I'm satisfied. (沒(méi)有，我心滿意足。)
= Do you have any complaints to make?
= Do you have anything to complain about?
◎你不滿意什么? What is your complaint?
= What are your complaints?
= What are you dissatisfied with?
◎我是個(gè)有氣量的人。 I'm fairly broad-minded.
*broad-minded “心胸寬闊，寬宏大量”。
◎這是一個(gè)難得的機(jī)會(huì)。 That kind of chance comes once in a blue moon.
*once in a blue moon “稀少的，很少”。
I went out with a gorgeous girl last night.(我昨天晚上和一個(gè)非常漂亮的姑娘約會(huì)了。)
That kind of chance comes once in a blue moon. (這是一個(gè)難得的機(jī)會(huì)。)
◎照我的想法…… In my opinion...
What do you think? (你認(rèn)為如何?)
In my opinion, we need to cut costs. (我的想法是，我們必須減少經(jīng)費(fèi)。)
*有人用According to my opinion...， 這種表達(dá)方式是錯(cuò)誤的。
= I think...
◎我的意思是…… What I meant was...
Do you mean fire people? (你的意思是要裁人?)
No, what I meant was we need to use cheaper materials. (不，我的意思是必須使用更便宜的材料。)
= What I wanted to say was...
◎我想是的。 I think so.
◎我想不是。 I don't think so.
◎我認(rèn)為這要看個(gè)人的看法。 I think it is a matter of opinion.
= I think that depends on one's opinion.
◎那并不重要。 It's not important.
◎那是個(gè)好主意。 That's a good idea.
◎那是胡說(shuō)。 That's not true.
◎?qū)α?沒(méi)錯(cuò)! That's right!
◎我可負(fù)擔(dān)不起。 I can't afford it.
◎值得一看。 It's worth a look.
◎這不，你看…… You see... *非常隨便的說(shuō)法。
Why? (為什么?)
You see, we need to stay competitive. (你看，我們必須在競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中堅(jiān)持住。)
= The reason is...
◎我可跟你說(shuō)清楚。 Let's get this straight.
*“我得先把話說(shuō)清楚”、 “這點(diǎn)我可告訴你” 這樣引起對(duì)方的注意力之后，表達(dá)自己的意見(jiàn)才有效果。
Let's get this straight, I'm the boss. (我得先說(shuō)清楚，我是老板。)
Yes, sir. (是的，先生。)
◎我是不會(huì)做那種事兒的。 I would not do that.
I would not do that. (我是不會(huì)做那種事兒的。)
I believe you. (我相信你。)
= I wouldn't do that.
= I wouldn't ever do that. (我是絕對(duì)不會(huì)做那種事兒的。)
= I'm not the kind of person who would do that. (我不是做那種事的人。)
◎還有更厲害的呢。 You ain't seen nothing yet.
*按正確的語(yǔ)法關(guān)系來(lái)說(shuō)，應(yīng)該是You haven't seen anything yet.直譯是“你還有很多沒(méi)看到呢”。
A) Shibuya is very crowded. (涉谷人多得要命。)
B) You ain't seen nothing yet. You should see Shinjuku. (你沒(méi)看到更厲害的呢，你去新宿看看。)*美國(guó)朋友A來(lái)到日本。
◎不要畫(huà)蛇添足了。 Let's leave well enough alone.
*直譯是“這樣就很好了，保持別動(dòng)了”。表示“這種狀態(tài)就很好，所以如果再修改的話就會(huì)畫(huà)蛇添足”。
One more hand. (再玩一次吧。)
Let's leave well enough alone. (這樣就行了，到此為止吧!)*玩撲克游戲時(shí)。
= Let's quit while we're ahead.
= Let's not try to improve the results. *這種表達(dá)方式不常使用。
◎肯定是我的幻覺(jué)。 It must be my imagination.
*imagination “空想”、“想像”。
◎從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來(lái)看…… In the long run,...
Tax cuts are a good idea. (減稅是個(gè)好主意。)
But, in the long run, it's not good for the country. (但從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來(lái)看，對(duì)國(guó)家沒(méi)有什么好處。)