●拒絕請求和建議
我希望可以，但是…… I wish I could, but...
*委婉地拒絕對方要求的表達(dá)方式。
Could you work overtime tonight? (今天晚上能加個班嗎?)
I wish I could, but... (我希望可以，但是……)
= I'd love to, but...
◎我不愿意。 I won't.
I want you to do it now. (我想讓你現(xiàn)在就做。)
I won't. (我不愿意。)
◎不，謝謝。 No, thank you.
*雖然很感激，但必須拒絕時使用。
Do you need help? (要我來幫你嗎?)
No, thank you. (不，謝謝。)
No, thanks. *隨便的說法。
Yes, thank you. (好吧，麻煩你。)
◎我想不行。 I don't think so.
Can we go? (我們也能去嗎?)
No, I don't think so. (不，我想不行。)
= I don't believe so.
◎我不要。 I don't want it.
Here you are. (給你。)
I don't want it. (我不要。)
◎真的不要。 I really don't want it.
Take one. (拿一個吧。)
I really don't want it. (我真的不要。)
◎真抱歉，我不能幫助你。 I'm sorry I can't help you.
Where is the ABC Hotel? (請問ABC飯店在哪兒?)
I'm sorry I can't help you. (對不起，我?guī)筒涣四恪?
Can you work overtime tonight? (今天晚上你能加班嗎?)
I'm sorry, I can't help you. (對不起，我加不了班。)
= I'm sorry I can't assist you.
= I'm sorry I can't be any help.
◎我反對他的建議。 I'm against his proposal.
◎我很樂意，可我?guī)筒涣四恪?I wish I could help you, but I can't.
Could you help me get a job? (您能幫我找一份工作嗎?)
I wish I could help you, but I can't. (可惜我?guī)筒涣四恪?
◎那事我使不上勁。 I can't do anything about it.
You have to help me. (你得幫幫我。)
I can't do anything about it. (那事我使不上勁。)
= There is nothing I can do about it.
= I can do nothing about it.
◎我無法滿足你的愿望。 I can't make that happen.
I want to work for this company. (我想在這家公司工作。)
Sorry, I can't make that happen. (對不起，我無法滿足你的愿望。)
◎我沒那份心情。 I'm not in the mood.
Do you want to dance? (想跳舞嗎?)
I'm not in the mood. (我沒那份心情。)
= I don't feel like it.
◎很遺憾，我現(xiàn)在有件急事。 I'm afraid I've got urgent business now.
I'm afraid I've got urgent business now. (很遺憾，我現(xiàn)在有件急事。)
That's a shame. (真是太遺憾了。)
◎我有別的事。 I have other business to take care of.
Are you free today? (你今天有時間嗎?)
No, I have other business to take care of. (沒有，我有別的事。)
◎?qū)Σ黄?，我現(xiàn)在正忙著呢。 I'm sorry, but I'm busy just now.
I'm sorry, but I'm busy right now.
◎?qū)Σ黄?，我有急事?I'm sorry, but I'm in a hurry.
Sorry, I don't have time. (對不起，我沒時間了。)
◎現(xiàn)在不行。 Not right now.
◎我就算了吧。 Count me out.
*自己不愿意參加，不愿意加入時使用。
Are you coming? (你來嗎?)
Count me out. (我就算了吧。)
Count me in. (算上我一個。)
◎如果可以的話，不…… I'd rather not.
Let's go drinking. (我們?nèi)ズ染瓢伞?
I'd rather not. (我還是不去了吧。)
◎夠了，夠了。 Enough.
*Enough表示“所有量，接受量足夠了”。也可以用來表示有夠多的麻煩和痛苦時。
You have to... (你必須……)
Enough. (夠了，夠了。)
= Enough already.
= That's enough.
◎已經(jīng)足夠了。 I've had enough.
How about more salad? (再來點兒沙拉，怎么樣?)
No, thank you. I've had enough. (不，謝謝，已經(jīng)足夠了。)
◎很遺憾，今天我不太方便。 Unfortunately, it's not convenient for me today.
Why don't we have dinner together? (一起去吃頓飯，怎么樣?)
Unfortunately, it's not convenient for me today. (很遺憾，今天我不太方便。)
◎沒說到點兒上。/離題萬里。 That's beside the point.
*beside the point 表示“估計錯的”、“沒抓住中心的”。
If it hadn't rained, I would have done it. (要是沒下雨的話，我就可以做，可是……)
That's beside the point. (根本沒說到點兒上。)
我希望可以，但是…… I wish I could, but...
*委婉地拒絕對方要求的表達(dá)方式。
Could you work overtime tonight? (今天晚上能加個班嗎?)
I wish I could, but... (我希望可以，但是……)
= I'd love to, but...
◎我不愿意。 I won't.
I want you to do it now. (我想讓你現(xiàn)在就做。)
I won't. (我不愿意。)
◎不，謝謝。 No, thank you.
*雖然很感激，但必須拒絕時使用。
Do you need help? (要我來幫你嗎?)
No, thank you. (不，謝謝。)
No, thanks. *隨便的說法。
Yes, thank you. (好吧，麻煩你。)
◎我想不行。 I don't think so.
Can we go? (我們也能去嗎?)
No, I don't think so. (不，我想不行。)
= I don't believe so.
◎我不要。 I don't want it.
Here you are. (給你。)
I don't want it. (我不要。)
◎真的不要。 I really don't want it.
Take one. (拿一個吧。)
I really don't want it. (我真的不要。)
◎真抱歉，我不能幫助你。 I'm sorry I can't help you.
Where is the ABC Hotel? (請問ABC飯店在哪兒?)
I'm sorry I can't help you. (對不起，我?guī)筒涣四恪?
Can you work overtime tonight? (今天晚上你能加班嗎?)
I'm sorry, I can't help you. (對不起，我加不了班。)
= I'm sorry I can't assist you.
= I'm sorry I can't be any help.
◎我反對他的建議。 I'm against his proposal.
◎我很樂意，可我?guī)筒涣四恪?I wish I could help you, but I can't.
Could you help me get a job? (您能幫我找一份工作嗎?)
I wish I could help you, but I can't. (可惜我?guī)筒涣四恪?
◎那事我使不上勁。 I can't do anything about it.
You have to help me. (你得幫幫我。)
I can't do anything about it. (那事我使不上勁。)
= There is nothing I can do about it.
= I can do nothing about it.
◎我無法滿足你的愿望。 I can't make that happen.
I want to work for this company. (我想在這家公司工作。)
Sorry, I can't make that happen. (對不起，我無法滿足你的愿望。)
◎我沒那份心情。 I'm not in the mood.
Do you want to dance? (想跳舞嗎?)
I'm not in the mood. (我沒那份心情。)
= I don't feel like it.
◎很遺憾，我現(xiàn)在有件急事。 I'm afraid I've got urgent business now.
I'm afraid I've got urgent business now. (很遺憾，我現(xiàn)在有件急事。)
That's a shame. (真是太遺憾了。)
◎我有別的事。 I have other business to take care of.
Are you free today? (你今天有時間嗎?)
No, I have other business to take care of. (沒有，我有別的事。)
◎?qū)Σ黄?，我現(xiàn)在正忙著呢。 I'm sorry, but I'm busy just now.
I'm sorry, but I'm busy right now.
◎?qū)Σ黄?，我有急事?I'm sorry, but I'm in a hurry.
Sorry, I don't have time. (對不起，我沒時間了。)
◎現(xiàn)在不行。 Not right now.
◎我就算了吧。 Count me out.
*自己不愿意參加，不愿意加入時使用。
Are you coming? (你來嗎?)
Count me out. (我就算了吧。)
Count me in. (算上我一個。)
◎如果可以的話，不…… I'd rather not.
Let's go drinking. (我們?nèi)ズ染瓢伞?
I'd rather not. (我還是不去了吧。)
◎夠了，夠了。 Enough.
*Enough表示“所有量，接受量足夠了”。也可以用來表示有夠多的麻煩和痛苦時。
You have to... (你必須……)
Enough. (夠了，夠了。)
= Enough already.
= That's enough.
◎已經(jīng)足夠了。 I've had enough.
How about more salad? (再來點兒沙拉，怎么樣?)
No, thank you. I've had enough. (不，謝謝，已經(jīng)足夠了。)
◎很遺憾，今天我不太方便。 Unfortunately, it's not convenient for me today.
Why don't we have dinner together? (一起去吃頓飯，怎么樣?)
Unfortunately, it's not convenient for me today. (很遺憾，今天我不太方便。)
◎沒說到點兒上。/離題萬里。 That's beside the point.
*beside the point 表示“估計錯的”、“沒抓住中心的”。
If it hadn't rained, I would have done it. (要是沒下雨的話，我就可以做，可是……)
That's beside the point. (根本沒說到點兒上。)