1. 表示安慰(多用于小孩,且往往連用兩個there),意為:好啦。如:
There, there, stop crying. 好啦,好啦,別哭了。
There, there! Go to sleep. 好了,好了,睡覺吧。
There, there! Never mind, you’ll soon feel better. 好啦,好啦!不要緊的。你很快就會感到好些的。(from www.nmet168.com)
2. 表示說話者所言之事是對的(常有得意之味,且多與 now連用),意為:你瞧! 怎么樣? 如:
There now! What did I tell you? 你看! 我是怎么跟你說的?
There now! You see I was right. 你瞧,我說對了吧。
There now! It’s just as I expected. 你看! 果然不出我所料。
3. 用來引起注意,意為:喂;嘿;瞧。如:
Hi, there! Anybody down there? 喂!下面有人嗎?
There, that’s done, thank goodness. 瞧,總算完成了,謝天謝地。
A:This box is too heavy. we can’t carry it. 這箱子太重,我們搬不動。
B:Ok, let me help you. There, OK? 好,我來幫你們,瞧,怎么樣?
4. 表示挑釁(含有“你能拿我怎么樣”之意,多與so連用),意為:就是這樣;這就是我的話(決定);你敢怎樣? 如:
I’m not sorry I said it, so there. 我這么說并不后悔,你敢怎樣?
No, I won’t do it. I just won’t. So there! 不,我不做,就是不做,看你能拿我怎么樣!
I love him, and I’ll wait for him and marry him;and you can do what you please. So there! 我愛他,我要等他,同他結(jié)婚。你喜歡怎么做就怎么做,事情就是這樣。
5. 表示責(zé)備、沮喪等,意為:你看;哎呀! 如:
There! You’ve woken the baby! 哎呀!你把小孩吵醒了。
There, there, stop crying. 好啦,好啦,別哭了。
There, there! Go to sleep. 好了,好了,睡覺吧。
There, there! Never mind, you’ll soon feel better. 好啦,好啦!不要緊的。你很快就會感到好些的。(from www.nmet168.com)
2. 表示說話者所言之事是對的(常有得意之味,且多與 now連用),意為:你瞧! 怎么樣? 如:
There now! What did I tell you? 你看! 我是怎么跟你說的?
There now! You see I was right. 你瞧,我說對了吧。
There now! It’s just as I expected. 你看! 果然不出我所料。
3. 用來引起注意,意為:喂;嘿;瞧。如:
Hi, there! Anybody down there? 喂!下面有人嗎?
There, that’s done, thank goodness. 瞧,總算完成了,謝天謝地。
A:This box is too heavy. we can’t carry it. 這箱子太重,我們搬不動。
B:Ok, let me help you. There, OK? 好,我來幫你們,瞧,怎么樣?
4. 表示挑釁(含有“你能拿我怎么樣”之意,多與so連用),意為:就是這樣;這就是我的話(決定);你敢怎樣? 如:
I’m not sorry I said it, so there. 我這么說并不后悔,你敢怎樣?
No, I won’t do it. I just won’t. So there! 不,我不做,就是不做,看你能拿我怎么樣!
I love him, and I’ll wait for him and marry him;and you can do what you please. So there! 我愛他,我要等他,同他結(jié)婚。你喜歡怎么做就怎么做,事情就是這樣。
5. 表示責(zé)備、沮喪等,意為:你看;哎呀! 如:
There! You’ve woken the baby! 哎呀!你把小孩吵醒了。