时间:2019-01-14 作者:英语课 分类:实用英语


英语课
李阳疯狂英语突破口语要素:应答口语要素-中性答复
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.
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。)
136. I have mixed feelings.
我的思绪混乱。
【疯狂实战】
A: How are you feeling now?
(你现在觉得怎么样?)
B: I have mixed feelings.
(我思绪很乱。)
A: Are you happy about getting out of here?
(离开这儿你高兴吗?)
B: I have mixed feelings. I think I’ll miss my life here, but I’m excited about going
home.
(我真是百感交集。我想我会怀念这儿的生活,但要回家了,我感到很兴奋。)
A: You must be excited about your new job.
(你一定觉得新工作很刺激吧?)
B: I have mixed feelings. I am a little sad about leaving my old job.
(我有一种说不出的感觉。对于辞去我的前一份工作我有点伤感。)


137. Good question!

问得好!

【疯狂讲解】
这个口语要素不像它表面上那么简单,它实了际上是个反语,意为“I was wondering that
myself.”或“Maybe there is no answer to this question.”
【疯狂实战】
A: What do you think happiness is?
(你认为幸福是什么?)
B: Good question! No one can answer that for sure.
(问得好!没有人能很肯定地回答这个问题。)

A: Do you think you can learn to speak English?
(你觉得你能学会英语吗?)
B: Good question!
(问得好!)
A: Do you believe in yourself?
(你相信自己吗?)
B: Good question!
(问得好!)
138. That’s a big problem.
那是个很严重的问题;那可是件麻烦事。
【疯狂实战】
A: Do you know how fast the world’s population is increasing?
(你知道世界人口增长有多快吗?)
B: That’s a big problem.
(那可是个严重的问题。)

A: Do you know how difficult it is to get into a good university?
(你知道进一所好的大学有多困难吗?)
B: That’s a big problem.
(那可是件麻烦事。)

A: There are lots of polluted cities in China.
(中国有许多被污染的城市。)
B: That’s a big problem.
(这可是个严重的问题。)
139. It’s difficult / hard to say.
很难说。
【疯狂实战】
A: Why did you quit college?
(你为什么退学?)
B: It’s difficult / hard to say.
(很难说。)
A: What do you like about Beijing?
(你认为北京怎么样?)
B: It’s difficult / hard to say. There are so many wonderful things about Beijing.
(不太好说。北京有那么多好的东西。)
A: Why did you forgive him?
(你为什么要原谅他?)
B: It’s difficult / hard to say. I guess because I love him.
(很难说得清楚。我想是因为我爱他吧。)
140. It depends.
依情况而定。
Kim’s Note: We live in a complicated world. Not everything is easy to decide and most
things are not one hundred percent certain. This is a very important sentence for
communication in the twenty-first century!
我们生活在一个复杂的世界里,并非所有的事情都那么容易就能作出决定,大部分的事情都不能百
分百的肯定,所以,在二十一世纪的今天,这个句子就显得非常重要了!

【疯狂实战】
A: Do you like to eat Chinese food?
(你喜欢吃中国菜吗?)
B: It depends.
(看情况。)
A: Is it difficult to enter a university in China?
(在中国上大学困难吗?)
B: It depends.
(那得看情况。)
A: Do young people like to live with their family?
(年青人喜欢和家人住在一起吗?)
B: It depends.
(那得看情况。)
141. I’m thinking.
我正在考虑。
【疯狂实战】
A: Which do you think is better?
(你认为哪个好一些?)
B: Hold on. I’m thinking.
(等一下。我正在考虑。)

A: What do you want to be when you grow up?
(你长大了想当什么?)
B: I don’t know yet. I’m thinking.
(还不知道。我正在想。)
A: Have you made up your mind?
(你决定了吗?)
B: No. I’m still thinking.
(没有。我还在考虑之中。)
142. I’ll think about it.
我会考虑的。
【疯狂实战】
A: Will you introduce me to your boss?
(你能把我介绍给你的老板吗?)
B: I’ll think about it.
(我会考虑的。)
A: Can you teach my daughter English?
(你能教我女儿学英语吗?)
B: I don’t know. I’ll think about it. I’m really busy lately.
(我不知道。我会考虑的。我近来非常忙。)
A: Would you like to join our team?
(你愿意加入我们的队伍吗?)
B: I’ll think about it.
(我会考虑的。)
【疯狂替换】
①Let me think.(让我想一想。)
②Let me think about it.(让我考虑一下。)
143. I’ll sleep on it.
明天再说吧。
【疯狂讲解】
“sleep on sth.”意思是:“彻夜思考;再三权衡” ,这绝对是个五星级的成语,很多英语
学习了多年的人也未必对它的用法有很深入的了解。它听起来有点像中文中带讽刺的意味的“垫高
枕头想一想”,不过,像归像,“sleep on sth.”却丝毫没有讽刺的意味!下面我再给出两个例句

* I don’t know whether I agree to do it. I’ll sleep on it.
我不知道是不是会同意这样干。让我回去好好想一想。
* We’re all tired and none of us can think straight so why don’t we go
home and sleep on it, eh?
我们都累了,谁也想不清楚,所以我们何不回家去想一想呢?
【疯狂实战】
A: You don’t have to answer right now.
(你不必马上就回答。)
B: Okay. I’ll sleep on it.
(好的。我明天给你答复。)
A: You shouldn’t miss this chance.
(你不应该错过这次机会。)
B: Yeah. I’ll sleep on it. I can give you my answer tomorrow.
(是啊。让我想一想,明天给你答复。)
A: Do you think we should agree to the new contract?
(你觉得我们应该同意新的合同条款吗?)
B: I don’t know. I’ll sleep on it.
(不知道。明天再说吧。)
【疯狂替换】
①Let me sleep on it.(我明天给你答复。)
②I’ll think it over.(我会好好考虑一下。)
③Let me think it over.(让我好好想一想。)
144.I don’t know much about it.
我对此知之甚少。
【疯狂实战】
A: Is the tea ceremony popular in China?
(茶道在中国很盛行吗?)
B: Uh, I don’t know much about it.
(噢,我对此了解不多。)
A: Can you tell me a little bit about Chinese Kung Fu?
(你能告诉我一些关于中国功夫的事情吗?)
B: I don’t know much about it.
(我对此知之甚少。)
A: How many people is the company recruiting?
(公司准备招多少人?)
B: I don’t know much about it. I just started working here myself.
(这个我不太清楚,我自己也是刚来这儿工作。)
【额外成就感】
①That’s not my specialty.(那不是我的专长。)
②That’s not my department. (那不是我的专长。)
145.I don’t know what to say.
我不知该说些什么。
【疯狂实战】
A: Congratulations! How do you feel now?
(祝贺你!你现在有什么感受?)
B: I don’t know what to say. I’m so lucky to be here.
(我不知该说些什么。能在这儿我觉得很幸运。)

A: Would you like to spend the rest of your life with me?
(你愿意和我共度余生吗?)
B: I don’t know what to say. I’m speechless.
(我不知该说些什么。我无话可说。)
A: How can you be so cruel? How can you treat me this way?
(你怎么能这么无情?你怎么能如此待我?)
B: I don’t know what to say.
(我不知该说些什么。)
146.If it’s OK with you.
只要你不介意。
【疯狂实战】
A: Are you going to stay home all day?
(你打算一整天都呆在家里吗?)
B: If it’s OK with you.
(如果你不介意的话。)

A: Do you want to see this movie?
(你想看这部片子吗?)
B: If it’s OK with you.
(只要你愿意。)

A: If it’s OK with you, it’s OK with me.
(我随你。)
B: Sure. Why not?
(当然。为什么不呢?)

【额外成就感】
①If it’s all right with you.(只要你乐意。)
②Fine with me.(我没问题。)
③That’s fine with me.(我没有意见。)
147.If it’s convenient for you.
如果你方便的话。
Kim’s Note: Convenient is an important American word! When making an appointment you
will always be asked “When is convenient for you or what is your earliest convenient
time”, etc. …
“convenient”是一个重要的美语词汇!当你与别人预约时,你总要问“When is convenient for
you(你什么时间方便)”或“What is your earliest convenient time(你最快什么时间方便)
”,等等。
【疯狂实战】
A: Do you want me to go with you?
(你要我跟你一块去吗?)
B: If it’s convenient for you.
(只要你方便。)
A: Can I pay in cash?
(我用现金付款可以吗?)
B: If it’s convenient for you.
(只要你方便。)
A: Please come, if it’s convenient for you.
(只要你方便,就来吧。)
B: I’ll think about it.
(我得想想。)
【疯狂替换】
①If it’s not inconvenient for you.(只要你方便。)
②At your convenience.(只要你方便。)
③At your earliest convenience.(只要你方便,就尽快吧。)
148.If it’s not too much trouble.
如果不太麻烦的话。
【疯狂实战】
A: Do you want me to pick you up at the airport?
(你要我去飞机场接你吗?)
B: If it’s not too much trouble.
(如果不太麻烦的话。)
A: Are you asking me to keep this thing?
(你叫我保管这个吗?)
B: If it’s not too much trouble.
(如果不太麻烦的话。)
A: Can I walk your dog from time to time?
(我有时间帮你遛狗好吗?)
B: If it’s not too much trouble.
(如果不太麻烦的话。)

【额外成就感】
①If you don’t mind.(如果你不介意的话。)
②If you like.(只要你喜欢。)
149.No wonder.
怪不得。
【疯狂实战】
A: You know so much about China.
(你对中国了解这么多。)
B: I was there for five years.
(我在那儿呆过五年。)
A: No wonder.
(怪不得。)
A: Did you eat spicy food again?
(你又吃辣的了?)
B: Yes. And now I have a stomachache.
(是的,而且我现在胃疼。)
A: No wonder.
(难怪呢。)
A: You keep the kitchen so clean.
(你的厨房保持得真干净。)
B: I seldom cook.
(我很少做饭。)
A: No wonder.
(怪不得。)
【额外成就感】
①Naturally.(自然是。)
②Of course.(当然了。)
③It’s no surprise.(不足为奇。)
150.A little bit.
有一点儿。
【疯狂实战】
A: Are you tired?
(你累了吗?)
B: A little bit.
(有一点儿。)
A: Were you drunk?
(你喝多了?)
B: A little bit.
(有一点儿。)
A: Did you change your hair?
(你改变发型了吗?)
B: A little bit. Do you like it?
(改了一点儿。你喜欢吗?)
【疯狂替换】
①A little.(一点点。)
②A bit.(一点点。)
③Not much.(一点点。)
151.More or less.
或多或少。
【疯狂实战】
A: Was the lecture interesting?
(那演讲有意思吗?)
B: More or less. I didn’t understand all of it.
(多少有点意思,但我不能完全领悟。)
A: Did you enjoy the party?
(你在晚会上玩得开心吗?)
B: More or less.
(有点儿。)
A: Do you like playing with kids?
(你喜欢和孩子们一起玩吗?)
B: More or less. Sometimes I’m not in the mood to deal with them.
(有那么点儿。有时候我没什么心情和他们玩。)
【额外成就感】
①To a degree(某种程度上是)
②To a certain extent(某种程度上是)
③To some extent(某种程度上是)
152. All the time.
总是。
【疯狂实战】
A: Is she always like this?
(她总是这个样子吗?)
B: All the time.
(总是这样。)
A: Does he always complain about you?
(他经常抱怨你吗?)
B: All the time. I can never do anything right.
(经常抱怨,我什么事都做不好。)
A: Don’t you sometimes get stressed-out?
(有时难道你不感到心烦吗?)
B: All the time. This job is very stressful.
(总是这样。做这份工作的压力很大。)
【疯狂替换】
①Always.(一直是。)
②Often.(经常是。)
③Frequently.(经常这样。)
153.Most of the time.
大多数时候。
【疯狂实战】
A: Are you on time for work everyday?
(你每天都准时上班吗?)
B: Most of the time.
(大多数时候是。)

A: Do you always take a taxi to work?
(你总是坐的士上班吗?)
B: Most of the time.
(大部分时候是。)

A: Do you often help your wife?
(你经常帮你的妻子吗?)
B: Most of the time.
(大多数时候是。)
【疯狂替换】
①Usually.(通常是这样。)
②Normally.(通常是这样。)
③Mostly.(通常是这样。)
④Almost always.(几乎总是这样。)
154.From time to time.
有时;偶尔;时常。
【疯狂实战】
A: Do you often visit your parents?
(你经常去看望父母吗?)
B: From time to time.
(有时去。)
A: Do you e-mail them?
(你给他们发电子邮件吗?)
B: From time to time.
(偶尔发。)
A: Did you ever talk to Kim?
(你和Kim聊过天吗?)
B: From time to time.
(有时。)
【疯狂替换】
①Sometimes.(有时。)
②Now and then.(时而。)
③Once in a while.(有时候。)
④Every once in a while.(时不时。)
155.For a long time.
很长一段时间。
【疯狂实战】
A: How long have you been in China?
(你在中国呆了多久?)
B: For a long time.
(很长时间。)

A: How long have you been married?
(你结婚多久了?)
B: For a long time.
(很久了。)

A: How long have you worked here?
(你在这儿工作多久了?)
B: For a long time.
(很长时间了。)

【额外成就感】
①For years.(有些年头了。)
②For months.(有几个月了。)
③For weeks.(几个星期了。)
④For days.(几天了。)
⑤For hours.(几个小时了。)


156.For a short time.

时间不长。
【疯狂实战】
A: Have you lived abroad before?
(你以前在国外住过吗?)
B: For a short time. When I was very young.
(住的时间不长。那时我还很小。)
A: Were you going out with Cindy?
(你和Cindy出去了吗?)
B: For a short time.
(出去了一会儿。)
A: Did you see your boss today?
(你今天见到你的老板了吗?)
B: For a short time. He was too busy to talk about my project.
(只见了一会儿。他忙得没时间讨论我的项目。)
【疯狂替换】
①For a second.(一会儿。)
②For a split second.(一刹那。)
157.For some time.
一段时间。
【疯狂实战】
A: Were you a professional singer?
(你过去是个职业歌手吗?)
B: For some time.
(时间不长。)
A: Did he live in Beijing?
(他在北京住过吗?)
B: For some time.
(住过一段时间。)
A: Were you working with him?
(你和他在一起工作过吗?)
B: For some time.
(工作过一段时间。)
【疯狂替换】
①For a while.(有一会儿。)
②For a short while.(有一阵儿。)
③For a certain period of time.(有一段时间。)
158.For the time being.
暂时。
【疯狂实战】
A: Are we going to live in this terrible place?
(我们要住在这个可怕的地方吗?)
B: For the time being. We don’t have any choice.
(暂时住一阵。我们别无办法。)
A: May I use your computer?
(我可以借用你的电脑吗?)
B: For the time being. I won’t need it until this afternoon.
(暂时可以。我今天下午才用。)
A: Are you going to sleep on the couch?
(你就准备在沙发上睡了吗?)
B: For the time being.
(暂时是。)
【疯狂替换】
①For now.(眼下。)
②Temporarily.(临时。)


学英语单词
a. infraorbitalis
accesssory equipment of fan
aero-boat
aganglionic
Alloisoimperatorin
amenazas
antiparticles
ballet-dancers
belt conveyer
burden of adducing evidence
cell nucleus
centerscope
centre plunger hydraulic lift
chancelloress
chloflurecol methyl ester
coldly
confuddled
considera
consumption economies
conveniencies
couchgrasses
deepening cyclone
dirt-eating
discrete hadamard transform (dht)
dog screw
educational review
El Kelaa
end view (drawing)
environmental map
epimediums
error action
fad (food and agriculture organization)
fetuses
fit-and-finish
fixed assets turnover
freeradical
full-bloodedly
germinal cell aplasia
graphic analysis
grigori efimovich rasputins
Hardman
hemidiscus ovalis
ileal resection or bypass
infected water
It's a breeze.
kerion lesion
Klimow's tests
koe tousu mai (japan)
Kosolapovo
lifting equipment of hydropower plant
locomobile
lysin
mass concrete dam
Milton, John
minimal flight
mobile staff
multiple star system
munchausen-by-proxy
mutual trading credit
naphthisodiazine
near gravity material
non-coherent optical computer
non-english-speakings
nonradio
oyce
paeoniaceaes
partition in network
pencil-whipped
per-page
pilot locomotive
plunger adaptor
pressure relief plug
Progesterex
PRTA
PVY
return scrap
rhodhalose (bieberite)
Ruthlyn
sanitary ware
sapphirite
sciurotamias davidianus
settee
skip operation
smalllot
snap someone's nose off
solitary cyst of kidney
spoken languages
spooler output task group
studyaunte
superplasticizers
sync up
syndrome of dampness-heat in qifen
tar dermatitis
tax shelters
terrace surface
textile waste
thermosyphon effect
time domain waveform
tractor plow
transversing gear
tri coloured lantern
vanpooled