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我知道了。 I see. *边向对方表示自己已理解,边使对话顺利进行。 That's why I was late. (……所以我才来晚了。) I see. (我知道了。) 嗯,嗯。 Uh-huh. *当同意对方的意见时,可以代替Yes。 啊,是吗? You have? *①I've been to Chicago. (我去过芝加哥。) →You have? ②He's from Chicago.(他是芝加哥人。) →He is? ③He went to Chicago. (他去芝加哥了。) →He did? ④He is tall. (他的个子很高。) →He is? ⑤He's cooking now. (他正在做饭。) →He is? 以上各句的答句要作相应变化。 是那样吗? Is that right? *可以只表示“是那样吗?”,也可以表示“这样对吗?” Is that so? Is that true? Is that correct? 是那样。 That's right. 没错! Exactly! *强调肯定的语气。 That's it exactly. That's exactly it. 是吗? Oh, yeah? *比较随便的说法。 是吗? Is that so? Really? Oh, really? Oh, do you? Oh, you do? Oh, you like it? (哦,你喜欢吗?) Oh, thank you. (哦,谢谢。) It's nice, isn't it? (是不是特棒呀?) 然后呢? And? *希望对方继续说下去,和将对方正在考虑,正在想的事情引出来时。 我也是。 Me, too. *用于同意对方的意见及想法相同时。这是比较随便的说法,儿童之间常用。在工作场合最好不用。 So am I. So do I. So did I. 我也不…… Neither do I. *用于对对方“我不……”的话的回应,表示“我也不……”的意见时。比“Me, neither.”要正式。 Tom doesn't want to go. (汤姆不想去。) Neither do I. (我也不想去。) Me, neither. *说法比较随便。正式的工作场合最好不用。 别说傻话。 Don't be silly. I'll pay for dinner. (我付晚饭的钱。) Don't be silly. (别说傻话。) Don't be foolish. 真是太倒霉了。 That's too bad. *听了对方叙述不好的事情时使用。 I've lost my wallet. (我丢了我的钱包。) That's too bad. (真是太倒霉了。) 真的吗? Are you sure? 真是太过分(遗憾)了! What a shame! 那好哇。 Good! *答应、满足的语气。 真叫人吃惊。 What a surprise! *用于没想到的事情,或被对方出其不意地吓了一跳时。 我真希望不是这样。 I hope not. 要是那样就好了! I hope so. 太棒了! Great! 难以置信! Unbelievable! See? My dog can sing. (你知道吗?我的狗会唱歌。) Unbelievable! (难以置信!) Incredible. 开玩笑吧! No kidding! You're kidding! You're joking! That can't be! 行!没问题! You bet. May I borrow your pen? (可以借用你的钢笔吗?) You bet. (当然行。) No problem. Sure. Certainly.
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