第二章：使您交談輕松愉快的短句 - 9 隨意的談話
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Do you understand? --I understand. 你懂嗎?You have to improve. Understood?
Understood. 明白了!
Is that clear? 清楚了嗎? --It's clear
Get the picture? /Do you get the picture? *這裡picture指;狀態”、;情況”、;事態”（你了解情況嗎? ）
Did you grasp the overall situation?
Do you know what I mean? --I think so. 你了解我說的意思嗎?
Are you listening to me? 你在聽嗎? /You know what I mean? 你明白我的意思吧? /Are u following me? /Do u get my drift? / Are u paying attention?
It's a great deal. 這可是筆大買賣。
Are you blind? 你不知道嗎?
Can't u see? /What's the matter with u?
You know what I'm talking about. 詢問
You know what I mean
Don't play stupid
I said that, didn't I? 我是那樣說的吧?
That's okay
Did I repeat myself?
Do u know that? /Do u know about that? 你知道那事嗎?
Tom, do u happen to know Mary's phone number? 說不定你知道. . ? ---Yes, I do
I can't tell the difference. /I can't tell. 辨別（我辨別不出來）
Can you hear me? 你聽得見嗎?
Loud and clear
Did you hear me? 你聽見我說的了嗎?
同意
I can't go todayI understand. 知道了 /I don't understand
See? /Do you see? /Do you 明白嗎? understand? /Do you get it? --I get it
I understand very well. 完全明白
I think I understand. 我想我懂了
I see what you mean. 我明白你說的了
I understand what you mean
That makes sense. /I get the point
I know that too well. 我太清楚那種事了
I think we need to expand. 擴展
If you change this, it will work
I see your point. 我明白你的意思
I get it. /I don't get it
You see?
I got it. /I see. 這樣啊/原來這麽一廻事
I know that much! 我還是知道的
I left because I didn't feel well
That solves it. 原來是這樣啊!
Well, that solves that
That's that. *比較隨意的說法。
You have to change your attitude
All right, all right. I understand. 好吧. 好吧. 我知道了
L. A. is in California
I know. 我知道呀
I know that. /I know it. /I didn't know
I know that person. 我知道那個人
I'm acquainted with that person
Do you know that man?
No, but I know him by sight. 見過 （我見過他）
Jeff got married
Yeah, I heard about it. 我聽說了
Yeah, someone told me
Yes, I've been told. /Yeah, I know
I hear you. 我聽著呢/我知道了
We have to work harder
I hear you
Yes, I understand
So, do you get it?
I'm following you. 我理解了。
I'm with you
I'm not following you
He got fired because he was lazy
Makes sense. *言之有理/有道理，可以理解
That makes sense. /Makes sense to me
You're making sense
That doesn't make sense. 這也太奇怪了
不明白、不知道
I can't tell youI don't understand. 我不知道/不明白
I'm not following. /I don't get it
I'm confused
I get it. /I understand
I don't really understand. 我太明白
I don't understand very well
So, was he the thief?
That's not clear. 那不太清楚。
We should do this first
I can't see your point. 我不明白你在說什麽
I don't see where you're coming from
I don't see your point
I can't understand what you mean. 我不明白你的意思
I can't see what you mean
I don't understand what you're trying to say
I don't get your drift
That's how you do it. 所以應該這樣做呀
I'm not sure what you mean. 我弄不清楚你想說什麽
I'm not sure I understand
I'm not sure I see what you mean
I don't know if I understand what you're trying to say
I don't know what's what. 我不知道這是怎麽廻事
I don't have any idea what's going on
I don't know anything any more
so, that's the way to use computers
It's over my head. 太難了，我弄不懂
It's beyond me
Your guess is as good as mine. 我也搞不清楚
How many people live in this town?
Your guess is as good as mine. 你要不知道，那我更不知道了
The more I think about it, the less I understand it. 越想越糊塗
I don't know what he is driving at. 打算做…（我不知道他要乾什麽）
I don't know what he intends
I don't know what he is getting at
I don't know what he is trying to do
It's not clear. /That's unclear
That's clear
What's she after? 她到底想乾什麽?
I'm not sure
What's her game?
I have no idea
Do you know where my pen is?
I have no idea. /I have no clue. /No idea. 我一點都不知道
It's all Greek to me. /I didn't know that
John got married last week
I didn't know that. 我怎麽不知道/That's news to me
I wasn't aware of that. /I don't know
Do you know where she's from?
I don't know. /I have no idea
Do you know the way to my house?
I don't know for sure. ;確切地”
I don't know for certain. 我不太清楚
I'm not absolutely sure
No one knows for sure. 誰也不知道確切的情況
Is he married? --How should I know? 我怎麽會知道. ? /誰能知道?
What is the meaning of life? 什麽是人生?
Who knows? --Nobody knows
No way of knowing
There's no way of knowing
It's impossible to find out
反問
Excuse me. . . --Yes? 有事嗎?I bought this beautiful pen
What for? 爲何?
Is there a post office near here?
Pardon me? 您說什麽? /Pardon? /I beg your pardon?
How about now? 現在怎麽樣?
Excuse me? What did you say? /What? 對不起您說什麽. ?
Did you say anything? 你說什麽來著?
I'm sorry, what did you say? 對不起，你說什麽來著?
So what? 那又怎麽樣? （語氣輕蔑、冷淡）
What of it?
What does it mean? /What do you mean? 什麽意思?
Please explain what you mean
What are you trying to say?
What do you mean by that?
Are you saying that. . . ? *你是說…嗎?
Are you saying that it's a bad idea?
That's right. 是的
Do you mean. . . ?
Are you trying to say that. . . ?
Then what? 後來怎麽樣了?
And then? /What happened then?
What's he driving at? 他想乾嗎?
Would you repeat that, please? 您能再說一遍嗎?
Could you repeat that, please?
Could you say that again, please?
Please say it again. /Please repeat that
You're speaking too quickly. 您說的太快了
You're talking too fast
Please say it more slowly. 請說再慢一點
Please speak more slowly
More slowly, pls. /Please speak slower
Please don't speak so quickly
Would you slow down, please?
I can't keep up. 我跟不上
Please speak a little louder. 請在大聲一點說
Could you speak up?
A little louder, please?
Speak up, please? /Please speak up
Please speak louder
I can't hear you. 我聽不見
I can't hear a word you're saying
I can't hear you at all
I can't hear you well
I couldn't catch what you said. 聽見、明白（我沒聽見你說什麽. ）
I didn't catch that
What are you talking about? 你再說什麽呢?
What did you say?
感想
John is very smart. --Yeah,just like me!就像我一樣
We had melon for lunch at school. 哈蜜瓜
Was it good? 好喫嗎?
After school, we played soccer
Did you have fun? 玩得高興嗎?
How do you like this suit? 這衣服怎麽樣?
It looks great on you. 很配你呀!
I think it's nice
How did u like it? 你覺得怎麽樣? --I liked it very much
What did you think of it?
Did you like it? /Did you enjoy it? 你喜歡嗎?
What do you think of our new boss?
I think she's very friendly
What do you think about it? 你覺得這個怎麽樣?
詢問、敘述情況
How'd things turn out? 結果是…(j結果怎麽樣? )
They turned out to be miserable
How was it? /How did it go?
How did it turn out? /How did it end up?
To make a long story short,. . . 簡要地說/長話短說
Just tell me the story in a nutshell. 你就簡明的說吧！
Give it to me in a nutshell. 簡要地說
Let me know the circumstances. 情況 讓我告訴你詳細情況
Let me know the situation
How was the test?
A piece of cake. 簡直輕而易擧。
It was a piece of cake
It was very easy. /It was a snap
It was no problem at all
It was as easy as 1,2,3
It was as easy as A,B,C
How's your cooking going?
So far, so good. 到現在爲止還好。
Up till now, no problems
How's school? --So-so. 馬馬虎虎。
That's about it. 就是這樣
Wow! How'd you do that?
It was nothing. 這沒什麽/沒什麽了不起
It was no big deal
There's nothing to it. 很簡單
Can you help me E-mail?
Sure, there's nothing to it
Nothing complicated about it
And if you plug this in. .
It worked! 啊，行了! / It did the job!
What about the new computer system?
It needs work. 還需改進/還需要加把勁兒
It needs more work
It needs some work
Almost! 就差那麽一點兒。
I thought it was a home run. 本壘打
How's married life?
Going from bad to worse. 越來越糟
Getting increasingly worse
Getting worse and worse all the time
He made it big. 取得成功
He became very successful
He is a big success
They just fixed the car
We're set. 準備好了、問題解決了
Let's get going
Our problem's solved
We're ready. /We're okay
隨聲附和
That's why I was late. --I seeUh-huh. 嗯. 恩 ①I've been to Chicago. 去過→You have? 是嗎? ②He's from Chicago →He is? ③He went to Chicago. 去. . 了→He did? ④He is tall. →He is? ⑤He's cooking now. →He is?
Is that right? 是那樣嗎? 、這樣對嗎?
Is that so? /Is that true? /Is that correct?
That's right. 是那樣. /Exactly! 沒錯！/That's it exactly
That's exactly it
Oh, yeah? 是嗎? /Is that so? 是這樣嗎? /Really?
Oh, do you? /Oh, you do?
Oh, you like it?
It's nice, isn't it?
And? 然後呢?
Me, too. 我也是/So am I. /So do I. /So did I
Neither do I. 我也不
I'll pay for dinner
Don't be silly. 別說傻話
Don't be foolish
I've lost my wallet. --That's too bad. 這事太倒黴了
Are you sure? 真的嗎?
What a shame! 真是太過分了!、太遺憾了！
Good! /Great! *答應、滿足的語氣。
What a surprise! 真叫人喫驚
I hope not. /I hope so. 我真希望不是這樣. /要是那樣就好了
See? My dog can sing. 你知道嗎? …
Unbelievable! /Incredible. 難以置信!
No kidding! /You're kidding! / You're joking! /That can't be! 開玩笑吧!
May I borrow your pen?
You bet. 儅然行
No problem. /Sure. /Certainly
一時語塞
Well. . . /Umm. . . /Hmm. . . 嗯…、哎呀、什麽? 、那麽…、可是…、後來…May I take your order? 您點什麽菜?
Well, let me see. . . 考慮、想（讓我想想）
Let me check. 讓我查查。
I'll find out for you. 我找找
May I ask who you are?
I'm a friend of John's. .
I mean. . . 我的意思是.
Mr. Shan
It's on the tip of my tongue. 話就在嘴邊上
What should I say. . . 說什麽好呢?
How should I put this. .
How should I put it. .
I don't know quite how to put this. 我真的不知道說什麽好
You said you wanted to talk to me. .
Well, I don't know quite how to put this
I don't know how to say this
I'm not sure how to put this
What's the population of Narita?
Beats me. 這可讓你問著了、怎麽說呢
I can't answer that
What do you call it? 叫什麽來著? 怎麽說?
What would you call it? 你琯它叫什麽?
Who's the prime minister of Canada?
You've got me. 讓你問住了。
催促別人說話
Say something. 說點什麽吧I'm speechless. 我連話都說不出來了。
A penny for your thoughts. *這是慣用表達方式，;請告訴我你在想什麽”
Tell me more about it. 我想知道的詳細些
I want to know more about it in detail
I'd like to know more details
How was your trip? 你的旅行怎麽樣? --It was terrible
I'm all ears. *;聚精會神地聽”。我在認真地聽呢
How was the meeting? 會議開得怎麽樣?
We didn't accomplish much. 沒什麽結果
I'm listening. * 請繼續說、我聽著呢
Keep talking
Did you hear about my trip?
Not yet. I'd like to hear the story
I'd like to know the story. 我很想聽聽那件事
I'd like to hear about it
We had small talk. 閑聊（我們衹是閑聊一會）
How was the movie? 電影怎麽樣?
I really enjoyed it
Did you enjoy the play? 那部戯有意思嗎?
No, it was dull. 真沒勁。
Let's talk about it later
I want to talk about it now. 我想現在就談談那件事
I need to tell you something
Shoot! 請說吧 /Go ahead
What's on your mind
Let's talk in English. /Let's speak in Eng. 我們說英語吧
Let's have a chat. 我們聊會天吧
To the point, please. 抓重點的說
Stop beating around the bush. *常用短語。
Get to the point, please
How was ur day? 今天過得怎樣?
Exhausting. 精疲力盡了
轉換話題
Let's change the subject. 我們換個話題吧Okay, okay, I'll pay u back next week. .
Let's talk about something else
Let's talk about something different
I'd rather talk about something else
Let's get back to the subject. 言歸正傳。
Yes, let's
Let's get back to the point
Let's get back on track
I don't want to talk about it now. 我現在不想談論那件事
I'd prefer not to talk about it
We're playing golf this Sunday, right?
Let's talk about it later. 那事以後再說吧
To change the subject. . . 另外我們說說. . .
I can't believe it. 真讓人難以相信。
To change the subject. .
Ha, ha, that's a good one!
Well, all joking aside, let's get to work. 好了，玩笑就到此…，快去乾活兒吧
Well, seriously,. .
By the way,. 順便提一下. . . It was really fun
By the way, how is John?
You were saying? 你剛才說什麽來著?
Continue. /Carry on. /Please go on
The party gonna be great!
Oh, that reminds me. I can't go. 我想起來了
Let's stop talking. 別說了
I'm tired of talking
I don't want to talk anymore
I've heard the story before. 那是我聽過了
You've already told me
I'm sick and tired of hearing that. . 對…膩透了
I've heard enough about it already
I don't want to hear about it anymore
Let's drop the subject. 結束、停止 （這件事別再說了. ）
Let's drop it
I don't want to talk about it anymore
Don't say it so loud. 別那麽大聲說話
I thought you were hard of hearing
Don't say that kind of thing so loudly
Please lower you voice
下決心
I've decided. 我已經決定了I've decided to move. --Really?
I've made up my mind
I've come to a decision
What should we do tonight?
It's up to you. 取決於（一切都看你的了）
It depends on you
It's completely up to you
It's all up to you
Do you want to go out or stay home?
You decide. 你決定吧
This is the important point. 這是關鍵性的一點
This is the main point
This is crucial
Let me help you
This is my personal problem. 這是我個人問題
This is my private affair
It's a matter of life and death. 這是生死攸關的大事
It's extremely important
You're free to go or stay. 是去是畱隨你
You're free to leave anytime
I'm not keeping you here
Are you going to patch things up?
No, there's no turning back. 無可挽廻
We can't turn back now
Should we go to the party tonight?
I don't know
Let's play it by ear. 走一步看一步、再說吧
Let's leave everything to chance
Let's just see what happens. 看情況吧。
Are you sure you can do it?
Yes, I'm sure I can do it. /I certainly can do it. /I believe I can do it. 我確信我能做好
I'm still unable to decide what to do. 我仍然無法決定我該做什麽
What are you going to do?
I'm still unable to decide what to do
I'm still undecided
I still can't decide what to do
I'm still unsure. 我仍然沒有把握。
I'll follow her. /I'll go after her. 我跟著他
Let's all get together and act as one. 我們一起去乾！
Let's work together as a team
I have to do it anyhow. *反正、無論如何
I must do it anyway
Should I go to college?
Yeah, it's now or never. 機不可失，時不再來
No time like the present
Seize the day. 把握今天
When should I go?
The sooner, the better. 越早越好
Can you jump over the river?
I'll take a chance. 我碰碰運氣看、試一試
I'll take a gamble
I'll go for it. 我大膽試一試
I'll give it a try
Have more guts! 再拿出點勇氣來
It's getting late
Let's finish it somehow. 想方設法、不琯怎樣（我們縂的想辦法完成. ）
Let's try our best to finish it
Let's get it over with
I don't think I can beat him
Well,it's worth a try. 值得一試
We must function as one mind and one body. 我們必須同心同德
We have to work together
We must be a team
We have to cooperate with each other
You just wait. 你等著瞧吧！
We're betting all of our money
Yeah, it's all or nothing. 豁出去了