【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 不是那個(gè)意思?！　hat39。s not what I mean.　　Are you saying you39。re better than I am? (你是說你比我出色嗎?)　　That39。s not what I mean. (我不是那個(gè)意思。)　　I didn39。t mean that.　　You misunderstood me. (你誤會(huì)我了。)　　哪兒有的事兒。/當(dāng)然不是?！　ertainly not. *比較正式的說法。強(qiáng)烈地否定對(duì)方所指責(zé)或暗示的事情。Did you cheat? (你騙人了吧?)　　Certainly not. (哪兒有的事兒。/當(dāng)然不是。)　　Of course not. *否定的答案是顯而易見的，根本無須發(fā)問時(shí)使用?！　f course. (當(dāng)然。)　　沒有，從來沒有。　　No, never.　　Haven39。t you been abroad? (你還沒去過外國嗎?)　　No, never. (沒有，從沒去過。)　　不，一點(diǎn)兒都不。　　No, not a bit.　　Aren39。t you tired? (你不累嗎?)　　No, not a bit. (不，一點(diǎn)兒都不累。)　　肯定不對(duì)!　　No way! *用來強(qiáng)烈否定對(duì)方的主張和申訴?！　 think she39。s pregnant. (我覺得她懷孕了。)　　No way! (絕對(duì)不會(huì)。)　　Never. (絕對(duì)不是那么回事。)　　Definitely not!　　Absolutely not!　　Absolutely. (絕對(duì)一點(diǎn)兒沒錯(cuò)。)　　怎么可能呢?　　How can that be?　　I can39。t find my wallet. (我找不到我的錢包了。)　　How can that be? (怎么可能呢?)　　How could that be?　　That39。s impossible.　　How can it be true?　　在這一點(diǎn)上我們意見分歧?！　e don39。t agree on this point.?　　我沒說那個(gè)?！　39。m not talking about that.　..., but he39。s rich. (……可他有錢吧!)　　I39。m not talking about that. (我沒說那個(gè)。)　　What I39。m saying is another matter.　　That39。s not what I39。m talking about.　　這個(gè)嘛……!　　Uhuh. *非常隨便的否定說法。在熟悉的同伴中使用?！　re you free tonight? (今晚你有空嗎?)　　Uhuh. (這個(gè)嘛……)　　Uhhuh. (嗯。)　　那樣不行?！　hat won39。t do.　　他呀，不行?！　e won39。t do.　　那也太沒道理了?！　hat makes no sense.　　He got a promotion. (他升官了。)　　That makes no sense. (那也太沒道理了。)　　That doesn39。t make sense.　　Makes sense. (可以理解/合乎情理。)　　That makes sense. (這事兒可以理解/合乎道理。)　　不是我?！　ot me. *當(dāng)被指責(zé)“你干了……吧!”或“你說了……吧!”時(shí)給予的回答。“我沒做。”“我沒說?！陛^隨便的口語說法。　　Who broke my coffee cup? (誰把我的咖啡杯給打碎了?)　　Not me. (不是我。)　　It wasn39。t me.　　I didn39。t do it. (我沒干那事。)　　I didn39。t say that. (我沒說那事。)　　I39。m innocent. (我是清白的。)　　我否認(rèn)?！　 deny that. *正式的說法。在受到指責(zé)，否認(rèn)其申述或陳述時(shí)。I heard you say it. (我聽你這么說的。)　　I deny that. (我否認(rèn)。)●含糊其辭的回答　　也許吧。　　Maybe. *雖然有可能性，但較接近于No, 概率只在40%左右，讓人聽上去是否定的語氣。與perhaps同義。possibly更拘泥于形式，但同樣含有消極的語感。probably的可能性較大，語感積極，概率在80%到90%左右，給對(duì)方以肯定的，即Yes的感覺?！　an you finish the report by Friday? (星期五之前你能寫完那篇報(bào)告嗎?)　　Maybe. (也許吧。)　　It may possibly rain, but it will probably be sunny again. (也許下雨，但可能過會(huì)兒又會(huì)晴了。)　　Possibly.　　Perhaps.　　Probably.　　不完全?！　ot exactly. *“不能說完全是那樣”、“不能斷定就是那樣”的意思。　　Do you agree? (你同意嗎?)　　Not exactly. (不完全同意。)　　Not quite.　　可能是吧?！　 guess so. *不能明確斷定，“好像是”、“是吧”等推測(cè)的表達(dá)方式?！　on39。t you think Japanese people are healthier? (你不覺得日本人更健康些嗎?)　　I guess so. (可能是吧!)　　I suppose so.　　也許是真的吧?！　t might be true. *聽上去是不太肯定，接近于No (不)的感覺?！　o you think it39。s true? (你覺得那是真的嗎?)　　It might be true. (也許是真的吧。)　　It39。s possible.　　可能會(huì)吧。　　It could be. *聽對(duì)方說了許多之后，自己也覺得“可能會(huì)吧”時(shí)使用。What do you think? (你覺得怎么樣?)　　It could be true. (也許吧!)　　That could be.　　That could be true.　　我不太清楚?！　39。m not sure. *沒把握說時(shí)，或不知道時(shí)?！　s he in the office now? (他現(xiàn)在在辦公室嗎?)　　I39。m not sure. (我不太清楚。)　　I39。m not certain.　　I can39。t say for sure.　　但愿是這樣。　　I hope you39。re right.　　It39。ll be sunny tomorrow. (明天是個(gè)好天吧。)　　I hope you39。re right. (但愿是這樣。)　　有那么點(diǎn)兒。　　Sort of.　　Is your dog big? (你的狗大嗎?)　　Sort of. (說大也大吧!)　　Kind of.　　差不多吧!　　It39。s something like that.　　Is this it? (是這個(gè)嗎?)　　Yeah, it39。s something like that. (嗯，差不多吧。)　　That39。s about it.　　That39。ll do.　　That39。s about right.　　那得看情況?！　t depends.　　Don39。t you think you can save more money in Tokyo? (你不覺得在東京能攢更多的錢嗎?)　　It depends. (那得看情況。) *on a case bycase basis “基于具體情況”?！　hat depends.也許是，也許不是?！　aybe yes, maybe no. *雖然有話要說，但又不想讓對(duì)方明白時(shí)?！　re you going to ask him? (你打算去問他嗎?)　　Maybe yes, maybe no. (也許問，也許不問。)　　但愿如此?！　opefully. *表達(dá)雖然無法約定，但仍渴望能夠?qū)崿F(xiàn)的心情。　　Can you play tomorrow? (明天能去比賽嗎?)　　Hopefully. (但愿能去。)　　I hope so.　　不能保證?！　here39。s no guarantee. *帶有也許不可能一切順利的語感， 但可以感覺到成功的概率很高?！　ill it make money? (能掙大錢嗎?)　　There39。s no guarantee. (不能保證。)　　I can39。t guarantee it.　　我想是的。　　I think so. *可以用于各種場(chǎng)合。表達(dá)“我想是的”、“是那樣”的語感。　　Will it rain today? (今天會(huì)下雨嗎?)　　I think so. (我想會(huì)吧。)　　我說不好?！　 can39。t say. *不愿意說出秘密或不足以提出意見時(shí)?！　o you know where they are? (你知道他們?cè)谀膬簡?)　　I can39。t say. (我說不好。)　　I couldn39。t say.　　I can39。t say for certain.　　I can39。t say for sure.　　I couldn39。t say for certain.　　也是也不是?！　es and no. *無法斷定是“是”還是“不是”時(shí)?！　re the people friendly? (那些人都很友善嗎?)　　Yes and no. (也是也不是。)　　Fiftyfifty. *俚語。喜憂參半。/一半一半?！　alf and half. *表示不能斷言好還是不好，無法確定的心情。同時(shí)有向?qū)Ψ奖硎臼虑檫M(jìn)展得不順利、擱淺的語感。　　Is that new plan effective? (那個(gè)新計(jì)劃有效果嗎?)　　Half and half. (嗯，難說。)　　我會(huì)試試。　　I39。ll try. *“試試”、“努力”。　　Can you find him? (你能找到他嗎?)　　I39。ll try. (我會(huì)試試。)　　I39。ll do my best.　　I39。ll try to.　　怎么說呢?！　t39。s difficult to say. *用于難以立刻回答時(shí)。　　Is your boss nice to you? (你的老板對(duì)你好嗎?)　　It39。s difficult to say. (怎么說呢