●含糊其辞的回答

　　也许吧。

　　Maybe. *虽然有可能性，但较接近于No, 概率只在40%左右，让人听上去是否定的语气。与perhaps同义。possibly更拘泥于形式，但同样含有消极的语感。probably的可能性较大，语感积极，概率在80%到90%左右，给对方以肯定的，即Yes的感觉。

　　Can you finish the report by Friday? (星期五之前你能写完那篇报告吗?)

　　Maybe. (也许吧。)

　　It may possibly rain, but it will probably be sunny again. (也许下雨，但可能过会儿又会晴了。)

　　Possibly.

　　Perhaps.

　　Probably.

　　不完全。

　　Not exactly. *“不能说完全是那样”、“不能断定就是那样”的意思。

　　Do you agree? (你同意吗?)

　　Not exactly. (不完全同意。)

　　Not quite.

　　可能是吧。

　　I guess so. *不能明确断定，“好像是”、“是吧”等推测的表达方式。

　　Don't you think Japanese people are healthier? (你不觉得日本人更健康些吗?)

　　I guess so. (可能是吧!)

　　I suppose so.

　　也许是真的吧。

　　It might be true. *听上去是不太肯定，接近于No (不)的感觉。

　　Do you think it's true? (你觉得那是真的吗?)

　　It might be true. (也许是真的吧。)

　　It's possible.

　　可能会吧。

　　It could be. *听对方说了许多之后，自己也觉得“可能会吧”时使用。

　　What do you think? (你觉得怎么样?)

　　It could be true. (也许吧!)

　　That could be.

　　That could be true.

　　我不太清楚。

　　I'm not sure. *没把握说时，或不知道时。

　　Is he in the office now? (他现在在办公室吗?)

　　I'm not sure. (我不太清楚。)

　　I'm not certain.

　　I can't say for sure.

　　但愿是这样。

　　I hope you're right.

　　It'll be sunny tomorrow. (明天是个好天吧。)

　　I hope you're right. (但愿是这样。)

　　有那么点儿。

　　Sort of.

　　Is your dog big? (你的狗大吗?)

　　Sort of. (说大也大吧!)

　　Kind of.

　　差不多吧!

　　It's something like that.

　　Is this it? (是这个吗?)

　　Yeah, it's something like that. (嗯，差不多吧。)

　　That's about it.

　　That'll do.

　　That's about right.

　　那得看情况。

　　It depends.

　　Don't you think you can save more money in Tokyo? (你不觉得在东京能攒更多的钱吗?)

　　It depends. (那得看情况。) *on a case by-case basis “基于具体情况”。

　　That depends.

　　也许是，也许不是。

　　Maybe yes, maybe no. *虽然有话要说，但又不想让对方明白时。

　　Are you going to ask him? (你打算去问他吗?)

　　Maybe yes, maybe no. (也许问，也许不问。)