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“商谈”用语大冲关:但愿如此http://www.sina.com.cn
2009年01月07日 15:28 新浪教育
但愿如此。 Hopefully. *表达虽然无法约定,但仍渴望能够实现的心情。 Can you play tomorrow? (明天能去比赛吗?) Hopefully. (但愿能去。) I hope so. 不能保证。 There's no guarantee. *带有也许不可能一切顺利的语感, 但可以感觉到成功的概率很高。 Will it make money? (能挣大钱吗?) There's no guarantee. (不能保证。) I can't guarantee it. 我想是的。 I think so. *可以用于各种场合。表达“我想是的”、“是那样”的语感。 Will it rain today? (今天会下雨吗?) I think so. (我想会吧。) 我说不好。 I can't say. *不愿意说出秘密或不足以提出意见时。 Do you know where they are? (你知道他们在哪儿吗?) I can't say. (我说不好。) I couldn't say. I can't say for certain. I can't say for sure. I couldn't say for certain. 也是也不是。 Yes and no. *无法断定是“是”还是“不是”时。 Are the people friendly? (那些人都很友善吗?) Yes and no. (也是也不是。) Fifty-fifty. *俚语。 喜忧参半。/一半一半。 Half and half. *表示不能断言好还是不好,无法确定的心情。同时有向对方表示事情进展得不顺利、搁浅的语感。 Is that new plan effective? (那个新计划有效果吗?) Half and half. (嗯,难说。) 我会试试。 I'll try. *“试试”、“努力”。 Can you find him? (你能找到他吗?) I'll try. (我会试试。) I'll do my best. I'll try to. 怎么说呢。 It's difficult to say. *用于难以立刻回答时。 Is your boss nice to you? (你的老板对你好吗?) It's difficult to say. (怎么说呢。) It's hard to say. 还可以更好点。 Could be better. *考虑到对方的心情,避免给予对方否定的回答。“还有发展的余地”、“不能说是最好的”。 Is he a good salesman? (他是个很好的推销员吗?) Could be better. (还可以更好点。) 他给我的回答很含糊。 He gave me an ambiguous answer. *ambiguous “可以有两种以上理解的,模棱两可的”。 His answer was very vague. He wasn't very clear.
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