Situational Words and Phrases 情景詞匯
1.as sb. sees it 就某人看來
A: As I see it, that's the wonderful thing about playing a musical instrument. You can play at parties.
甲:就我看來,那是演奏樂器最有趣的事。你可在聚會時演奏。
B: I think I would agree with that. You're absolutely right。
乙:我想我同意這觀點。你完全正確。
2.go along with 贊同
A: Having a hobby must be very interesting, I suppose. You're enjoy yourself a lot in your spare time.
甲:我想有一個愛好一定很有趣。業(yè)余時間你可玩得開心。
B: I think I would go along with you on that.
乙:這一點上我想我贊同你的觀點。
3.take sb's point 接受某人的觀點
A: I think only a relaxed family atmosphere can help the physical and the psychological growth of children.
甲:我想只有放松的家庭氣氛才能有助于孩子的身心發(fā)展。
B: I take your point about that.
乙:這一點,你說得對。
4.be with sb. on… 在……上同意某人的觀點
A: A marriage without love is worse than being single, I suppose.
甲:我認為沒有愛情的婚姻比單身更糟。
B: I'm with you on that.
乙:在這一點上我同意你的觀點。
5.in a sense 在一定程度上
A: The city is more comfortable to live in than the country.
甲:在城市生活比在農(nóng)村生活要舒服得多。
B: I was agree with you in a sense, but...
乙:在某種憊義上說我同意,但是……
6.in a way 在某種程度上
A: Television is really a time-waster.
甲:電視的確是浪費時間的東西。
B: Yes, in a way.
乙:是的,在某種程度上是這樣。
7.inclined a. 傾向于
A: Tourism creates pollution and has destroyed many beautiful scenic spots.
甲:旅游業(yè)造成污染,還破壞了許多美麗的風景區(qū)。
B: I'm inclined to disagree with you.
乙:我傾向于不同意你的觀點。
8.put v. 表達
A: So you think that woman should stay at home?
甲:如此說來你覺得女人應當待在家里嗎?
B: Yeah. You can put it that way.
乙:是啊,你可以那樣說。
9.indeed ad. 的確
A: Lovely weather, isn't it?
甲:天氣真好,是吧?
B: Yes, indeed.
乙:是啊,的確如此。
10.guess n. 猜測
A: I guess there will be another increase in postage.
甲:我認為郵資還會再漲的。
B: See, your guess is as good as mine.
乙:嗯,英雄所見略同。
11.bet v. 打賭
A: Something can never really be stopped.
甲:戒煙行動實難力行。
B: I bet you're right.
乙:你說對了。
12.figure v. 有道理(美俚)
A: Maybe Bob is fit far the jab.
甲:或許鮑勃能勝任此項工作。
B: That figures. He is such a smart guy.
乙:有道理。他可是個聰明的小伙。
13.reasonable a. 合理的
A: China will finally catch up with the world economy at a reasonable speed.
甲:中國終會以一合理的發(fā)展速度使經(jīng)濟達到國際發(fā)展水平。
B: You ran say that again.
乙:你說對了。
14.agree more/less 完全同意/極不同意
A: Grammar is very important in English study.
甲:學好英語語法很重要。
B: Yeah. I couldn't agree with you more.
乙:我完全同意。
( I couldn't agree with you less.)
(我極不同意你的意見。)
15.disagree v. 不同意
A: The nicest dishes some from Guang Dong.
甲:粵菜最好吃。
B: Well, I hate to disagree with you,but I still think...
乙:我不想反對你的觀點,不過我還是想說……
16.hit the nail (right) on the head 一語中的
A: He would break if he bought a car worth more than he could afford.
甲:若他買輛養(yǎng)不起的車子,定會破產(chǎn)。
B; You hit the nail right on the head.
乙:正是如此。
17.objection n. 反對
A: I really want to teach in the mountain pillage. What do you think?
甲:我真想到山村去教學。你覺得怎么樣?
B: Me? I have no objection. But you'd better ask your mum.
乙:我?我沒意見,不過你最好問問你媽媽。
18.see v. 看待
A: A marriage based on romantic loge alone won't last long.
甲:只建立在浪漫愛情基礎(chǔ)上的婚姻不會持久。
B: That's how I see it.
乙:我也是這樣看待這個問題。
19.get a point有道理
A: The excessive permissiveness of present-day parents is doing more harm than good to children and society as well.
甲:現(xiàn)在做父母的過分放縱子女對他們和社會弊大于利。
B: You've got a point there.
乙:你這話有道理。
20.something pron. 諸類事物(表示的是模糊概念)
A: Children are human beings and should be treated as such.
甲:孩子也是人啊,所以應同樣當作人看待。
B:.There's something in that, I suppose.
乙:我覺得這話有道理。
21.superior a. 優(yōu)于……
A: The new machine is superior in every aspect to the old one.
甲:新機器各方面都優(yōu)于舊的。
B: But the old one is much cheaper.
乙:可舊的更便宜。
22.case n. 情況
A: Many people in Africa are suffering from hunger.
甲:非洲許多人在受饑餓之苦。
B: Actually, that's not the case. Only some people in some of the African countries are starving.
乙:實際情況并不是這樣。只是某些非洲國家的一些人在挨俄。
23.for sure 肯定地
A: Doll is my bosom buddy. She keeps nothing from me.
甲:多爾是我的好朋友。她對我毫無隱瞞。
B: I can't say for sure.
乙:我可不敢茍同。
24.know of 知道
A: She's such a backbiter!
甲:她在背后說我壞話!
B: Nat that I know of.
乙:但這并不是我知道的那樣。
25.came off it 讓停止,別那么說了
A: What kind of Mr.Right am I seeking? Someone like Boh?
甲:你到底想找什么樣的白馬王子?像鮑勃那樣的嗎?
B: Bob? Come of f it
乙:鮑勃?別胡謅了!
26.come round to 改變意見,讓步,同意
A: Swimming is not that difficult.
甲:游泳并不難。
B: I can't come round to your way of thinking.
乙:我可不同意你的想法。
27.fuss n./v. 大驚小怪,緊張
A: Your hair style went out in the nineties!
甲:你的發(fā)型在90年代就過時了!
B: You are just making a fuss!
乙:別大驚小怪的。
28.nothing of 不具備……的素質(zhì)或條件
A: ane day she'll be another Qiong Yao.
甲:總有一天她會成為另一個瓊瑤。
B: Come on, she is nothing of a writer.
乙;得了吧。她可不是個當作家的料。
29.differ v. 不同
A: Extensive reading is of little use.
甲:泛讀用處不大。
B: I'm afraid I differ with you on this.
乙:恐怕在這件事上我和你意見不同。
30.be for/against 贊成/反對
A: Are you for yr against it?
甲:你是贊成還是反對?
B: I'm ail for it.
乙:我完全贊同。