8.Certainty & Uncertainty
8.肯定·不肯定
The Most Common Expressions
最常用表達法
1.A:Are you certain?
1.A:你肯定嗎?
B:Absolutely certain.
B:絕對肯定。
2.A:Are you positive it was midnight?
2.A:你肯定那是午夜嗎?
B:Absolutely positive.
B:絕對有把握。
3.A:Are you sure?
3.A:你肯定嗎?
B:I'm not sure.
B:我沒有把握。
4.A:Are you sure about that?
4.A:這事你能肯定嗎?
B:I'm a hundred percent certain.
B:我百分之一百肯定。
5.A:Forgive me, but are you really certain?
5.A:對不起,不過您真的能肯定嗎?
B:I can't be certain.
B:我不能肯定。
The Informal Expressions
非正式場合表達法
I give my word for it.
我可以向你保證。
I bet.
我敢斷定。
I really can't tell.
我確定沒法斷定。
I can't say for certain.
我說不準。
I'm in two minds about which to choose.
我決定不了挑選哪個好。
The Formal Expressions
正式場合表達法
Is there any room for doubt?
還有什么疑問嗎?
He must have missed the 6:30 train.
他一定沒趕上六點半的那班火車。
I'm quite convinced of her experience in it.
我很相信她在這方面的經驗。
There's very little doubt in my mind about that.
此事我并不懷疑。
I am not at all convinced.
我根本沒有信服。