英語口語每天說上半小時 009

009 Certainty and uncertainty 確定和不確定

1. Are you certain about that? 你確定嗎?

2. Were you quite sure about your success? 你有把握你能成功嗎?

3. Really? 真的嗎?

4. I suppose you have no doubt about that. 我想你對那件事毫無疑問吧。

5. I've no doubt of your ability. 我對你的能力沒有懷疑。

6. I bet they've got lost. 我敢斷定他們迷路了。

7. I'm quite convinced things will improve. 我確信事情會好轉(zhuǎn)的。

8. It's hard to tell. 很難說。

9. That's my conviction. 這是我的信念。

10. I can't decide when to start. 我不能決定什么時候出發(fā)。

Dialogue 1

M: Where were you last night, at exactly 9:20PM?

昨晚9點(diǎn)20分的時候你在哪里?

W: 9:20pm, I couldn't say. I can't remember.

晚上9點(diǎn)20分，我說不上來。我不記得了。

M: Are you sure you can't remember?

你肯定你不記得了嗎?

W: I'm absolutely certain.

我敢肯定。

M: Were you in or out? Can you remember that?

你在家還是出去?你記得嗎?

W: I'm not quite positive. I think I went out at about half pass nine.

我不是很肯定。我想九點(diǎn)半左右我出去了。

M: Did you see anyone come into the block flats?

你有看到任何人進(jìn)住宅樓嗎?

W: No, I didn't.

不，我沒有。

M: Sure?

確定?

W: Quite sure.

十分確定。

Dialogue 2

W: Are you sure this is the right restaurant?

你確定這就是這家餐館嗎?

M: Positive.

確定。

W: You don't think you could be wrong?

你不覺得你有可能是錯的嗎?

M: I'm absolutely sure I'm right.

我敢肯定我是對的。

W: I don't know. It looks a little wrong down.

我不知道。看起來有可能是錯的。

M: This is right. There is no doubt to my mind.

是對的。在我心里，那是毫無疑問的。

W: You're hundred percent sure you want to eat here?

你100%確定你要在這里吃?

M: Check and double check.

非常確定。

Dialogue 3

M: Do you think they two will get married?

你覺得他們兩個會結(jié)婚嗎?

W: Yeah, you can count on it.

是的，你盡管相信好了。

M: I think so. Yes, they get along so well.

我覺得是這樣的。是的，他們相處得很好。

W: I like him. He's good for her.

我喜歡他。他對她很好。

M: You're right. He sure is.

你說得對。他確實(shí)是這樣。

Dialogue 4

W: I'm exhausted. My new exercise class is so hard.

我筋疲力盡了。我的新練習(xí)課太難了。

M: I think it is easy. I could work in your class with no problem.

我覺得很容易。如果我去你們班上做，一定不會有問題的。

W: You think so?

你真這樣認(rèn)為?

M: Oh, without doubt. When is the next class?

噢，毫無疑問。下節(jié)課是什么時候?

W: Tomorrow morning. Try it.

明天早上。試試。

M: No problem.

沒問題。

W: Are you going to the class this morning?

今天早上你要去上課嗎?

M: Of course, easy. No sweat.

當(dāng)然，容易。毫不費(fèi)力。

W: You're not able to move after this class.

上了這節(jié)課之后你會不能動的。

M: Are you kidding me? It's going to be a piece of cake.

你在跟我開玩笑嗎?這種事是小菜一碟。

W: You want to bet?

你想要打賭嗎?

M: Yeah, what's the bet?

是的，賭什么?

W: I bet I can go one hour in your class this morning and not feel a thing.

我打賭今天早上我去你們那上一小時的課，絲毫不累。

Dialogue 5

M: You say he was around average height.

你說他是中等身材。

W: Yes, that's right, around five nine five ten.

是的，沒錯，五英尺九或五英尺十左右。

M: Weight?

體重呢?

W: I'm not sure. Medium I suppose. Maybe a little on the heavy side.

我不確定。我想是中等吧?？赡苡悬c(diǎn)偏胖。

M: Any marks on his face?

他的臉上有任何斑點(diǎn)嗎?

W: No, I don't think so.

不，我覺得沒有。

M: Glasses?

戴眼鏡嗎?

W: No.

沒有。

M: What about his hair?

頭發(fā)呢?

W: Black or dark brown.

黑色或深褐色。

M: Long or short? Straight? Curly?

長還是短?直的?卷的?

W: Straight, I think, and about average length.

我想是直的，中等長度上下。

M: Boy, this sure doesn't help us much. It could be anybody. How about his cloth? What was he wearing?

男孩，這可能對我們沒有多大的幫助。任何人都有可能。他的衣服呢?他穿什么?

W: Well, he had a Jacket or a plot shirt. You know the kind of number jackets wear.

額，他穿著一件夾克或者一件格子襯衣。你知道的，那種數(shù)字夾克衫。

M: Ok, now we are getting somewhere. Pants?

好的，現(xiàn)在我們說說別的地方。褲子?

W: Dark, maybe dark blue maybe black. I'm not sure.

深色，可能是深藍(lán)色也可能是深黑色。我不確定。

M: What kind of shoes?

鞋子是什么類型的?

W: Boots

靴子。

M: Cowboy Boots.

牛仔靴子?

W: No, hiking boots. Brown ones.

不，旅行靴。褐色的。

M: All right. That seems done a little. Now I want you to look some pictures.

好的。似乎有點(diǎn)進(jìn)展了。現(xiàn)在我想讓你看一些圖片。

Dialogue 6

M: Well, what about it? As it happens I've got two tickets for next Thursday evening. I thought perhaps.

額，怎么樣?正好我有兩張下星期四晚上的門票。我想可能是這樣。

W: Well, thanks all the same, Denise. But no I don't think so. Sorry, I'm sure you would enjoy it. I'd like to Denise, but I'm busy on Friday this week and next week too.

額，仍然感謝你，德尼絲。但是不，我不這樣認(rèn)為。對不起，我肯定你會喜歡它的。我想去的，德尼絲，但是這個星期五我很忙，下個星期也是。

M: But I said Thursday. The tickets are for Thursday evening.

但是我說的是星期四。門票是星期四晚上的。

W: Thursday? Oh, sorry. I meant Thursday too. I mean I'm busy then too.

星期四?噢，對不起。我說的也是星期四。我是說那時候我也很忙。

M: I see. Oh, well some other time perhaps?

我知道了。噢，別的時間行嗎?

W: Yes. Some other time perhaps. Thanks again.

是的。別的時間可以。再次謝謝。

If your are a teacher, are your sure that the student with good grades will be a successful person in the future? And are you sure that slow student will be also slow in his whole life? I'm not sure about it. Absolutely not. I had a student in all the teacher's agreed that he was absolutely the slowest student we have ever had. He spokes slowly, moves slowly and row slowly. We suspected that he thought slowly, but he could proud add the type of daughter to his name in six years. So I believe one sentence forever-If at first you don't succeed it try, try again. Yes, I'm sure about this. You may also remember it.

如果你是一名老師，你敢肯定成績好的學(xué)生將來一定會成為成功人士嗎?你敢肯定后進(jìn)生在他的生命中一種都是落后的嗎?我不肯定。絕對不肯定。我有一個學(xué)生，在所有老師看來，他絕對是他們教過的動作最慢的學(xué)生。他說話慢，動作慢，吵架慢。我們懷疑他的頭腦轉(zhuǎn)得也慢，但是他可以引以為榮的是,他在六年內(nèi)變有了一個和他一樣的女兒.所以我相信一句話——如果你起初沒有成功，嘗試，再嘗試。是的，我肯定。你也會記得的。