“ 如果要评选出最让人不喜欢的十个词,“不知道”肯定赫然在列。这个词看似中性,实际上在很多场合下都包含的是一种消极的态度。“今晚吃什么”,“不知道,到时候看”;“请问五道口怎么走”,“别问我,我不知道”;“那个,retard什么意思”,“不知道,自己查”等等。“不知道”可谓是一个万能词。我们真的不清楚某个问题的时候可以用到,想敷衍了事或者正面回避的时候也可以用其回答。
而在英语当中,I don't know算是大家最常用到的表达。除此之外还有哪些其他表达方式呢?
▬ I have no idea.
我不清楚
I have no idea where he went.
他去哪了我真不清楚。
▬ I don't get it.
我没明白
Why did you give me that look?
I don't get it.
你干嘛给我那个眼神?真不明白。
▬ I'm not sure.
我不确定
I'm not sure if it's right to do so.
我不知道这么做对不对。
▬ I don't have a clue.
我毫无头绪
It's been three days.
And I don't have a clue for God sake.
都已经三天了,我TM竟毫无头绪。
▬ Beats me.
搞不懂
What you're presenting
here really beats me.
你在这演示的真搞蒙我了。
▬ Hmm. That's a good question.
嗯,这个问题不错。
-Why don't you like Joe?
-Hmm. That's a good question.
-你为何不喜欢Joe?
-好问题。 |
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