365天英語口語大全之交際口語(MP3+中英文本) 第25期:肯定
1.慣用口語句子：
Yeah．
= Yes/Yep/Yup.
是的。
You're right.
= You said it.
= Right.
你說得對。
You got it．
你說對啦。
You're absolutely right.
= You're dead right.
你完全正確。
Absolutely.
一點兒沒錯。
It sure is．
沒錯。
absolutely ad. 完全地，絕對地
dead ad. 完全地，絕對地
I suppose what you said is right.
我認爲你說的是對的。
suppose v. 以爲，猜想
You have a point here.
你說的很有道理。
Your opinion is reasonable.
你的觀點很有道理。
I think you may have something here.
我認爲也許你說得有道理。
reasonable a. 合理
這句話中“point”的意思是“要點”。
You're correct in saying this.
你這麼說是對的。
You're thinking in the right direction.
你思考的路子是對的。
correct a. 對的．正確的
direction n. 方向
It seems that you're right.
看起來你是對的。
“It seems that...”這個句型很實用，意思是“看起來…”。例如，“It seems that the weather is good.”可以翻譯成“看起來天氣不
錯。”
This is the correct thing to do.
= That is the right thing to do.
就該這麼做。
I think it's right.
= I believe it's correct.
我認爲這是正確的。
Much of what you said is right,
你說的許多話都是對的。
I guess it's true what they say.
我想他們說的是對的。
You're right beyond question.
無可爭辯，你是對的。
2.實用對話
Expressing Affirmation表示肯定
Tracy: Have you heard anything yet? Did Lily get the top mark on the last exam?
翠西：你有沒有聽到什麼？莉莉在上次的考試中得了最高分了嗎？
Peter: I have no idea. Is that what you heard?
彼得：我不知道。你是這麼聽說的嗎？
Tracy: It looks like it from that big smile on her face.
翠西：從她臉上的笑容看上去像是這樣的。
Peter: Yeah. It seems that you're right. She smiles a lot when she knows she's done well.
彼得：是啊。看起來你是對的。她知道自己考得好的時候就會露出燦爛的笑容。
Tracy: She has earned it though. She works really hard and studies a lot every day.
翠西：可她也該考好了。她的確很刻苦，每天花在學習上的時間也很多。
Peter: I guess it's true what they say. There is no substitute for hard work.
彼得：我想他們說的是對的，功夫不負有心人啊。
Tracy: You have a point here. But I can't help but think luck is important too. You know, if you don't know the right people,
sometimes it can be hard to get the right job.
翠西：你說的很有道理。但我還是認爲運氣也是很重要的。你知道的，如果你不認識相應的人，有時候你就很難得到合適的工作。
3.詳細解說
1.“though”在這裏的意思是“然而，可是”，多用於口語。作此義講時，“though”一般置於句尾，例如：It was a hard job; he took it though．（這是份苦差事，可他還是接受了。）Two heart attacks in a year. It hasn't stopped him smoking, though．（他一年犯了兩次心臟病。可這還是沒有讓他戒掉煙。）It sounds like a lot of fun. Isn't it rather risky though?（聽起來很有趣，可這是不是有點
兒太冒險了？）
2.“can't help but do sth.”就相當於“can't help (doing) sth．”，意爲“忍不住要做某事，控制不住自己（或不能改變自己的行爲或
思想而）要做某事”。例如：Lee could not help but agree with her.（李忍不住同意了她的觀點。）She couldn't help it if she was
being irrational.（如果她當時不理智，她就控制不住自己。）-Stop biting your nails. I can’t help it．（-別咬指甲了。-我控制不
了自己。）
4.文化洗禮
"Yes" or "No"
據說前幾年發生過這樣一事件：
一位剛去美國的中國留學生被控涉嫌殺害了他的美國女房東。
在法庭上，法官詢問這位中國留學生：
“Did you kill the hostess?”（你殺害了女房東嗎？）
留學生回答道：
“No.”（沒殺。）
法官又追問一句：
“So you didn't kill the hostess?”（那麼就是說你沒殺女房東？）
留學生回答說“Yes.”（是我殺的。）
這一回答讓法官迷惑不解：一會兒說No．一會兒說Yes．前後矛盾，弄得庭審無法進行下去。
原來，這位中國留學生對英語否定疑問句的回答方式不熟悉，按照漢語習慣進行回答，誤用了Yes和No。因此造成了誤解。在英語裏，不管是回答一般疑問句，還是否定疑問句，使用Yes還是No取決於答案（事實）本身。若做過此事，就用Yes；若沒有做過此事，就用No，不能套用漢語的回答方式。因此，這位中國留學生應該自始至終都用No來回答法官的提問。即，法官與留學生完整的對話應該爲：
官法: Did you kill the hostess?
學生: No. ( I didn't kill the hostess. )
法官: So you didn't kill the hostess?
掌生: No. ( I didn't kill the hostess.
一言以蔽之，不管對方怎麼問，你說Yes還是No取決於事實本身！肯定的事實就用Yes回答，否定的事實就用No回答。
