旅游口语情景对话 第62天:如何拒绝

 　　星级典句：

　　第一句：I'm afraid I can't do that.

　　恐怕不行。

　　A: Can you lend¹ me some money?

　　你能借我点钱吗？

　　B: I'm afraid I can't do that.

　　恐怕不行。

　　第二句：I'm sorry but I can't help you.

　　抱歉我不能帮你。

　　A: Could² you write the thesis³ for me?

　　你能帮我写论文吗？

　　B: I'm sorry but I can't help you.

　　抱歉我不能帮你。

　　A: You know, I'm so busy with my part-time⁴ job recently⁵. Would⁶ you please...

　　你知道我最近忙兼职，你能……

　　B: Sorry. But I can't.

　　对不起，我不能这么做！

　　拒绝别人的较为委婉的说法有：

　　I wish I could help you, but I can't.

　　我希望我能帮上你，可我不能。

　　I'm sorry, but I'm busy right now.

　　对不起，我现在很忙。

　　而强硬的拒绝可以说：

　　I said⁷ no and I mean it.

　　我说不行就不行。

1 lend   

v.把…借给；借给

参考例句：

• Would you lend me some money?能借我一些钱吗？
• They had no reading books to lend.他们没有阅读用书可以出借。

2 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

3 thesis   

n.论题，论点，论文

参考例句：

• His thesis is being finished off.他的论文快写完了。
• He argued his thesis well.他为他的论点进行了有力的辩论。

4 part-time   

adj.兼职的，部分时间的；adv.部分时间，兼职地

参考例句：

• She works part-time in a shop.她在一家商店里兼职。
• I have a part-time job.我有一份兼职的工作。

5 recently   

adv.近来，最近

参考例句：

• The book was published as recently as last week.这本书上周刚出版。
• The weather has been very snowy recently.近来天气多雪。

6 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

7 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。