英语口语课堂 53 否定性答复

Negative Response 否定性答复

[00:07.20]No,

[00:09.10]不，......。

[00:10.99]A:I must be going now.

[00:12.84]现在我得走了。

[00:14.69]B:Really?Can't you stay a little longer?

[00:16.93]真的要走？不能多待一会儿？

[00:19.18]A:No,I really must go now.My family are expecting me home soon.

[00:22.63]不，真的该走了，家人盼着我早点儿回家。

[00:26.09]B:Be seeing you then! A:See you!

[00:28.33]那么再见吧！再见

[00:30.58]I'd love to,but I...

[00:33.97]我很想，可是......。

[00:37.37]A:How have you been? B:Fine,thank you.

[00:39.76]近来好吗？很好。

[00:42.14]A:And how's everyone in your family?

[00:44.29]家里人都怎么样？

[00:46.44]B:Very well, thank you.I'm meeting my wife and daughter for lunch at twelve.

[00:49.84]很好。十三点我要和妻子、孩子吃午饭，

[00:53.23]Would you care to join us?

[00:54.94]想一块儿去吗？

[00:56.64]A:I'd love to,but I'm afraid I can't.

[00:59.09]很想去，但是恐怕去不了，

[01:01.54]I've already got a luncheon¹ engagement².

[01:03.89]午餐已经有约了。

[01:06.24]No,I don't believe I...

[01:09.78]不，我想我没......。

[01:13.32]A:Hello,George.It's good to see you.Have you met Mr.Brown?

[01:16.46]乔治，你好！见到你很高兴。你见过布朗先生吗？

[01:19.61]B:No,I don't believe I have.

[01:22.10]我想没见过。

[01:24.60]A:Mr.Brown,I'd like to introduce George Miller³.

[01:27.74]布朗先生，我想给你介绍一下乔治.米勒。

[01:30.89]Mr.miller is a business associate of our company.

[01:33.43]米勒先生是我们公司的生意伙伴。

[01:35.98]C:I'm very glad to meet you,Mr.Miller.

[01:38.52]见到你很高兴，米勒先生。

[01:41.06]Oh,it's too...

[01:44.06]哎呀，太......。

[01:47.06]A:Can we go to the beach on foot?

[01:49.36]步行去海滩怎么样？

[01:51.65]B:Oh,it's too far to walk there.We can take a bus.

[01:54.54]哎呀，太远了，走着去不了，我们可以坐公共汽车。

[01:57.43]A:Is the bus station close by?

[01:59.48]车站近吗？

[02:01.54]B:Yeah,it's a block away down the street.

[02:03.89]近，沿街走一个街区就是。

[02:06.24]I don't suppose...

[02:08.78]我想......不......。

[02:11.33]A:Is it Fred's fault?

[02:13.22]是弗雷德的错吗？

[02:15.12]B:No,I don't suppose he's to blame.The man in the other car made a mistake.

[02:18.47]不，我觉得不应该怪他，另一辆车的人失误了。

[02:21.82]A:But he's equally responsible because he tried to overtake⁴ you.

[02:24.86]但是他同样该承担责任，因为他试图超车。

[02:27.91]I'm afraid...

[02:30.31]恐怕......。

[02:32.71]A:Write down your name here in ink.

[02:35.02]用钢笔写上名字。

[02:37.32]B:But I don't have a pen with me.May I use a pencil?

[02:40.07]可是我没有钢笔，用铅笔行吗？

[02:42.82]A:I'm afraid a pencil won't do.

[02:44.92]恐怕铅笔不行。

[02:47.02]C:Wait a moment.I'll find you one.

[02:49.42]等等，我来给你找一支。

[02:51.82]But it's almost impossible to..

[02:56.36]可......几乎是不可能的！

[03:00.91]A:We'll spend at most two days in Beijing.

[03:03.26]我们在北京最多呆两天。

[03:05.62]B:But it's almost impossible to do justice to the ancient city within two days.

[03:09.26]两天不可能转完这座古城。

[03:12.91]A:A week will be better but we can't afford the time.

[03:15.36]一周倒是变好的，可是没有时间呀？

[03:17.81]There's no need to...

[03:20.66]没必要......。

[03:23.52]A:I'm taking the two o'clock train.

[03:25.56]我要坐两点的火车。

[03:27.60]B:That's one of the best trains.

[03:29.69]那可是一列好车。

[03:31.78]A:Could we start at twelve?

[03:33.52]十二点出发可以吗？

[03:35.26]B:There's no need to start out that early.

[03:37.45]没必要走那早，

[03:39.65]Let's make it one o'clock and we still leave half an hour's margin⁵.

[03:43.00]咱们定在一点吧，那样还可余出半个小时。

[03:46.34]No,thank you.I prefer...

[03:50.54]不，谢谢，我更喜欢....

[03:54.74]A:Would you like some fruit juice?

[03:56.99]你想来点果汁吗？

[03:59.23]B:No,thank you.I prefer tea to fruit juice.

[04:01.78]不，谢谢，我更喜欢茶。

[04:04.32]A:OK,and how about some cereals⁶?

[04:06.82]好吧，来点谷类食品怎么样？

[04:09.31]B:Cereals?That'd be fine.

[04:11.46]谷类食品？好吧？

[04:13.61]I'm very sorry I can't.

[04:16.85]对不起，不行。

[04:20.09]A:We're going to the movies.Will you join us?

[04:22.74]我们要去看电影，你去吗？

[04:25.39]B:I'm very sorry I can't.

[04:27.44]对不起，不行。

[04:29.50]A:Why not? B:I have some business to attend to.

[04:32.29]为什么？我有事要处理。

1 luncheon   

n.午宴，午餐，便宴

参考例句：

• We have luncheon at twelve o'clock.我们十二点钟用午餐。
• I have a luncheon engagement.我午饭有约。

2 engagement   

n.订婚，婚约，约定，约会

参考例句：

• I can't see you on Monday because I have a previous engagement.星期一我不能见你，因为我有约在先。
• It was my mother's very own engagement ring.这正是我母亲自己的订婚戒指。

3 miller   

n.磨坊主

参考例句：

• Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
• The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。

4 overtake   

v.追上，赶过，超过；袭击，压倒

参考例句：

• I had to walk very fast to overtake you.我不得不快走才能赶过你。
• No one could overtake him.没有人能超过他。

5 margin   

n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。

6 cereals   

n.谷类食品，谷类；麦片粥

参考例句：

• By cereals we mean wheat,oats,rye,barley,and all that.谈到谷物，我们指的是小麦、燕麦、黑麦、大麦之类的东西。
• Wheat and rice are cereals.小麦和水稻是谷类植物。