英语口语每天说上半小时 009

009 Certainty and uncertainty 确定和不确定

1. Are you certain about that? 你确定吗?

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

3. Really? 真的吗?

4. I suppose you have no doubt about that. 我想你对那件事毫无疑问吧。

5. I've no doubt of your ability. 我对你的能力没有怀疑。

6. I bet they've got lost. 我敢断定他们迷路了。

7. I'm quite convinced things will improve. 我确信事情会好转的。

8. It's hard to tell. 很难说。

9. That's my conviction. 这是我的信念。

10. I can't decide when to start. 我不能决定什么时候出发。

Dialogue 1

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

昨晚9点20分的时候你在哪里?

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

晚上9点20分，我说不上来。我不记得了。

M: Are you sure you can't remember?

你肯定你不记得了吗?

W: I'm absolutely certain.

我敢肯定。

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

你在家还是出去?你记得吗?

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

我不是很肯定。我想九点半左右我出去了。

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

你有看到任何人进住宅楼吗?

W: No, I didn't.

不，我没有。

M: Sure?

确定?

W: Quite sure.

十分确定。

Dialogue 2

W: Are you sure this is the right restaurant?

你确定这就是这家餐馆吗?

M: Positive.

确定。

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

你不觉得你有可能是错的吗?

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

我敢肯定我是对的。

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

我不知道。看起来有可能是错的。

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

是对的。在我心里，那是毫无疑问的。

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

你100%确定你要在这里吃?

M: Check and double check.

非常确定。

Dialogue 3

M: Do you think they two will get married?

你觉得他们两个会结婚吗?

W: Yeah, you can count on it.

是的，你尽管相信好了。

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

我觉得是这样的。是的，他们相处得很好。

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

我喜欢他。他对她很好。

M: You're right. He sure is.

你说得对。他确实是这样。

Dialogue 4

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

我筋疲力尽了。我的新练习课太难了。

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

我觉得很容易。如果我去你们班上做，一定不会有问题的。

W: You think so?

你真这样认为?

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

噢，毫无疑问。下节课是什么时候?

W: Tomorrow morning. Try it.

明天早上。试试。

M: No problem.

没问题。

W: Are you going to the class this morning?

今天早上你要去上课吗?

M: Of course, easy. No sweat.

当然，容易。毫不费力。

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

上了这节课之后你会不能动的。

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

你在跟我开玩笑吗?这种事是小菜一碟。

W: You want to bet?

你想要打赌吗?

M: Yeah, what's the bet?

是的，赌什么?

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

我打赌今天早上我去你们那上一小时的课，丝毫不累。

Dialogue 5

M: You say he was around average height.

你说他是中等身材。

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

是的，没错，五英尺九或五英尺十左右。

M: Weight?

体重呢?

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

我不确定。我想是中等吧。可能有点偏胖。

M: Any marks on his face?

他的脸上有任何斑点吗?

W: No, I don't think so.

不，我觉得没有。

M: Glasses?

戴眼镜吗?

W: No.

没有。

M: What about his hair?

头发呢?

W: Black or dark brown.

黑色或深褐色。

M: Long or short? Straight? Curly?

长还是短?直的?卷的?

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

我想是直的，中等长度上下。

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

男孩，这可能对我们没有多大的帮助。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.

额，他穿着一件夹克或者一件格子衬衣。你知道的，那种数字夹克衫。

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

好的，现在我们说说别的地方。裤子?

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

深色，可能是深蓝色也可能是深黑色。我不确定。

M: What kind of shoes?

鞋子是什么类型的?

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。似乎有点进展了。现在我想让你看一些图片。

Dialogue 6

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

额，怎么样?正好我有两张下星期四晚上的门票。我想可能是这样。

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.

额，仍然感谢你，德尼丝。但是不，我不这样认为。对不起，我肯定你会喜欢它的。我想去的，德尼丝，但是这个星期五我很忙，下个星期也是。

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

但是我说的是星期四。门票是星期四晚上的。

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

星期四?噢，对不起。我说的也是星期四。我是说那时候我也很忙。

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

我知道了。噢，别的时间行吗?

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

是的。别的时间可以。再次谢谢。

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.

如果你是一名老师，你敢肯定成绩好的学生将来一定会成为成功人士吗?你敢肯定后进生在他的生命中一种都是落后的吗?我不肯定。绝对不肯定。我有一个学生，在所有老师看来，他绝对是他们教过的动作最慢的学生。他说话慢，动作慢，吵架慢。我们怀疑他的头脑转得也慢，但是他可以引以为荣的是,他在六年内变有了一个和他一样的女儿.所以我相信一句话——如果你起初没有成功，尝试，再尝试。是的，我肯定。你也会记得的。