第二章：使您交谈轻松愉快的短句 - 9 随意的谈话
征求意见
Do you understand? --I understand. 你懂吗?You have to improve. Understood?
Understood. 明白了!
Is that clear? 清楚了吗? --It's clear
Get the picture? /Do you get the picture? *这里picture指;状态”、;情况”、;事态”（你了解情况吗? ）
Did you grasp the overall situation?
Do you know what I mean? --I think so. 你了解我说的意思吗?
Are you listening to me? 你在听吗? /You know what I mean? 你明白我的意思吧? /Are u following me? /Do u get my drift? / Are u paying attention?
It's a great deal. 这可是笔大买卖。
Are you blind? 你不知道吗?
Can't u see? /What's the matter with u?
You know what I'm talking about. 询问
You know what I mean
Don't play stupid
I said that, didn't I? 我是那样说的吧?
That's okay
Did I repeat myself?
Do u know that? /Do u know about that? 你知道那事吗?
Tom, do u happen to know Mary's phone number? 说不定你知道. . ? ---Yes, I do
I can't tell the difference. /I can't tell. 辨别（我辨别不出来）
Can you hear me? 你听得见吗?
Loud and clear
Did you hear me? 你听见我说的了吗?
同意
I can't go todayI understand. 知道了 /I don't understand
See? /Do you see? /Do you 明白吗? understand? /Do you get it? --I get it
I understand very well. 完全明白
I think I understand. 我想我懂了
I see what you mean. 我明白你说的了
I understand what you mean
That makes sense. /I get the point
I know that too well. 我太清楚那种事了
I think we need to expand. 扩展
If you change this, it will work
I see your point. 我明白你的意思
I get it. /I don't get it
You see?
I got it. /I see. 这样啊/原来这么一回事
I know that much! 我还是知道的
I left because I didn't feel well
That solves it. 原来是这样啊!
Well, that solves that
That's that. *比较随意的说法。
You have to change your attitude
All right, all right. I understand. 好吧. 好吧. 我知道了
L. A. is in California
I know. 我知道呀
I know that. /I know it. /I didn't know
I know that person. 我知道那个人
I'm acquainted with that person
Do you know that man?
No, but I know him by sight. 见过 （我见过他）
Jeff got married
Yeah, I heard about it. 我听说了
Yeah, someone told me
Yes, I've been told. /Yeah, I know
I hear you. 我听着呢/我知道了
We have to work harder
I hear you
Yes, I understand
So, do you get it?
I'm following you. 我理解了。
I'm with you
I'm not following you
He got fired because he was lazy
Makes sense. *言之有理/有道理，可以理解
That makes sense. /Makes sense to me
You're making sense
That doesn't make sense. 这也太奇怪了
不明白、不知道
I can't tell youI don't understand. 我不知道/不明白
I'm not following. /I don't get it
I'm confused
I get it. /I understand
I don't really understand. 我太明白
I don't understand very well
So, was he the thief?
That's not clear. 那不太清楚。
We should do this first
I can't see your point. 我不明白你在说什么
I don't see where you're coming from
I don't see your point
I can't understand what you mean. 我不明白你的意思
I can't see what you mean
I don't understand what you're trying to say
I don't get your drift
That's how you do it. 所以应该这样做呀
I'm not sure what you mean. 我弄不清楚你想说什么
I'm not sure I understand
I'm not sure I see what you mean
I don't know if I understand what you're trying to say
I don't know what's what. 我不知道这是怎么回事
I don't have any idea what's going on
I don't know anything any more
so, that's the way to use computers
It's over my head. 太难了，我弄不懂
It's beyond me
Your guess is as good as mine. 我也搞不清楚
How many people live in this town?
Your guess is as good as mine. 你要不知道，那我更不知道了
The more I think about it, the less I understand it. 越想越糊涂
I don't know what he is driving at. 打算做…（我不知道他要干什么）
I don't know what he intends
I don't know what he is getting at
I don't know what he is trying to do
It's not clear. /That's unclear
That's clear
What's she after? 她到底想干什么?
I'm not sure
What's her game?
I have no idea
Do you know where my pen is?
I have no idea. /I have no clue. /No idea. 我一点都不知道
It's all Greek to me. /I didn't know that
John got married last week
I didn't know that. 我怎么不知道/That's news to me
I wasn't aware of that. /I don't know
Do you know where she's from?
I don't know. /I have no idea
Do you know the way to my house?
I don't know for sure. ;确切地”
I don't know for certain. 我不太清楚
I'm not absolutely sure
No one knows for sure. 谁也不知道确切的情况
Is he married? --How should I know? 我怎么会知道. ? /谁能知道?
What is the meaning of life? 什么是人生?
Who knows? --Nobody knows
No way of knowing
There's no way of knowing
It's impossible to find out
反问
Excuse me. . . --Yes? 有事吗?I bought this beautiful pen
What for? 为何?
Is there a post office near here?
Pardon me? 您说什么? /Pardon? /I beg your pardon?
How about now? 现在怎么样?
Excuse me? What did you say? /What? 对不起您说什么. ?
Did you say anything? 你说什么来着?
I'm sorry, what did you say? 对不起，你说什么来着?
So what? 那又怎么样? （语气轻蔑、冷淡）
What of it?
What does it mean? /What do you mean? 什么意思?
Please explain what you mean
What are you trying to say?
What do you mean by that?
Are you saying that. . . ? *你是说…吗?
Are you saying that it's a bad idea?
That's right. 是的
Do you mean. . . ?
Are you trying to say that. . . ?
Then what? 后来怎么样了?
And then? /What happened then?
What's he driving at? 他想干吗?
Would you repeat that, please? 您能再说一遍吗?
Could you repeat that, please?
Could you say that again, please?
Please say it again. /Please repeat that
You're speaking too quickly. 您说的太快了
You're talking too fast
Please say it more slowly. 请说再慢一点
Please speak more slowly
More slowly, pls. /Please speak slower
Please don't speak so quickly
Would you slow down, please?
I can't keep up. 我跟不上
Please speak a little louder. 请在大声一点说
Could you speak up?
A little louder, please?
Speak up, please? /Please speak up
Please speak louder
I can't hear you. 我听不见
I can't hear a word you're saying
I can't hear you at all
I can't hear you well
I couldn't catch what you said. 听见、明白（我没听见你说什么. ）
I didn't catch that
What are you talking about? 你再说什么呢?
What did you say?
感想
John is very smart. --Yeah,just like me!就像我一样
We had melon for lunch at school. 哈蜜瓜
Was it good? 好吃吗?
After school, we played soccer
Did you have fun? 玩得高兴吗?
How do you like this suit? 这衣服怎么样?
It looks great on you. 很配你呀!
I think it's nice
How did u like it? 你觉得怎么样? --I liked it very much
What did you think of it?
Did you like it? /Did you enjoy it? 你喜欢吗?
What do you think of our new boss?
I think she's very friendly
What do you think about it? 你觉得这个怎么样?
询问、叙述情况
How'd things turn out? 结果是…(j结果怎么样? )
They turned out to be miserable
How was it? /How did it go?
How did it turn out? /How did it end up?
To make a long story short,. . . 简要地说/长话短说
Just tell me the story in a nutshell. 你就简明的说吧！
Give it to me in a nutshell. 简要地说
Let me know the circumstances. 情况 让我告诉你详细情况
Let me know the situation
How was the test?
A piece of cake. 简直轻而易举。
It was a piece of cake
It was very easy. /It was a snap
It was no problem at all
It was as easy as 1,2,3
It was as easy as A,B,C
How's your cooking going?
So far, so good. 到现在为止还好。
Up till now, no problems
How's school? --So-so. 马马虎虎。
That's about it. 就是这样
Wow! How'd you do that?
It was nothing. 这没什么/没什么了不起
It was no big deal
There's nothing to it. 很简单
Can you help me E-mail?
Sure, there's nothing to it
Nothing complicated about it
And if you plug this in. .
It worked! 啊，行了! / It did the job!
What about the new computer system?
It needs work. 还需改进/还需要加把劲儿
It needs more work
It needs some work
Almost! 就差那么一点儿。
I thought it was a home run. 本垒打
How's married life?
Going from bad to worse. 越来越糟
Getting increasingly worse
Getting worse and worse all the time
He made it big. 取得成功
He became very successful
He is a big success
They just fixed the car
We're set. 准备好了、问题解决了
Let's get going
Our problem's solved
We're ready. /We're okay
随声附和
That's why I was late. --I seeUh-huh. 嗯. 恩 ①I've been to Chicago. 去过→You have? 是吗? ②He's from Chicago →He is? ③He went to Chicago. 去. . 了→He did? ④He is tall. →He is? ⑤He's cooking now. →He is?
Is that right? 是那样吗? 、这样对吗?
Is that so? /Is that true? /Is that correct?
That's right. 是那样. /Exactly! 没错！/That's it exactly
That's exactly it
Oh, yeah? 是吗? /Is that so? 是这样吗? /Really?
Oh, do you? /Oh, you do?
Oh, you like it?
It's nice, isn't it?
And? 然后呢?
Me, too. 我也是/So am I. /So do I. /So did I
Neither do I. 我也不
I'll pay for dinner
Don't be silly. 别说傻话
Don't be foolish
I've lost my wallet. --That's too bad. 这事太倒霉了
Are you sure? 真的吗?
What a shame! 真是太过分了!、太遗憾了！
Good! /Great! *答应、满足的语气。
What a surprise! 真叫人吃惊
I hope not. /I hope so. 我真希望不是这样. /要是那样就好了
See? My dog can sing. 你知道吗? …
Unbelievable! /Incredible. 难以置信!
No kidding! /You're kidding! / You're joking! /That can't be! 开玩笑吧!
May I borrow your pen?
You bet. 当然行
No problem. /Sure. /Certainly
一时语塞
Well. . . /Umm. . . /Hmm. . . 嗯…、哎呀、什么? 、那么…、可是…、后来…May I take your order? 您点什么菜?
Well, let me see. . . 考虑、想（让我想想）
Let me check. 让我查查。
I'll find out for you. 我找找
May I ask who you are?
I'm a friend of John's. .
I mean. . . 我的意思是.
Mr. Shan
It's on the tip of my tongue. 话就在嘴边上
What should I say. . . 说什么好呢?
How should I put this. .
How should I put it. .
I don't know quite how to put this. 我真的不知道说什么好
You said you wanted to talk to me. .
Well, I don't know quite how to put this
I don't know how to say this
I'm not sure how to put this
What's the population of Narita?
Beats me. 这可让你问着了、怎么说呢
I can't answer that
What do you call it? 叫什么来着? 怎么说?
What would you call it? 你管它叫什么?
Who's the prime minister of Canada?
You've got me. 让你问住了。
催促别人说话
Say something. 说点什么吧I'm speechless. 我连话都说不出来了。
A penny for your thoughts. *这是惯用表达方式，;请告诉我你在想什么”
Tell me more about it. 我想知道的详细些
I want to know more about it in detail
I'd like to know more details
How was your trip? 你的旅行怎么样? --It was terrible
I'm all ears. *;聚精会神地听”。我在认真地听呢
How was the meeting? 会议开得怎么样?
We didn't accomplish much. 没什么结果
I'm listening. * 请继续说、我听着呢
Keep talking
Did you hear about my trip?
Not yet. I'd like to hear the story
I'd like to know the story. 我很想听听那件事
I'd like to hear about it
We had small talk. 闲聊（我们只是闲聊一会）
How was the movie? 电影怎么样?
I really enjoyed it
Did you enjoy the play? 那部戏有意思吗?
No, it was dull. 真没劲。
Let's talk about it later
I want to talk about it now. 我想现在就谈谈那件事
I need to tell you something
Shoot! 请说吧 /Go ahead
What's on your mind
Let's talk in English. /Let's speak in Eng. 我们说英语吧
Let's have a chat. 我们聊会天吧
To the point, please. 抓重点的说
Stop beating around the bush. *常用短语。
Get to the point, please
How was ur day? 今天过得怎样?
Exhausting. 精疲力尽了
转换话题
Let's change the subject. 我们换个话题吧Okay, okay, I'll pay u back next week. .
Let's talk about something else
Let's talk about something different
I'd rather talk about something else
Let's get back to the subject. 言归正传。
Yes, let's
Let's get back to the point
Let's get back on track
I don't want to talk about it now. 我现在不想谈论那件事
I'd prefer not to talk about it
We're playing golf this Sunday, right?
Let's talk about it later. 那事以后再说吧
To change the subject. . . 另外我们说说. . .
I can't believe it. 真让人难以相信。
To change the subject. .
Ha, ha, that's a good one!
Well, all joking aside, let's get to work. 好了，玩笑就到此…，快去干活儿吧
Well, seriously,. .
By the way,. 顺便提一下. . . It was really fun
By the way, how is John?
You were saying? 你刚才说什么来着?
Continue. /Carry on. /Please go on
The party gonna be great!
Oh, that reminds me. I can't go. 我想起来了
Let's stop talking. 别说了
I'm tired of talking
I don't want to talk anymore
I've heard the story before. 那是我听过了
You've already told me
I'm sick and tired of hearing that. . 对…腻透了
I've heard enough about it already
I don't want to hear about it anymore
Let's drop the subject. 结束、停止 （这件事别再说了. ）
Let's drop it
I don't want to talk about it anymore
Don't say it so loud. 别那么大声说话
I thought you were hard of hearing
Don't say that kind of thing so loudly
Please lower you voice
下决心
I've decided. 我已经决定了I've decided to move. --Really?
I've made up my mind
I've come to a decision
What should we do tonight?
It's up to you. 取决于（一切都看你的了）
It depends on you
It's completely up to you
It's all up to you
Do you want to go out or stay home?
You decide. 你决定吧
This is the important point. 这是关键性的一点
This is the main point
This is crucial
Let me help you
This is my personal problem. 这是我个人问题
This is my private affair
It's a matter of life and death. 这是生死攸关的大事
It's extremely important
You're free to go or stay. 是去是留随你
You're free to leave anytime
I'm not keeping you here
Are you going to patch things up?
No, there's no turning back. 无可挽回
We can't turn back now
Should we go to the party tonight?
I don't know
Let's play it by ear. 走一步看一步、再说吧
Let's leave everything to chance
Let's just see what happens. 看情况吧。
Are you sure you can do it?
Yes, I'm sure I can do it. /I certainly can do it. /I believe I can do it. 我确信我能做好
I'm still unable to decide what to do. 我仍然无法决定我该做什么
What are you going to do?
I'm still unable to decide what to do
I'm still undecided
I still can't decide what to do
I'm still unsure. 我仍然没有把握。
I'll follow her. /I'll go after her. 我跟着他
Let's all get together and act as one. 我们一起去干！
Let's work together as a team
I have to do it anyhow. *反正、无论如何
I must do it anyway
Should I go to college?
Yeah, it's now or never. 机不可失，时不再来
No time like the present
Seize the day. 把握今天
When should I go?
The sooner, the better. 越早越好
Can you jump over the river?
I'll take a chance. 我碰碰运气看、试一试
I'll take a gamble
I'll go for it. 我大胆试一试
I'll give it a try
Have more guts! 再拿出点勇气来
It's getting late
Let's finish it somehow. 想方设法、不管怎样（我们总的想办法完成. ）
Let's try our best to finish it
Let's get it over with
I don't think I can beat him
Well,it's worth a try. 值得一试
We must function as one mind and one body. 我们必须同心同德
We have to work together
We must be a team
We have to cooperate with each other
You just wait. 你等着瞧吧！
We're betting all of our money
Yeah, it's all or nothing. 豁出去了