1. Look 你聽我說
Look, I'm really sorry I woke you, I just wanted to tell you I was all right.
聽我說,我真抱歉吵醒你,我只是想告訴你我一切都好。
2. Like I said 就像我剛才說的
Like I said before, I see failure as a stepping stone to success.
就像我之前說的,失敗是成功之母。
3. You bet 一點(diǎn)也沒錯(cuò)
You bet your ass I'm going to fire you.
你完完全全正確,我非把你開除不可。
(有時(shí)候?yàn)榱思訌?qiáng)語氣,連ass都可以拿來當(dāng)賭注喔!用來表示這件事是百分之兩百地正確。)
4. Well 回應(yīng)對方之前可以說的
Where did you go last month?
你上個(gè)月去哪呢?
Well, I was in America.
這個(gè)嘛,我在美國呢。
5. You know 希望得到對方的理解
You know, I don't think that it's made the decision any easier.
你知道嗎,我不認(rèn)為這對作出決定有絲毫幫助。
6. The point is...關(guān)鍵是
I know English is important but the point is how to improve.
我知道英語很重要但關(guān)鍵是如何去提升。
7. There you go. 就這樣了。
"There you go." 是老美希望結(jié)束一段對話時(shí),很自然會脫口而出的一句話。
“Here you go.” 雖然只有一詞之差,但意義是“干的好”。
8. I know 我知道
I know you've been studying chimpanzees for thirty years now.
我知道你研究黑猩猩至今已有30年了。
9. Just right place, right time 天時(shí)地利而已
有一次我問老美怎么追到這么一個(gè)如花似玉的女朋友,他回答我,"Just right place, right time"。
10. Here's the thing 問題是
Here's the thing, we don't have that much money for the trip.
問題是,我們沒有那么多錢去旅行。
11. You know what I'm saying? 你懂我的意思嗎?
She was a bit stuck up, you know what I'm saying?
她有點(diǎn)自命不凡,你懂我的意思嗎?
12. To be honest 坦白說
To be honest, I don't think we can finish the task.
坦白說,我覺得咱們無法完成這個(gè)任務(wù)。