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<p><strong>●拒绝请求和建议</strong></p><p><strong>我希望可以，但是…… I wish I could, but... </strong><br />*委婉地拒绝对方要求的表达方式。 <br />Could you work overtime tonight? (今天晚上能加个班吗?) <br />I wish I could, but... (我希望可以，但是……) <br />= I'd love to, but...</p><p><strong>◎我不愿意。 I won't. </strong><br />I want you to do it now. (我想让你现在就做。) <br />I won't. (我不愿意。)</p><p><strong>◎不，谢谢。 No, thank you. </strong><br />*虽然很感激，但必须拒绝时使用。 <br />Do you need help? (要我来帮你吗?) <br />No, thank you. (不，谢谢。) <br />No, thanks. *随便的说法。 <br />Yes, thank you. (好吧，麻烦你。)</p><p><strong>◎我想不行。 I don't think so. </strong><br />Can we go? (我们也能去吗?) <br />No, I don't think so. (不，我想不行。) <br />= I don't believe so.</p><p><strong>◎我不要。 I don't want it. </strong><br />Here you are. (给你。) <br />I don't want it. (我不要。)</p><p><strong>◎真的不要。 I really don't want it. </strong><br />Take one. (拿一个吧。) <br />I really don't want it. (我真的不要。)</p><p><strong>◎真抱歉，我不能帮助你。 I'm sorry I can't help you. </strong><br />Where is the ABC Hotel? (请问ABC饭店在哪儿?) <br />I'm sorry I can't help you. (对不起，我帮不了你。) <br />Can you work overtime tonight? (今天晚上你能加班吗?) <br />I'm sorry, I can't help you. (对不起，我加不了班。) <br />= I'm sorry I can't assist you. <br />= I'm sorry I can't be any help.</p><p><strong>◎我反对他的建议。 I'm against his proposal. </strong></p><p><strong>◎我很乐意，可我帮不了你。 I wish I could help you, but I can't. </strong><br />Could you help me get a job? (您能帮我找一份工作吗?) <br />I wish I could help you, but I can't. (可惜我帮不了你。)</p><p><strong>◎那事我使不上劲。 I can't do anything about it. </strong><br />You have to help me. (你得帮帮我。) <br />I can't do anything about it. (那事我使不上劲。) <br />= There is nothing I can do about it. <br />= I can do nothing about it.</p><p><strong>◎我无法满足你的愿望。 I can't make that happen. </strong><br />I want to work for this company. (我想在这家公司工作。) <br />Sorry, I can't make that happen. (对不起，我无法满足你的愿望。)</p><p><strong>◎我没那份心情。 I'm not in the mood. </strong><br />Do you want to dance? (想跳舞吗?) <br />I'm not in the mood. (我没那份心情。) <br />= I don't feel like it.</p><p><strong>◎很遗憾，我现在有件急事。 I'm afraid I've got urgent business now. </strong><br />I'm afraid I've got urgent business now. (很遗憾，我现在有件急事。) <br />That's a shame. (真是太遗憾了。)</p><p><strong>◎我有别的事。 I have other business to take care of. <br /></strong>Are you free today? (你今天有时间吗?) <br />No, I have other business to take care of. (没有，我有别的事。)</p><p><strong>◎对不起，我现在正忙着呢。 I'm sorry, but I'm busy just now. </strong><br />I'm sorry, but I'm busy right now.</p><p><strong>◎对不起，我有急事。 I'm sorry, but I'm in a hurry. </strong><br />Sorry, I don't have time. (对不起，我没时间了。)</p><p><strong>◎现在不行。 Not right now. </strong></p><p><strong>◎我就算了吧。 Count me out. </strong><br />*自己不愿意参加，不愿意加入时使用。 <br />Are you coming? (你来吗?) <br />Count me out. (我就算了吧。) <br />Count me in. (算上我一个。)</p><p><strong>◎如果可以的话，最好不…… I'd rather not. </strong><br />Let's go drinking. (我们去喝酒吧。) <br />I'd rather not. (我还是不去了吧。)</p><p><strong>◎够了，够了。 Enough. </strong><br />*Enough表示"所有量，接受量足够了"。也可以用来表示有够多的麻烦和痛苦时。 <br />You have to... (你必须……) <br />Enough. (够了，够了。) <br />= Enough already. <br />= That's enough.</p><p><strong>◎已经足够了。 I've had enough. </strong><br />How about more salad? (再来点儿沙拉，怎么样?) <br />No, thank you. I've had enough. (不，谢谢，已经足够了。)</p><p><strong>◎很遗憾，今天我不太方便。 Unfortunately, it's not convenient for me today. </strong><br />Why don't we have dinner together? (一起去吃顿饭，怎么样?) <br />Unfortunately, it's not convenient for me today. (很遗憾，今天我不太方便。)</p><p><strong>◎没说到点儿上。/离题万里。 That's beside the point. </strong><br />*beside the point 表示"估计错的"、"没抓住中心的"。 <br />If it hadn't rained, I would have done it. (要是没下雨的话，我就可以做，可是……) <br />That's beside the point. (根本没说到点儿上。)</p>
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