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<p><strong>●含糊其辞的回答 </strong></p><p><strong>◎也许吧。 Maybe. </strong><br />*虽然有可能性，但较接近于No, 概率只在40%左右，让人听上去是否定的语气。与perhaps同义。possibly更拘泥于形式，但同样含有消极的语感。probably的可能性较大，语感积极，概率在80%到90%左<br /><strong><br />◎右，给对方以肯定的，即Yes的感觉。 </strong><br />Can you finish the report by Friday? (星期五之前你能写完那篇报告吗?) <br />Maybe. (也许吧。) <br />It may possibly rain, but it will probably be sunny again. (也许下雨，但可能过会儿又会晴了。) <br />= Possibly. <br />= Perhaps. <br />= Probably.</p><p><strong>◎不完全。 Not exactly. </strong><br />*"不能说完全是那样"、"不能断定就是那样"的意思。 <br />Do you agree? (你同意吗?) <br />Not exactly. (不完全同意。) <br />= Not quite.</p><p><strong>◎可能是吧。 I guess so. </strong><br />*不能明确断定，"好像是"、"是吧"等推测的表达方式。 <br />Don't you think Japanese people are healthier? (你不觉得日本人更健康些吗?) <br />I guess so. (可能是吧!) <br />= I suppose so.</p><p><strong>◎也许是真的吧。 It might be true.</strong><br />*听上去是不太肯定，接近于No (不)的感觉。 <br />Do you think it's true? (你觉得那是真的吗?) <br />It might be true. (也许是真的吧。) <br />= It's possible.</p><p><strong>◎可能会吧。 It could be. </strong><br />*听对方说了许多之后，自己也觉得"可能会吧"时使用。 <br />What do you think? (你觉得怎么样?) <br />It could be true. (也许吧!) <br />= That could be. <br />= That could be true.</p><p><strong>◎我不太清楚。 I'm not sure. *没把握说时，或不知道时。 </strong><br />Is he in the office now? (他现在在办公室吗?) <br />I'm not sure. (我不太清楚。) <br />= I'm not certain. <br />= I can't say for sure.</p><p><strong>◎但愿是这样。 I hope you're right. </strong><br />It'll be sunny tomorrow. (明天是个好天吧。) <br />I hope you're right. (但愿是这样。)</p><p><strong>◎有那么点儿。 Sort of. </strong><br />Is your dog big? (你的狗大吗?) <br />Sort of. (说大也大吧!) <br />= Kind of.</p><p><strong>◎差不多吧! It's something like that. </strong><br />Is this it? (是这个吗?) <br />Yeah, it's something like that. (嗯，差不多吧。) <br />= That's about it. <br />= That'll do. <br />= That's about right.</p><p><strong>◎那得看情况。 It depends. </strong><br />Don't you think you can save more money in Tokyo? (你不觉得在东京能攒更多的钱吗?) <br />It depends. (那得看情况。) *on a case by-case basis "基于具体情况"。 <br />= That depends.</p><p><strong>◎也许是，也许不是。 Maybe yes, maybe no. </strong><br />*虽然有话要说，但又不想让对方明白时。 <br />Are you going to ask him? (你打算去问他吗?) <br />Maybe yes, maybe no. (也许问，也许不问。)</p><p><strong>◎但愿如此。 Hopefully. </strong><br />*表达虽然无法约定，但仍渴望能够实现的心情。 <br />Can you play tomorrow? (明天能去比赛吗?) <br />Hopefully. (但愿能去。) <br />= I hope so.</p><p><strong>◎不能保证。 There's no guarantee. <br /></strong>*带有也许不可能一切顺利的语感， 但可以感觉到成功的概率很高。 <br />Will it make money? (能挣大钱吗?) <br />There's no guarantee. (不能保证。) <br />= I can't guarantee it.</p><p><strong>◎我想是的。 I think so. </strong><br />*可以用于各种场合。表达"我想是的"、"是那样"的语感。 <br />Will it rain today? (今天会下雨吗?) <br />I think so. (我想会吧。)</p><p><strong>◎我说不好。 I can't say. </strong><br />*不愿意说出秘密或不足以提出意见时。 <br />Do you know where they are? (你知道他们在哪儿吗?) <br />I can't say. (我说不好。) <br />= I couldn't say. <br />= I can't say for certain. <br />= I can't say for sure. <br />= I couldn't say for certain.</p><p><strong>◎也是也不是。 Yes and no. </strong><br />*无法断定是"是"还是"不是"时。 <br />Are the people friendly? (那些人都很友善吗?) <br />Yes and no. (也是也不是。) <br />= Fifty-fifty. *俚语。</p><p><strong>◎喜忧参半。/一半一半。 Half and half.</strong><br />*表示不能断言好还是不好，无法确定的心情。同时有向对方表示事情进展得不顺利、搁浅的语感。 <br />Is that new plan effective? (那个新计划有效果吗?) <br />Half and half. (嗯，难说。)</p><p><strong>◎我会试试。 I'll try. </strong><br />*"试试"、"努力"。 <br />Can you find him? (你能找到他吗?) <br />I'll try. (我会试试。) <br />= I'll do my best. <br />= I'll try to.</p><p><strong>◎怎么说呢。 It's difficult to say. </strong><br />*用于难以立刻回答时。 <br />Is your boss nice to you? (你的老板对你好吗?) <br />It's difficult to say. (怎么说呢。) <br />= It's hard to say.</p><p><strong>◎还可以更好点。 </strong><br />Could be better. *考虑到对方的心情，避免给予对方否定的回答。"还有发展的余地"、"不能说是最好的"。 <br />Is he a good salesman? (他是个很好的推销员吗?) <br />Could be better. (还可以更好点。)</p><p><strong>◎他给我的回答很含糊。 He gave me an ambiguous answer. </strong><br />*ambiguous "可以有两种以上理解的，模棱两可的"。 <br />= His answer was very vague. <br />= He wasn't very clear.</p>
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