10. That sounds... 聽(tīng)起來(lái)……
對(duì)于別人的一個(gè)建議,中國(guó)人習(xí)慣用一個(gè)“好!”來(lái)作答,但美國(guó)人總喜歡用這個(gè)句型來(lái)表達(dá)自己的贊同。
◆ 最常用的三個(gè)句子
Top 1: That sounds great.
(聽(tīng)起來(lái)不錯(cuò)?。?
Top 2: That sounds like a good idea.
(聽(tīng)起來(lái)是個(gè)好主意?。?
Top 3: That sounds like a lot of fun.
(聽(tīng)起來(lái)挺有意思?。?
◆ 瘋狂實(shí)戰(zhàn)
A: I was thinking of taking you somewhere special for dinner tonight.
B: That sounds nice!
A: 我想帶你去一個(gè)特別的地方吃晚飯。
B: 聽(tīng)起來(lái)不錯(cuò)!
A: Let’s take that Crazy English class together. We can help each other study.
B: That sounds like a great idea!
A: 我們一起去上瘋狂英語(yǔ)的課吧!我們可以互相幫助。
B: 聽(tīng)起來(lái)是個(gè)好主意。
A: I am thinking of becoming a professional tour guide and traveling around the country.
B: That sounds interesting.
A: 我想成為一名職業(yè)導(dǎo)游,到全國(guó)各地旅游。
B: 聽(tīng)起來(lái)很有意思。
Kim’s Note:
“That sounds interesting” is an all-purpose answer to anything. You can never go wrong with this sentence. No matter what someone says, if you say it sounds interesting there will be no bad feelings. Be sure to practice using these handy, ambiguous sentences. They will definitely be useful. Even if someone says something incredibly stupid, you will be prepared.
“That sounds interesting”可以用來(lái)回答任何事情。你永遠(yuǎn)都不會(huì)用錯(cuò)地方,不管別人說(shuō)什么,只要你說(shuō)“That sounds interesting”,別人怎么也不會(huì)感覺(jué)不好。一定要多練習(xí)使用這些方便而又模棱兩可的句子,絕對(duì)有用!即使別人說(shuō)一些愚蠢得不可救藥的事,你也可以拿這句話(huà)來(lái)應(yīng)付。
A: I was thinking about shaving my head, getting a tattoo,opening a bakery where they play rock music and charging people just to come inside.
B: (Says) That sounds interesting. (Thinks) You are a jerk.
A: 我想刮個(gè)光頭,做個(gè)紋身,開(kāi)個(gè)面包店,人們可以在那兒玩搖滾,只要進(jìn)了店的人都得付錢(qián)。
B: <嘴上說(shuō)>挺有意思的。<心里想>你簡(jiǎn)直是個(gè)白癡。
◆ 十大“生存”句型實(shí)戰(zhàn)演練
在日常生活中,以上十個(gè)句型確確實(shí)實(shí)“一個(gè)都不能少”。下面是日常生活中一段普通的對(duì)話(huà),大家可以看到,這十個(gè)句型都在里面,而且有幾個(gè)還是反復(fù)出現(xiàn)。這么重要的句型,你總不能不會(huì)吧?
A: Hello, Christopher. Nice to see you again.
B: Nice to see you too!
A: How’s everything going? How was your trip?
B: It was fantastic. Let me show you some pictures.
A: I’d like to see them, but I don’t have much time.
B: Oh, that’s too bad. Why are you in such a hurry?
A: I need to pick up my son from school and I need to stop at the supermarket and I need to go to the bank. I really want to get finished with all my errands before it starts to rain.
B: I want to get home before this storm too.
A: May I take a look at them some other time?
B: Sure, can you come over to my house tonight? I am having some friends over.
A: That sounds great. Would you please call me and remind me later this afternoon?
B: Sure, I’d be glad to.
A: OK, I’ll talk to you later then.
【譯文】
A:嗨!克里斯托弗,很高興再次見(jiàn)到你!
B:我也很高興見(jiàn)到你!
A:一切還好吧?上次出差還好嗎?
B:挺不錯(cuò)的。我給你看一些照片。
A:我很想看,但我沒(méi)時(shí)間了。
B:哦!真不巧。怎么這么急呢?
A:我得去學(xué)校接我兒子,然后去超市,最后還得上銀行去一趟。我真的希望能在下雨前將這些差事干完。
B:我也想在暴風(fēng)雨到來(lái)之前趕回家。
A:我以后再看行嗎?
B:當(dāng)然,你今晚能來(lái)我家嗎?我有些朋友要過(guò)來(lái)。
A:好啊。傍晚時(shí)打電話(huà)提醒我一下,可以嗎?
B:沒(méi)問(wèn)題,我會(huì)的。
A:那好,我回頭再跟你聊。