14.Curiosity
14.好奇
The Most Common Expressions
最常用表達法
Can someone tell me about the strange man?
有人能告訴我這個陌生的情況嗎?
Do you happen to know her trouble?
你碰巧知道她的麻煩嗎?
Do you think you could tell me?
你看你能告訴我嗎?
I wish I knew more about her habit.
但愿我知道多一些她的習慣。
I wish someone would tell me the secret.
但愿有人會告訴我這個秘密。
I wonder if you could tell me the reason.
不知你能否把原因告訴我。
I'd like to know how they managed to escape.
我很想知道他們怎么設法逃走的。
What I'd really like to find out is the result of that competition.
我真想弄清楚那次比賽的結果。
I'm very keen to know when they got married.
我很想知道他們何時結婚的。
You still haven't told me about the murderer.
你仍然還沒有告訴我誰是兇手。
The Informal Expressions
非正式場合表達法
How on earth did they manage to rob the bank?
他們到底是怎樣搶了銀行的?
I wouldn't mind knowing who's in that house.
我倒想知道誰在那棟房子里。
I'd give a lot to know about the sunken ship.
我很想知道那艘沉船的事。
I'd love to know about the plan.
我想知道這個計劃。
If only I knew about that.
我要是知道這事就好了。
The Formal Expressions
正式場合表達法
Excuse me, I don't want to seem inquisitive, but what exactly are you doing?
對不起,我并不想多管閑事,不過您到底在干什么?
I hope you don't mind my asking, but are they from Canada?
我希望你不介意我提問,不過他們是從加拿大來的嗎?
I'd be most interested to discover how fast a rabbit can run.
我很想弄清楚兔子能跑多快。
I'd particularly like to know how the fire broke out.
我特別想知道這場火是怎么燒起來的。
I'm most curious about the new invention.
我對這項新發(fā)明極為好奇。