365天英语口语大全交际口语篇:073.信任 Trust

详解惯用单句

信　任       _第1_节 态度表达       _第1_章 态度意愿

看来可信。Seem believable.

○ Sounds true.

    听上去是真的。

★ believable [bi5li:vEbl] a. 可信的

 

我相信你。I believe you.

○ I have faith in you.

    我信任你/对你有信心。

○ I have confidence in you.

    我对你有信心。

★ faith [feiW] n. 信任，信心

★ confidence [5kCnfidEns] n. 信心

 

我绝对信任你。I trust you implicitly.

= I have the utmost faith in you.

★ implicitly [im5plisitli] ad. 绝对地，不怀疑地

★ utmost [5QtmEust] a. 极度的

 

我完全信任你。I trust you completely.

= I have the complete faith in you.

★       completely [kEm5pli:tli] ad. 完全地，彻底地（complete是形容词）

 

我相信你的话。I take your word for it.

= I believe what you said.

 = I think what you said is true.

 

我完全相信他的能力。I have great belief in his ability.

★ belief [bi5li:f] n. 信任，信心

★ ability [E5biliti] n. 能力，才干

 

我对此没什么疑问。I have no doubt about it.

  = There’s no doubt in my mind.

  = There’s not a doubt in my mind.

  ★ doubt [daut] n. & v. 怀疑，疑惑

 

我再相信你一次。I will trust you one more time.

○ This is the last time I trust you. 这是我最后一次相信你了。

 

我们可以指望他的。We can count on him.

= We can bank on him.

● count on “依靠，指望”

● bank on “指望，信赖”

 

FUN 轻松：看图

The alarm clock didn't go off…闹钟没有响…

You're late again!你又迟到了！

 

详解实用对话

Expressing Belief

Amy：Graham, why are you always on the phone^Œ with Jane?

Graham：Because we are partners in our science lab^. Why are you so jealous?

Amy：The other night when you came home there was lipstick on your right cheek. How do you explain that?

Graham：My aunt Mary just flew in from Cleveland^Ž and she laid^ one right on my right cheek.

Amy：Are you sure?

Graham：Of course I am. I only love you, Amy.

Amy：Okay, I’m sorry. I believe you.

Graham：Why do you always accuse me like that?

Amy：Because you are the most handsome boy at the university and I love you so much! I guess I just go crazy^ sometimes. That’s all.

Graham：Oh, Amy. I am the luckiest guy in the world.

Amy：Why?

Graham：Because I am loved by the most beautiful girl in the world!

Amy：Oh. Graham. I love you so much and I really believe in our love.

表示相信   

　　艾米：格雷厄姆，你为什么总是和简打电话？

格雷厄姆：因为我们是科学实验室里的搭档啊。你干嘛这么猜忌啊？

　　艾米：前两天的晚上你回家的时候，你右脸颊上有个口红印，你怎么解释？

格雷厄姆：我姑姑玛丽从克利夫兰乘飞机来了，是她在我右脸颊上留的。

　　艾米：你确定？

格雷厄姆：我当然确定了。我只爱你，艾米。

　　艾米：好吧，对不起。我相信你。

格雷厄姆：你为什么总是那么指责我啊？

　　艾米：因为你是这所大学最帅的男孩，而我又那么爱你！我想有时侯我只是爱你爱得发疯了，就这些原因。

格雷厄姆：哦，艾米，我是世界上最幸运的人了。

　　艾米：为什么？

格雷厄姆：因为我被世界上最漂亮的女孩爱着啊！

艾米：哦，格雷厄姆，我是那么爱你，我真的相信我们的爱情。

 

详细解说

Œ“on the phone”意思是“在通电话”。

“lab”是“laboratory”的简写形式，意为“实验室”。

Ž“Cleveland”指“克利夫兰”：美国俄亥俄州东北部的一座城市，位于伊利湖畔。是一个货物进入港和工业中心。

  动词“lay”的过去式及过去分词都为“laid”，意思是“贴，靠，放置”，例如：Lay your ear to the door. （把你的耳朵贴在门上。）文中“one”指代“口红印”。

“go crazy”相当于“go nuts”，意为“发疯”。