详解惯用单句
怀 疑 第1节 态度表达 第1章 态度意愿
我觉得那难以置信。I find that hard to believe.
○ Unbelievable. 不可信
★ unbelievable [7Qnbi5li:vEbl] a. 不可信的
我对此半信半疑。I’ll take that with a grain of salt.
★ grain [^rein] n. 一粒,一点儿
● take sth. with a grain of salt“半信半疑地,有保留地”
我对此表示怀疑。I doubt it.
○ I am still skeptical.
我仍表示怀疑。
★ skeptical [5skeptikEl] a. 怀疑的
你蒙不了我。You can’t fool me.
★ fool [fu:l] v. 愚弄,欺骗
我要亲眼见到才能相信。I’ll believe it when I see it.
○ Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。
我又不是三岁小孩。I wasn’t born yesterday.
■ 句型“I was born...”表示“我出生于…”。
他的决定值得怀疑。His decision is doubtful.
★ decision [di5siVEn] n. 决定,决策(动词decide的名词形式)
★ doubtful [5dautful] a. 可疑的
别指望我会相信你。Don’t expect me to believe you.
○ I don't believe you. 我不相信你。
我不相信广告。I don’t have belief in ads.
● ad = advertisement“广告”
别瞎说了!Get out of it!
○ Nev er tell me! 我才不信呢!
你得了奖学金?! 我才不相信你的鬼话呢。
You have won the scholarship?! I don’t buy it.
★ scholarship [5skClEFip] n. 奖学金
FUN 轻松:看图
“Stress management is for wimps! ”
详解实用对话
Expressing Doubt
Tom:Sorry. I didn’t mean to be late. Can I come in?
Teacher:What’s your excuse this time?
Tom:Have I used the one that my sister is sick?
Teacher:Yes, twice last week.
Tom:Are you sure? I thought I said it was my mother.
Teacher:I don’t think so. But it could’ve been.
Tom:Well. You can trust me this time. My sister is definitely sick. I’m just coming from the hospital. They say she might even die.
Teacher:I don’t buy your story. Try not to have any more sick relatives this week, all right?
Tom:I’ll do my best.
Teacher:Just try to be a little more punctual in the future.
Tom:I’m working on it. Really!
表示怀疑
汤姆:抱歉。我不是故意迟到的。我能进来吗?
老师:你这次的借口是什么?
汤姆:我已经说过我妹妹生病这个理由了吗?
老师:是的,你上周就说过两次了。
汤姆:您肯定吗?我觉得我说的是我妈妈生病了。
老师:我可不这么认为。不过也许是吧。
汤姆: