发布时间: 2016年06月01日
are
Are you there?
用:电话上沉默了一会儿后, (如一方在核对东西,或在找人或被别人叫走一会儿等)再呼叫时的用语。
意:喂,你在听吗?
例.A:Hello, are you there? Wcll,I can't find the contract now. Can you gct back to me in half an hour?
喂,你在听吗?嗯,我现在找不到那份合同,你半小时后再给我来
电可以吗?
B:Allright,thanks!
好吧,多谢!
Aren't (Don't,HaYen't)we all
用:指对别人说的话不表示同情,是一种不满、不服气的态度。
意:大家都一样;谁不是!
例.A:All the old guy wants is gold and silver,and a beautiful woman.
老家伙想要的是金子、银子,还有漂亮的女人!
B:Don't we all!
这些谁都想要!
A: Don't bother Greg. He's quite busy at this moment.
别打扰格雷格,他这会儿很忙。
B: Aren't we alll l wouldn't, if he were not the supervisor!
诳不忙!他要不是厂监我才不找他呢!
A: No, he can’t do it at once. He's been running the machine for many hours.
不行,他不能马上做,他开那台机器好几个小时没停了。
B: Haven't we aU?I haven't had a chance to shut my eyes in the last 14 hours!
谁停过!我已经14个小时都没合一下眼了
用:表示对别人的建议、陈述、解释的不满。有时可单独使用As if!
意:不赞同、气愤、怀疑、不相信(具体译文根据上下文而定)
例.As ifl really cared!
我才不在乎呢!
As if you expect me to believe that!
难道你想让我相信那种事!
A: I'm going to take you out for a Chinese meal on Saturday!
星期六我要带你去吃中餐!
B: As if!You've said that so many times before, and never done it!
跟真的似的!以前你说了那么多次,从没见你兑现过。
as.like
意:多半:很可能;大概会
例:He likes to stay outside in hot weather.He'II be in this garden,as like as not.
热天他喜欢呆在外面。他多半是呆在这园子里。
As likely as not, she will win the scholarship.
很有可能她会获得这项奖学金。
as 形容词 as anything
用:这个短语也可说as.as you Iike。
意:非常;相当;很容易就…;…跟什么似的
例.I could climb up that tree as easy as anything.
我可以很容易就爬上那棵树。
It was only a small gift,but she was as pleased as anything with it.
那只是个小礼物,可她高兴得跟什么似的。
“Get away, it's not your dog and you're not my daddy!”the boy said as rude as you like.
“走开,这不是你的狗,你也不是我爸爸!”那孩子非常粗鲁地说道。