●斷念、絕望
◎放棄了。/投降了。 I give up.
Let's play another game. (我們?cè)偻媪硪粋€(gè)游戲吧。)
You're too good for me. I give up. (你也玩得太好了，我不玩了。I fold. *用于玩撲克時(shí)。
I raise you $20. (［玩牌時(shí)的賭博］再加20美元。)
I fold. (我不玩了。)
= I give in.
◎沒法子。 I can't help it.
*當(dāng)帶有can時(shí)，help表示“避開”、“抑制”、“控制”，所以I can't help it 表示“不得不這樣做”、“無(wú)法回避”。
You should stop smoking. (你該戒煙了。)
I can't help it. (戒不了啊。)
= There's nothing I can do about it.
◎沒戲。 Not a chance!
*用于沒有可能性時(shí)。
Would you lend me ￥5,000? (你能借給我5000日元嗎?))
Not a chance! (沒戲。)
= No chance at all.
= Fat chance.
= No way. (根本不可能。) *否定語(yǔ)氣，非常強(qiáng)烈，是不禮貌的說(shuō)法。
◎毫無(wú)辦法。 That's the way it goes.
The game is canceled because of the rain. (因?yàn)橄掠晁员荣惾∠恕?
That's the way it goes. (沒辦法呀。)
◎毫無(wú)線索。 I have no clue.
*clue 表示“線索”、“頭緒”。
Do you know who stole it? (你知道是誰(shuí)偷的嗎?)
I have no clue. (毫無(wú)線索。)
= I don't have any idea.
= I don't have a clue.
= I haven't a clue.
◎我認(rèn)輸了。 I'm throwing in the towel.
*throw in the towel原是拳擊用語(yǔ)，日常會(huì)話時(shí)常用來(lái)表示“認(rèn)輸”。
I'll never win. I'm throwing in the towel. (我贏不了你，我認(rèn)輸了。)
Don't give up so early. (別那么快就認(rèn)輸。)
= I'm giving up.
◎絕望了。 It's hopeless.
It's hopeless. (沒希望了。)
Don't give up yet. (別灰心!)
= It's impossible.
◎總比沒有強(qiáng)。 Better than nothing.
*句子開頭的It's被省略。
I only have five dollars. (我只有5美元。)
Well, it's better than nothing. (可總比沒有強(qiáng)吧。)
◎這就是命運(yùn)呀! It was fate.
*fate “逃脫不了的命運(yùn)，注定的命運(yùn)”。
How did you meet? (你們?cè)趺凑J(rèn)識(shí)的?)
It was fate. (這就是命運(yùn)呀!)
= It was meant to be.
= It's my destiny.
◎都已經(jīng)過(guò)去了。 It's history.
*表示“已經(jīng)沒有了”、“是過(guò)去的事了”。
I thought you loved him. (我想你很愛他。)
We broke up. It's history. (我們分手了，一切都成為過(guò)去了。)
= It's all over.
= It's in the past.
= It's done with.
◎這可難倒了我。/不知道。 It beats me.
What's the answer? (答案是什么?)
It beats me. (不知道。)
= I have no idea.
= I don't know.
◎除此之外我別無(wú)選擇。 I have no other choice but to do so.
Why are you doing it? (你為什么做這樣的事呢?)
I have no other choice but to do so. (除此之外我別無(wú)選擇。)
I have no other choice. (我沒有別的選擇。)
= It's my only choice.
= I have to. (我不得不做。)
◎我已經(jīng)不再留戀這個(gè)公司了。 I no longer feel devoted to this company.
*devote 表示“把(努力、金錢、時(shí)間等)貢獻(xiàn)、花費(fèi)在(工作、目的上)”。
I no longer feel attached to this company. (我已經(jīng)感覺不到這個(gè)公司的對(duì)我的引吸力。)
I don't feel loyal to this company any longer. (我再也不會(huì)對(duì)這個(gè)公司忠心耿耿的了。)
◎果不其然。 That figures.
We have to work overtime again. (我們還得再加班。)
That figures. (果不其然。)
That makes sense.
No wonder. (不足為奇。)
= That explains it.
= That's why. (怪不得。)
◎正如我所想像的那樣。 It is just as I imagined.
What do you think? (你認(rèn)為如何?)
It is just as I imagined. (正如我所想像的那樣。)
= It's just like I dreamed.
= It's exactly the way I thought it would be.
◎瞧，我早跟你說(shuō)過(guò)吧! See, didn't I tell you so?
I shouldn't have done that. (我真不該做那事。)
See, didn't I tell you so? (瞧，我不早告訴你了嗎?)
= See, I told you!
= I told you, didn't I?
= See, I'm right. (瞧，我是對(duì)的吧。)
= You should have listened to me. (你早該聽我的。)
◎那是當(dāng)然的。 Good for you.
I lost. (我輸了。)
Good for you. (這是當(dāng)然的。)
◎報(bào)應(yīng)!/活該。 Serves you right.
*serve...right 短語(yǔ)，表示“當(dāng)然的報(bào)應(yīng)”。
I got a speeding ticket. (我超速挨罰了。)
Serves you right. (活該!)
= Well, you got what you deserved.
= Well, that'll teach you a lesson.
= That serves you right.
= You deserve it.
= You asked for it.
= You were asking for it.
= You got what was coming to you.
◎很難說(shuō)。/世事難料。 You never know.
I'll never win the lottery. (我肯定中不了獎(jiǎng)。)
You never know. (很難說(shuō)。)
= Anything could happen. (什么事都可能發(fā)生。)
= You can't be too sure. (什么事都可能發(fā)生。)
◎不足為奇。/沒什么奇怪的。 No wonder.
She's tired. (她累了。)
No wonder. (這不足為奇。)
= That makes sense. *make sense “合乎道理”、“理所當(dāng)然”。
= It makes sense.
= Ah, I get it. (啊，知道。)
◎難怪…… That's why...
She's very busy. (她非常忙。)
That's why she's so tired. (難怪她會(huì)很累。)
◎放棄了。/投降了。 I give up.
Let's play another game. (我們?cè)偻媪硪粋€(gè)游戲吧。)
You're too good for me. I give up. (你也玩得太好了，我不玩了。I fold. *用于玩撲克時(shí)。
I raise you $20. (［玩牌時(shí)的賭博］再加20美元。)
I fold. (我不玩了。)
= I give in.
◎沒法子。 I can't help it.
*當(dāng)帶有can時(shí)，help表示“避開”、“抑制”、“控制”，所以I can't help it 表示“不得不這樣做”、“無(wú)法回避”。
You should stop smoking. (你該戒煙了。)
I can't help it. (戒不了啊。)
= There's nothing I can do about it.
◎沒戲。 Not a chance!
*用于沒有可能性時(shí)。
Would you lend me ￥5,000? (你能借給我5000日元嗎?))
Not a chance! (沒戲。)
= No chance at all.
= Fat chance.
= No way. (根本不可能。) *否定語(yǔ)氣，非常強(qiáng)烈，是不禮貌的說(shuō)法。
◎毫無(wú)辦法。 That's the way it goes.
The game is canceled because of the rain. (因?yàn)橄掠晁员荣惾∠恕?
That's the way it goes. (沒辦法呀。)
◎毫無(wú)線索。 I have no clue.
*clue 表示“線索”、“頭緒”。
Do you know who stole it? (你知道是誰(shuí)偷的嗎?)
I have no clue. (毫無(wú)線索。)
= I don't have any idea.
= I don't have a clue.
= I haven't a clue.
◎我認(rèn)輸了。 I'm throwing in the towel.
*throw in the towel原是拳擊用語(yǔ)，日常會(huì)話時(shí)常用來(lái)表示“認(rèn)輸”。
I'll never win. I'm throwing in the towel. (我贏不了你，我認(rèn)輸了。)
Don't give up so early. (別那么快就認(rèn)輸。)
= I'm giving up.
◎絕望了。 It's hopeless.
It's hopeless. (沒希望了。)
Don't give up yet. (別灰心!)
= It's impossible.
◎總比沒有強(qiáng)。 Better than nothing.
*句子開頭的It's被省略。
I only have five dollars. (我只有5美元。)
Well, it's better than nothing. (可總比沒有強(qiáng)吧。)
◎這就是命運(yùn)呀! It was fate.
*fate “逃脫不了的命運(yùn)，注定的命運(yùn)”。
How did you meet? (你們?cè)趺凑J(rèn)識(shí)的?)
It was fate. (這就是命運(yùn)呀!)
= It was meant to be.
= It's my destiny.
◎都已經(jīng)過(guò)去了。 It's history.
*表示“已經(jīng)沒有了”、“是過(guò)去的事了”。
I thought you loved him. (我想你很愛他。)
We broke up. It's history. (我們分手了，一切都成為過(guò)去了。)
= It's all over.
= It's in the past.
= It's done with.
◎這可難倒了我。/不知道。 It beats me.
What's the answer? (答案是什么?)
It beats me. (不知道。)
= I have no idea.
= I don't know.
◎除此之外我別無(wú)選擇。 I have no other choice but to do so.
Why are you doing it? (你為什么做這樣的事呢?)
I have no other choice but to do so. (除此之外我別無(wú)選擇。)
I have no other choice. (我沒有別的選擇。)
= It's my only choice.
= I have to. (我不得不做。)
◎我已經(jīng)不再留戀這個(gè)公司了。 I no longer feel devoted to this company.
*devote 表示“把(努力、金錢、時(shí)間等)貢獻(xiàn)、花費(fèi)在(工作、目的上)”。
I no longer feel attached to this company. (我已經(jīng)感覺不到這個(gè)公司的對(duì)我的引吸力。)
I don't feel loyal to this company any longer. (我再也不會(huì)對(duì)這個(gè)公司忠心耿耿的了。)
◎果不其然。 That figures.
We have to work overtime again. (我們還得再加班。)
That figures. (果不其然。)
That makes sense.
No wonder. (不足為奇。)
= That explains it.
= That's why. (怪不得。)
◎正如我所想像的那樣。 It is just as I imagined.
What do you think? (你認(rèn)為如何?)
It is just as I imagined. (正如我所想像的那樣。)
= It's just like I dreamed.
= It's exactly the way I thought it would be.
◎瞧，我早跟你說(shuō)過(guò)吧! See, didn't I tell you so?
I shouldn't have done that. (我真不該做那事。)
See, didn't I tell you so? (瞧，我不早告訴你了嗎?)
= See, I told you!
= I told you, didn't I?
= See, I'm right. (瞧，我是對(duì)的吧。)
= You should have listened to me. (你早該聽我的。)
◎那是當(dāng)然的。 Good for you.
I lost. (我輸了。)
Good for you. (這是當(dāng)然的。)
◎報(bào)應(yīng)!/活該。 Serves you right.
*serve...right 短語(yǔ)，表示“當(dāng)然的報(bào)應(yīng)”。
I got a speeding ticket. (我超速挨罰了。)
Serves you right. (活該!)
= Well, you got what you deserved.
= Well, that'll teach you a lesson.
= That serves you right.
= You deserve it.
= You asked for it.
= You were asking for it.
= You got what was coming to you.
◎很難說(shuō)。/世事難料。 You never know.
I'll never win the lottery. (我肯定中不了獎(jiǎng)。)
You never know. (很難說(shuō)。)
= Anything could happen. (什么事都可能發(fā)生。)
= You can't be too sure. (什么事都可能發(fā)生。)
◎不足為奇。/沒什么奇怪的。 No wonder.
She's tired. (她累了。)
No wonder. (這不足為奇。)
= That makes sense. *make sense “合乎道理”、“理所當(dāng)然”。
= It makes sense.
= Ah, I get it. (啊，知道。)
◎難怪…… That's why...
She's very busy. (她非常忙。)
That's why she's so tired. (難怪她會(huì)很累。)