商务英语口语大全(二)

　　●商务英语口语大全 含糊其辞的回答
　　也许吧.
　　Maybe. *虽然有可能性,但较接近于No, 概率只在40%左右,让人听上去是否定的语气.与perhaps同义.possibly更拘泥于形式,但同样含有消极的语感.probably的可能性较大,语感积极,概率在80%到90%左右,给对方以肯定的,即Yes的感觉.
　　Can you finish the report by Friday? (星期五之前你能写完那篇报告吗?)
　　Maybe. (也许吧.)
　　It may possibly rain, but it will probably be sunny again. (也许下雨,但可能过会儿又会晴了.)
　　Possibly.
　　Perhaps.
　　Probably.
　　不完全.
　　Not exactly. *"不能说完全是那样"、"不能断定就是那样"的意思.
　　Do you agree? (你同意吗?)
　　Not exactly. (不完全同意.)
　　Not quite.
　　可能是吧.
　　I guess so. *不能明确断定,"好像是"、"是吧"等推测的表达方式.
　　Don't you think Japanese people are healthier? (你不觉得日本人更健康些吗?)
　　I guess so. (可能是吧!)
　　I suppose so.
　　也许是真的吧.
　　It might be true. *听上去是不太肯定,接近于No (不)的感觉.
　　Do you think it's true? (你觉得那是真的吗?)
　　It might be true. (也许是真的吧.)
　　It's possible.
　　可能会吧.
　　It could be. *听对方说了许多之后,自己也觉得"可能会吧"时使用.
　　What do you think? (你觉得怎么样?)
　　It could be true. (也许吧!)
　　That could be.
　　That could be true.
　　我不太清楚.
　　I'm not sure. *没把握说时,或不知道时.
　　Is he in the office now? (他现在在办公室吗?)
　　I'm not sure. (我不太清楚.)
　　I'm not certain.
　　I can't say for sure.
　　但愿是这样.
　　I can't say. *不愿意说出秘密或不足以提出意见时.
　　Do you know where they are? (你知道他们在哪儿吗?)
　　I can't say. (我说不好.)
　　I couldn't say.
　　I can't say for certain.
　　I can't say for sure.
　　I couldn't say for certain.
　　也是也不是.
　　Yes and no. *无法断定是"是"还是"不是"时.
　　Are the people friendly? (那些人都很友善吗?)
　　Yes and no. (也是也不是.)
　　Fifty-fifty. *俚语.
　　喜忧参半./一半一半.
　　It's difficult to say. *用于难以立刻回答时.
　　Is your boss nice to you? (你的老板对你好吗?)
　　It's difficult to say. (怎么说呢.)
　　It's hard to say.
　　还可以更好点.
　　Could be better. *考虑到对方的心情,避免给予对方否定的回答."还有发展的余地"、"不能说是最好的".
　　Is he a good salesman? (他是个很好的推销员吗?)
　　Could be better. (还可以更好点.)
　　他给我的回答很含糊.
　　He gave me an ambiguous answer. *ambiguous "可以有两种以上理解的,模棱两可的".
　　His answer was very vague.
　　He wasn't very clear.