每天说半小时英语口语033

M: I must be going now.
现在我必须走了。

W: Really? Can’t you stay a little longer?
是吗？你不能待久一点吗？

M: No, I really must go now. My family are expecting me home soon.
不，我现在真的要走了。我的家人希望我快点回家。

W: Be seeing you then.
再见。

M: See you.
再见。

Sometimes it’s hard for us to make a refusal. Shall we tell the truth frankly or express our refusal in a round about way. For example, suppose a friend wants to borrow some money from you, and you say, ‘I could help you but I’m short of cash right now.’ In fact, you’re not short of cash, but your friend is in the habit of forgetting to pay his debts and you don’t want to hurt his feelings by reminding him of this. Another example, your friend invites you to see a movie that doesn’t interest you, would you tell him, ‘I don’t like it,’ or just say, ‘I’d like to go but I have an important appointment tonight?’
有时候，我们很难拒绝别人。我们应该实话实说还是委婉地拒绝？例如，假设一个朋友想跟你借一些钱，你可以说：“我能帮你，但是我目前没有现金。”事实上，你并不是没有现金，但是你的朋友有忘记还钱的习惯，而你不想因为提醒他而伤害到他。另一个例子，你的朋友邀请你去看你没有兴趣的电影，你会跟他说：“我不喜欢，”或者只是说：“我很乐意去，但是我今晚有个重要的约会？”