第六章 表示擔(dān)憂的句型
1. I'm afraid... 恐怕……
◆ 瘋狂講解
“I’m afraid” 開(kāi)始的句子比較委婉,讓你要說(shuō)的后面的話聽(tīng)起來(lái)沒(méi)有那么強(qiáng)烈。
Kim’s Note:
This pattern makes you sound very concerned and sympathetic, even when you are not. That is why it can be useful in difficult situations that involve bad news.
這個(gè)句型會(huì)使你聽(tīng)起來(lái)很關(guān)心,很具有同情心,即使你并沒(méi)有。這就是它為什么在一些牽涉到壞消息的情形中非常有用的原因。
◆ 最常用的三個(gè)句子
Top 1: I’m afraid I must be going now.
(恐怕我得走了。)
Top 2: I’m afraid you are too late, the plane has already left.
(恐怕你已經(jīng)晚了,飛機(jī)已經(jīng)飛走了。)
Top 3: I’m afraid I can’t agree with you.
(恐怕我不能同意你的看法。)
◆ 瘋狂實(shí)戰(zhàn)
A: I’m afraid there’s nothing we can do.
B: Are you sure? There must be something...
A: 恐怕我們無(wú)能為力了。
B: 你確信嗎?肯定有什么辦法吧……
Kim’s Note:
This is a classic movie dialogue. There is always a doctor telling some hysterical wife or mother that there is nothing they can do to save her husband or son.
這是個(gè)經(jīng)典的電影對(duì)話,醫(yī)生總是告訴一個(gè)歇斯底里的妻子或母親說(shuō),他們沒(méi)法挽救她的丈夫或兒子了。