英语口语8000句 12-7 商谈：提出意见常用口语句子(MP3)

●提出、询问意见

◎你呢? How about you? 
*回答了别人的问题后，用这句反问对方，有助于对话的顺利进行。 
I like New York in June. How about you? (我喜欢6月的纽约，你呢?) 
Me, too. (我也是。) 
= What about you?

◎你觉得呢? What do you think? 
*用来询问“怎么样?”、“你的意见呢?” 
What do you think? (你觉得呢?) 
I think it's all right. (我觉得没关系。) 
= What do you say? 
= How about it? 
= What do you think? 
= What's your answer?

◎你的意见呢? What's your opinion? 
= What's your viewpoint? 
= What's your point of view?

◎你的建议呢? What's your suggestion? 
= What do you suggest?

◎还有别的吗? What else? 
= Anything else? 
= What's left? 
= Missing anything?

◎什么问题都可以。Any question will do.
*催促别人提问时“请提问题吧”。 
= Ask anything.

◎你有什么建议吗? What do you recommend? 
= What do you think is the best?

◎你不这样认为吗? Don't you think so? *征求对方同意。 
= Can't you see it?

◎你同意吗? Do you agree? 
*比较正式的说法。

◎给我一个明确的答复。Give me a definite answer.
*definite “明确的”。 
= I want a definite answer. (我希望得到明确的答复。) 
= I need a definite answer. (我需要一个明确的答复。)

◎“是”还是“不是”? Is it “yes” or “no”? 
= Yes, or no?

◎这可不算答复。It doesn't answer my question.
= That's no answer. 
= That's not what I want to know. (这不是我想知道的事情。) 
= You didn't answer my question. (你没有回答我的问题。)

◎你没有希望赢。You don't stand a chance.
*stand a chance “有可能性”。 
I'm running for mayor. (我的目标是成为市长。) 
You don't stand a chance. (你没有希望赢。)

◎我已经忍无可忍了。It's the last straw.
*It's the last straw.是句谚语，出自The last straw breaks the camel's back. 意思是往骆驼身上放稻草，放得太多时，就是一根也会把骆驼的脊背压断。即忍耐超过了限度，就会爆发。 
= That's it. 
= It's the end. 
= It's the limit. 
= I can't take it anymore.

◎让我听听您的直言。Let me hear your candid opinion.
*candid “直率的，不客气的”。 
= Please tell me what you honestly think.

◎你有什么更好的主意吗? Can you think of anything better? 
= Have you got a better idea?

◎有什么不满意的吗? Any complaints? 
*complaint“不平”、“不满意”、“抱怨的原因”。 
Any complaints? (有什么不满意的吗?) 
No, I'm satisfied. (没有，我心满意足。) 
= Do you have any complaints to make? 
= Do you have anything to complain about?

◎你不满意什么? What is your complaint? 
= What are your complaints? 
= What are you dissatisfied with?

◎我是个有气量的人。I'm fairly broad-minded.
*broad-minded “心胸宽阔，宽宏大量”。

◎这是一个难得的机会。That kind of chance comes once in a blue moon.
*once in a blue moon “稀少的，很少”。 
I went out with a gorgeous girl last night.(我昨天晚上和一个非常漂亮的姑娘约会了。) 
That kind of chance comes once in a blue moon. (这是一个难得的机会。)

◎照我的想法…… In my opinion... 
What do you think? (你认为如何?) 
In my opinion, we need to cut costs. (我的想法是，我们必须减少经费。)
*有人用According to my opinion...， 这种表达方式是错误的。 
= I think...

◎我的意思是…… What I meant was... 
Do you mean fire people? (你的意思是要裁人?) 
No, what I meant was we need to use cheaper materials. (不，我的意思是必须使用更便宜的材料。) 
= What I wanted to say was...

◎我想是的。I think so.

◎我想不是。I don't think so.

◎我认为这要看个人的看法。I think it is a matter of opinion.
= I think that depends on one's opinion.

◎那并不重要。It's not important.

◎那是个好主意。That's a good idea.

◎那是胡说。That's not true.

◎对了/没错! That's right!

◎我可负担不起。I can't afford it.

◎值得一看。It's worth a look.

◎这不，你看…… You see... *非常随便的说法。 
Why? (为什么?) 
You see, we need to stay competitive. (你看，我们必须在竞争中坚持住。) 
= The reason is...

◎我可跟你说清楚。Let's get this straight.
*“我得先把话说清楚”、 “这点我可告诉你” 这样引起对方的注意力之后，表达自己的意见才有效果。 
Let's get this straight, I'm the boss. (我得先说清楚，我是老板。) 
Yes, sir. (是的，先生。)

◎我是不会做那种事儿的。I would not do that.
I would not do that. (我是不会做那种事儿的。) 
I believe you. (我相信你。) 
= I wouldn't do that. 
= I wouldn't ever do that. (我是绝对不会做那种事儿的。) 
= I'm not the kind of person who would do that. (我不是做那种事的人。)

◎还有更厉害的呢。You ain't seen nothing yet.
*按正确的语法关系来说，应该是You haven't seen anything yet.直译是“你还有很多没看到呢”。 
A) Shibuya is very crowded. (涉谷人多得要命。) 
B) You ain't seen nothing yet. You should see Shinjuku. (你没看到更厉害的呢，你去新宿看看。)*美国朋友A来到日本。

◎不要画蛇添足了。Let's leave well enough alone.
*直译是“这样就很好了，保持别动了”。表示“这种状态就很好，所以如果再修改的话就会画蛇添足”。 
One more hand. (再玩一次吧。) 
Let's leave well enough alone. (这样就行了，到此为止吧!)*玩扑克游戏时。 
= Let's quit while we're ahead. 
= Let's not try to improve the results. *这种表达方式不常使用。

◎肯定是我的幻觉。It must be my imagination.
*imagination “空想”、“想像”。

◎从长远来看…… In the long run,... 
Tax cuts are a good idea. (减税是个好主意。) 
But, in the long run, it's not good for the country. (但从长远来看，对国家没有什么好处。) 

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一、勤奋、意志与成功

       1. Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。

　　2. No pains, no gains.没有付出就没有收获。

　　3. Constant dripping wears away a stone.水滴石穿，绳锯木断。

　　4. Care and diligence bring luck.谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。

　　5. Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.天才不过是勤奋而已。

　　6. Great hopes make great man.伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。

　　7. Industry is the parent of success.勤奋是成功之母。

　　8. No rose without a thorn.没有不带刺的玫瑰。

　　9. There is no royal road to learning.书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。

　　10. No way is impossible to courage.勇者无惧。

　　11. Success belongs to the persevering.坚持就是胜利。

　　12. The finest diamond must be cut.玉不琢，不成器。

　　13. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.逆境出人才。

　　二、学习方法与态度

       14. Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

　　15. It is never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。

　　16. Readingis to the mind while exercise to the body.读书健脑，运动强身。

　　17. A man becomes learned by asking questions.不耻下问才能有学问。

　　18. Learn and live.活着，为了学习。

　　19. Knowledge starts with practice.实践出真知。

　　20. Books and friends should be few but good.读书如交友，应求少而精。

　　21. Complacency is the enemy of study.学习的敌人是自己的满足。

　　22. Knowledge makes humble; ignorance make sproud.知识使人谦虚，无知使人傲慢。

　　23. Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps.知识只能循序渐进，不能跃进。

　　24. A man can do no more than he can.凡事都应量力而行。

　　25. A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.一心不能二用。

三、健康与心态

       26. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一天一苹果，不用请医生。

　　27. Prevention is better than cure.预防胜于治疗。

　　28. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只工作,不玩耍,聪明小伙也变傻。

　　29. Health is not valued till sickness comes.病时方知健康可贵。

　　30. A close mouth catches no flies.病从口入。

　　31. A good medicine tastes bitter.良药苦口。

　　32. Good health is over wealth.健康是最大的财富。

　　33. Happiness lies first of all in health.幸福首先在于健康。

　　34. Cheerfulness is health; its opposite,melancholy, is disease.欢乐就是健康,忧郁就是病痛。

　　35. He is happy that thinks himself so.自乐者常乐。

　　36. Content is better than riches.知足者常乐。

　　四、品行与操守

       37. Honesty is the best policy.诚实不欺为上策。

　　38. Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.要人尊敬，必须自重。

　　39. Patience is the best remedy.忍耐是良药。

　　40. One good turn deserves another.行善积德。

　　41. He knows most who speaks least.大智若愚。

　　42. A still tongue makes a wise head.寡言者智。

　　43. A candle lights others and consumes tself.蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。

　　44. He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself.正人须先正己。

　　45. Pride goes before, and shame comesafter.骄傲使人落后。

　　46. Please the eye and plague the heart.贪图一时快活，必然留下隐祸。

　　47. Penny wise, pound foolish.贪小便宜吃大亏。

　　48. He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion.经常诉苦，没人同情。

　　49. Do as you would be done by.己所不欲，勿施于人。

五、金钱与财富

       50. Gold will not buy anything.黄金不能买尽一切。

　　51. The chief aim of man is not to get money.人的主要目的并不是赚钱。

　　52. The money the miser hoards will do him no good.守财奴积财，对自己毫无好处。

　　53. What is wealth good for, if it brings melancholy ?财富如带忧郁来，有了财富有何用?

　　54. Wealth makes worship.财富能使人拜倒。

　　六、珍惜时光

       55. Time flies.光阴似箭。

　　56. Time and tide wait for no man.时不我待。

　　57. To save time is to lengthen life.节约时间就是延长生命。

　　58. Time stays not the fool’s leisure.时间不等闲逛的傻瓜。

　　59. Lost years are worse than lost dollars.失去时光金不换。

　　60. Time is money.时间就是金钱。

　　61. Time has wings.光阴去如飞。

　　62. Time lost cannot be won again.时光一去不复返。

七、择友与友谊

      63. Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚，人以群分。

　　64. A man is known by his friends.什么人交什么朋友。

　　65. Keep good men company and you shall beof the number.近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

　　66. A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。

　　67. A friend is easier lost than found.得朋友难，失朋友易。

　　68. A faithful friend is hard to find.知音难觅。

　　69. A friend is never known till a man has need.需要之时方知友。

　　70. Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.患难见真情。

　　八、常理与法则

       71. A good beginning is half done.良好的开端是成功的一半。

　　72. Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事，今日毕。

　　73. Fact speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。

　　74. Failure is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。

　　75. A bird in the hand is worth than two inthe bush.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

　　76. Seeing is believing.眼见为实。

　　77. Still water run deep.静水流深。

　　78. Strike the iron while it is hot.趁热打铁。

　　79. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.入乡随俗。

　　80. Man proposes, god disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。

　　81. Look before you leap.摸清情况再行动。

　　82. Experience must be bought.吃一堑，长一智。

　　83. Make hay while the sun shines.良机勿失。

　　84. He who does not advance loses ground.逆水行舟，不进则退。

　　85. Easier said than done.说得容易，做得难。

　　86. Every day is not Sunday.好景不常在。

　　87. All that glitters is not gold.闪光的不一定都是金子。

　　88. All things are difficult before theyare easy.凡事总是由难而易。

　　89. Every advantage has its disadvantage.有利必有弊。

　　90. Every man has his faults.金无足赤，人无完人。

　　91. Four eyes see more than two.集思广益。

　　92. He laughs best who laughs last.谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。

　　93. It is the first step that costs trouble some.万事开头难。

　　94. The farthest way about is the nearest way home.抄近路反而绕远路。

　　95. Take things as they come.既来之，则安之。

　　96. Every man is the architect of his own fortune.自己的命运自己掌握。

　　97. The early bird catches the worm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

　　98. It is no use crying over spilt milk.覆水难收。

　　99. Don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.不要自找麻烦。

　　100. Don’t try to teach your grandmother tosuck eggs.不要班门弄斧。