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It depends. (那得看情況。) *on a case by-case basis “基于具體情況”。
That depends.
也許是，也許不是。
Maybe yes, maybe no. *雖然有話要說，但又不想讓對方明白時。
Are you going to ask him? (你打算去問他嗎?)
Maybe yes, maybe no. (也許問，也許不問。)
但愿如此。
Hopefully. *表達雖然無法約定，但仍渴望能夠實現的心情。
Can you play tomorrow? (明天能去比賽嗎?)
Hopefully. (但愿能去。)
I hope so.
不能保證。
There's no guarantee. *帶有也許不可能一切順利的語感， 但可以感覺到成功的概率很高。
Will it make money? (能掙大錢嗎?)
There's no guarantee. (不能保證。)
I can't guarantee it.
我想是的。
I think so. *可以用于各種場合。表達“我想是的”、“是那樣”的語感。
Will it rain today? (今天會下雨嗎?)
I think so. (我想會吧。)
我說不好。
I can't say. *不愿意說出秘密或不足以提出意見時。
Do you know where they are? (你知道他們在哪兒嗎?)
I can't say. (我說不好。)
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。
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Yes and no. *無法斷定是“是”還是“不是”時。
Are the people friendly? (那些人都很友善嗎?)
Yes and no. (也是也不是。)
Fifty-fifty. *俚語。
喜憂參半。/一半一半。
Half and half. *表示不能斷言好還是不好，無法確定的心情。同時有向對方表示事情進展得不順利、擱淺的語感。
Is that new plan effective? (那個新計劃有效果嗎?)
Half and half. (嗯，難說。)
我會試試。
I'll try. *“試試”、“努力”。
Can you find him? (你能找到他嗎?)
I'll try. (我會試試。)
I'll do my best.
I'll try to.
怎么說呢。
It's difficult to say. *用于難以立刻回答時。
Is your boss nice to you? (你的老板對你好嗎?)
It's difficult to say. (怎么說呢。)
It's hard to say.
還可以更好點。
Could be better. *考慮到對方的心情，避免給予對方否定的回答。“還有發展的余地”、“不能說是最好的”。
Is he a good salesman? (他是個很好的推銷員嗎?)
Could be better. (還可以更好點。)
他給我的回答很含糊。
He gave me an ambiguous answer. *ambiguous “可以有兩種以上理解的，模棱兩可的”。
His answer was very vague.
He wasn't very clear.
●保留意見
讓我想想。
Let me think about it.
So, you should buy it now. (所以，你應該現在就買。)
Let me think about it. (讓我想想。)
Give me time to think it over.
請給我點兒時間考慮。
I need some time to think it over.
I need more time to think about it.
我會考慮的。
I'll consider it. *正式的說法。表達不能馬上回答時，有“請給我時間考慮”、“讓我考慮考慮”的語感。
Do you like my idea? (你接受我的建議嗎?)
I'll consider it. (我會考慮的。)
我考慮考慮吧。
I'll think about it. *比I'll consider it.的說法更隨便，比直接拒絕語氣要緩和。
Will you come to my party? (你來參加我的晚會嗎?)
I'll think about it. (我考慮考慮吧。)
I'll sleep on it. *俚語。
I'll give it some thought.
我得琢磨琢磨。
I'll think it over.
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Will you approve the proposal? (你同意我的計劃嗎?)
I'll think it over. (我得琢磨琢磨。)
請給我一個晚上的時間考慮。
Let me sleep on it.
Please give me a raise. (請給我漲工資。)
Let me sleep on it. (請給我一個晚上的時間考慮。)
我得研究研究。
I'll see what I can do.
We need longer breaks. (我們的休假有必要再長一些。)
I'll see what I can do. (我得研究研究。)
●提出、詢問意見
你呢?
How about you? *回答了別人的問題后，用這句反問對方，有助于對話的順利進行。
I like New York in June. How about you? (我喜歡6 月的紐約，你呢?)
Me, too. (我也是。)
What about you?
你覺得呢?
What do you think? *用來詢問“怎么樣?”、“你的意見呢?”
What do you think? (你覺得呢?)
I think it's all right. (我覺得沒關系。)
What do you say?
How about it?
What do you think?
What's your answer?
你的意見呢?
What's your opinion?
What's your viewpoint?
What's your point of view?
你的建議呢?
What's your suggestion?
What do you suggest?
還有別的嗎?
What else?
Anything else?
What's left?
Missing anything?
什么問題都可以。
Any question will do. *催促別人提問時“請提問題吧”。
Ask anything.
你有什么建議嗎?
What do you recommend?
What do you think is the best?
你不這樣認為嗎?
Don't you think so? *征求對方同意。
Can't you see it?
你同意嗎?
Do you agree? *比較正式的說法。
給我一個明確的答復。
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Give me a definite answer. *definite “明確的”。
I want a definite answer. (我希望得到明確的答復。)
I need a definite answer. (我需要一個明確的答復。)
　
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