listen (carefully) 注意聽(tīng),傾聽(tīng)
與 hear 不同,表示注意傾聽(tīng)。如果沒(méi)有賓語(yǔ),單單的 be listening 的形式表示“聽(tīng)話”。想要引起對(duì)方注意時(shí)就要用 listen carefully,或輕輕說(shuō)一聲 listen,接著把話接下去。
例句:
I'm listening.
我在聽(tīng),快點(diǎn)說(shuō)。
You're just not listening.
你不聽(tīng)我說(shuō)話干嘛呢?
Listen carefully. This is very important.
聽(tīng)清楚了,這很重要。
Listen, I'm broke, okay?
聽(tīng)我說(shuō),我現(xiàn)在是個(gè)窮光蛋,知道了?
對(duì)話:
A: Look, don't get so upset at me.
喂,不要對(duì)我生這么大的氣。
B: I'm angry because you're just not listening.
我生氣是因?yàn)槟悴缓煤寐?tīng)我說(shuō)話。