英語口語每天說上半小時 041

41.Supposition 猜測

1.They'll be taking some exercise. 他們可能正在做運(yùn)動。

2.This house must be at least 100 years old. 這棟房子一定至少有100年的歷史。

3.The bus must have gone . 公車一定已經(jīng)走了。

4.He can't have remembered. 你可能忘了。

5.You must be joking. 你一定是在開玩笑。

6.Maybe he has too much money. 可能是他錢太多了。

7.I guess he'll fail the exam. 我猜他考試可能不及格。

8.They're predicting a good harvest this year. 他們預(yù)測今年會是個豐收年。

9.There is much probability that he can be saved. 他能夠得救的可能性很大。

10.I suppose he could have gone to Europe. 我猜想他可能去歐洲了。

Dialogue One

A:Dear,can you drive me to the clinic?

親愛的，你可以載我去診所嗎?

B:I'm afraid I can't .

恐怕我不能。

A:Why?

為什么?

B:Well, my car won't start.I don't know what's the matter with it.

額，我的車啟動不了。我不知道它怎么了?

A:Could it be the battery?

有可能是電池出問題嗎?

B:No, I don't think it could be.I checked the battery two days ago.It must be other problems.

不，我覺得不可能。兩天前我檢查過電池。一定是其它問題。

A:Well, I suppose it could be the gas.

額，我猜可能是汽油用光了。

B:No,there is plenty of gas.I filled it up yesterday.

不，汽油還很滿。我昨天才加滿的。

A:Perhaps it's the starter then?

那么可能是啟動裝置嗎?

B:Yes,that's possible.

是的，有可能。

Dialogue Two

A:What's this, I wonder?

我想知道這是什么?

B:I'm not sure.Let me have a look.....It could be a coffee grinder.

我不肯定。讓我看看…它可能是咖啡研磨器。

A:A coffee grinder?

咖啡研磨器?

B:Yes,it must be used for grinding coffee beans.

是的，它一定是用來磨咖啡豆。

A:Oh,that would be very useful.

噢，它應(yīng)該很有用。

Dialogue Three

A:Have you seen that house?

你看過那棟房子嗎?

B:Yes,it looks interesting.

是的，它看起來很有趣。

A:You're right.I love it very much.

你說得對。我非常喜歡它。

B:It must be old.

它一定很古老。

A:At least more than 100 years old.

它的歷史至少超過100年。

B:Let's enter it!

咱們進(jìn)去吧!

A:I can't open the door.

我開不了門。

B:It must be locked.

一定是鎖了。

A:Let me ask the old woman in that reception office.

我去問問那個接待室里的老婦人。

B:She can't answer you.

她不能回答你。

A:She must be deaf.

她的耳朵一定是聾了。

B:It must be a haunted house. Are you frightened?

這個房子一定是鬧鬼。你害怕嗎?

A:Frightened?You must be joking.

害怕?你一定是在開玩笑。

Dialogue Four

A:What was that noise?

那是什么聲音?

B:It was the pilot putting the wheels down.We must be coming into land.Are you frightened?

飛行員正在降落。我們一定是要著陸了。你害怕嗎?

A:Frightened?You must be joking!

害怕?你一定是在開玩笑吧!

Dialogue Five

A:John's very late.Do you think he's coming?

約翰遲到很久了。你覺得他會來嗎?

B:Well, it doesn't seem like it.He must have forgotten.

額，似乎不是那樣。他一定是忘了。

A:I suppose you're right.He can't have remembered.

我覺得你說得對。他可能忘了。

Dialogue Six

A:Watch out!You'll hit that car if you're not careful.

小心!如果你不小心點(diǎn)，你會撞到那輛車的。

B:Oh no,I won't .But we will have an accident if you don't stop shouting.

噢，不。我不會的。但是如果你不停止大喊大叫，我們就會發(fā)生車禍。

A:You see.I told you you'd hit him if you weren't careful.

你看。我已經(jīng)告訴你了，如果你不小心，你會撞到他的。

B:Oh,shut up,will you?It was all your fault.If you'd kept quite this would never have happened.

噢，安靜點(diǎn)，可以嗎?都是你的錯。如果你安靜點(diǎn)，就不會發(fā)生這事了。

A:Oh,so it was my fault,was it?If I hadn't warned you in time it would have been much worse.

噢，那么就是我的錯，是嗎?如果不是我及時提醒你，情況會更糟糕。

老奶奶的生日禮物

The little boy,Johnnie,had been up with a packet of mints,and said he wouldn't go out to play until the post card came."I guess you'll get lots and lots of presents,"he said."I did last week when I was six."

小男孩約翰尼已經(jīng)起床了，他的口袋里裝滿了薄荷糖，他說收到明信片之后才出去玩。“我猜你會收到很多很多禮物，”他說。“上個星期我六歲生日就是這樣。”

What would she like?A pair of slippers perhaps.Or a new cardigan.A cardigan would be lovely.Blue's such a pretty color.Jim had always liked her in blue.Or a table lamp.Or a book,a travel book,with pictures,or a little clock,with clear black numbers.So many lovely things.

她喜歡什么呢?可能是一對拖鞋?；蛘咭患旅?。毛衣應(yīng)該不錯。藍(lán)色是如此美麗的一種顏色。吉姆一直都喜歡她穿藍(lán)色的衣服?；蛘呤且槐K臺燈?；蛘呤且槐緯?，一本有圖片的旅游書，或者是一個有清晰的黑色數(shù)字的小鬧鐘。這么多可愛的東西。