嗯, 也许吧。
Are you coming to the company party?
(公司聚会你来吗?)
Yeah, I guess.
(嗯, 也许吧。)
先用yeah含糊地应答对方, 然后再说I guess。虽然回答的是“也许吧”, 但是这种说法相当含糊。
I guess so.
(我猜是这样。)
Yeah, I think so.
Well, yeah.
well表示“嗯”、 “啊”、 “怎么说呢”等犹豫的语气。
也许。
Will there be a meeting tomorrow?
(明天开会吗?)
There might be.
(也许。)
might “也许……”, 表示推测、可能等。
Maybe so.
There could be.
could be “也许”、 “可能”。
那自然。
I'm feeling overwhelmed.
(我觉得精神都要崩溃了。)
That's natural.
(那自然。)
这里的natural指“ (道理上或情理上)自然的”、 “正常的”。
overwhelm “ (精神上)崩溃”、 “压倒”。
That's to be expected.
(早就知道会这样。)
I'm not surprised.
(我不吃惊。)
某种程度上, 同意。
Do you agree?
(你同意吗?)
Yes, to a point.
(某种程度上, 同意。)
agree “同意”。
to a point “某种程度上”。
Yes, partially.
(是的, 同意一部分。)
partially “部分地”。
Yes, somewhat.
somewhat “多少”、 “有几分”。
Yes, to some degree.
degree “程度”。
那我就明白了。
Mr. Smith is difficult to work for.
(在史密斯先生的手下工作很难。)
That answers my question.
(那我就明白了。)
answer “回答”。直译是“那就回答了我的问题”。
That's what I wanted to know.
(那就是我想要知道的。)
You answered my question.




