●拒绝请求和建议
我希望可以，但是……
I wish I could, but... *委婉地拒绝对方要求的表达方式。
Could you work overtime tonight? (今天晚上能加个班吗?)
I wish I could, but... (我希望可以，但是……)
I'd love to, but...
我不愿意。
I won't.
I want you to do it now. (我想让你现在就做。)
I won't. (我不愿意。)
不，谢谢。
No, thank you. *虽然很感激，但必须拒绝时使用。
Do you need help? (要我来帮你吗?)
No, thank you. (不，谢谢。)
No, thanks. *随便的说法。
Yes, thank you. (好吧，麻烦你。)
我想不行。
I don't think so.
Can we go? (我们也能去吗?)
No, I don't think so. (不，我想不行。)
I don't believe so.
我不要。
I don't want it.
Here you are. (给你。)
I don't want it. (我不要。)
真的不要。
I really don't want it.
Take one. (拿一个吧。)
I really don't want it. (我真的不要。)
真抱歉，我不能帮助你。
I'm sorry I can't help you.
Where is the ABC Hotel? (请问ABC饭店在哪儿?)
I'm sorry I can't help you. (对不起，我帮不了你。)
Can you work overtime tonight? (今天晚上你能加班吗?)
I'm sorry, I can't help you. (对不起，我加不了班。)
I'm sorry I can't assist you.
I'm sorry I can't be any help.
我反对他的建议。
I'm against his proposal.
我很乐意，可我帮不了你。
I wish I could help you, but I can't.
Could you help me get a job? (您能帮我找一份工作吗?)
I wish I could help you, but I can't. (可惜我帮不了你。)
那事我使不上劲。
I can't do anything about it.
You have to help me. (你得帮帮我。)
I can't do anything about it. (那事我使不上劲。)
There is nothing I can do about it.
I can do nothing about it.
我无法满足你的愿望。
I can't make that happen.
I want to work for this company. (我想在这家公司工作。)
Sorry, I can't make that happen. (对不起，我无法满足你的愿望。)
我没那份心情。
I'm not in the mood.
Do you want to dance? (想跳舞吗?)
I'm not in the mood. (我没那份心情。)
I don't feel like it.
很遗憾，我现在有件急事。
I'm afraid I've got urgent business now.
I'm afraid I've got urgent business now. (很遗憾，我现在有件急事。)
That's a shame. (真是太遗憾了。)
我有别的事。
I have other business to take care of.
Are you free today? (你今天有时间吗?)
No, I have other business to take care of. (没有，我有别的事。)
对不起，我现在正忙着呢。
I'm sorry, but I'm busy just now.
I'm sorry, but I'm busy right now.
对不起，我有急事。
I'm sorry, but I'm in a hurry.
Sorry, I don't have time. (对不起，我没时间了。)
现在不行。
Not right now.
我就算了吧。
Count me out. *自己不愿意参加，不愿意加入时使用。
Are you coming? (你来吗?)
Count me out. (我就算了吧。)
Count me in. (算上我一个。)
如果可以的话，最好不……
I'd rather not.
Let's go drinking. (我们去喝酒吧。)
I'd rather not. (我还是不去了吧。)
够了，够了。
Enough. *Enough表示“所有量，接受量足够了”。也可以用来表示有够多的麻烦和痛苦时。
You have to... (你必须……)
Enough. (够了，够了。)
Enough already.
That's enough.
已经足够了。
I've had enough.
How about more salad? (再来点儿沙拉，怎么样?)
No, thank you. I've had enough. (不，谢谢，已经足够了。)
很遗憾，今天我不太方便。
Unfortunately, it's not convenient for me today.
Why don't we have dinner together? (一起去吃顿饭，怎么样?)
Unfortunately, it's not convenient for me today. (很遗憾，今天我不太方便。)
没说到点儿上。/离题万里。
That's beside the point. *beside the point 表示“估计错的”、“没抓住中心的”。
If it hadn't rained, I would have done it. (要是没下雨的话，我就可以做，可是……)
That's beside the point. (根本没说到点儿上。)
●请求同意
做……可以吗?
Is it all right if...? *常用来表示比较有礼貌地请求对方允许。
Is it all right if I open the window? (我可以开窗吗?)
Absolutely. (当然。)*也可以用Is it all right to...? 来代替Is it all right if...?意思相同。
Is it all right to smoke here? (我可以在这儿抽烟吗?)
No, this is a nonsmoking room. (不行，这儿是禁烟室。)
我可以进来吗?
May I come in?
May I come in? (我可以进来吗?)
Please, do. (请进。)
Is it alright to come in?
May I enter?
我可以坐这儿吗?
May I sit here?
Is this seat taken?
Is someone sitting here?
Is this seat free?
我可以在这儿玩球吗?
May I play catch here?
May I play catch here? (我可以在这儿玩球吗?)
Of course you may. (当然，玩吧。)
我可以抽烟吗?
Do you mind if I smoke?
Do you mind if I smoke? (我可以抽烟吗?)
No, I don't mind. (行，没关系。)*回答Do you mind...? 的提问时，想说“不行”时用Yes,“行”时用No。
这儿可以拍照吗?
Am I allowed to take pictures here? *allow表示“原谅”、“同意”、“承认”。
Am I allowed to take pictures here? (这儿可以拍照吗?)
Yes, I think so. (我想可以。)
Is taking pictures allowed here?
Are you permitted to take pictures here?
Do they permit taking pictures here?
Is it okay to take photographs here?
让我看看。
Let me see it.
This is my favorite picture. (这是我最喜欢的照片。)
Let me see it. (让我看看。)
Let me take a look.
Please show it to me.
我可以借用您的电话吗?
May I use your phone?
May I use your phone? (我可以借用您的电话吗?)
Only if it's not long distance. (只要不是长途电话就行。)
我可以借用您的卫生间吗?
May I use the bathroom?
May I use the rest room?
May I use the washroom?
我可以把车停在那儿吗?
Can I park my car there?
Can I park my car there? (我可以把车停在那儿吗?)
Yes, you can. (可以，停那儿吧。)
Is parking there okay?
Is it all right to park my car there?
Am I permitted to park my car there?
我可以看一眼吗?
May I take a look?
May I have a look?
May I see it?
哪儿都可以吗?
You mean any place?
Do you mean any place?
Anywhere's okay?
Any place?
●同意、不同意
行。
Go ahead.
May I use your phone? (可以借用你的电话吗?)
Go ahead. (可以。)
随你吧。
It's up to you.
You decide.
可以。
Sure.
Would you help me? (你能帮我吗?)
Sure. (可以。)
No problem.
Okay.
Sure thing!
Why not?
I don't see why not. *直译“我没有理由说不”，see表示“明白”。
I don't see why it is not all right.
That sounds okay.
行啊!
I'm game!
Let's go out drinking. (我们去喝一杯吧。)
I'm game! (行啊!)
I'm all for it. (非常赞成。)
如果你不介意的话。
If that's all right with you. *请求对方同意、许可的说法。
It's five o'clock now. (现在5点了。)
Let's leave now, if that's all right with you. (我们走吧，如果你不介意的话。)
If that's all right for you.
如果方便的话……
If it's all right with you,… *这句同上句If that's all right with you.大致相同，但这句用在对话开始时。
If it's all right with you, I'd like to go to bed now. (如果方便的话，我想休息了。)
Go ahead. (您请吧。)
可以，您请。
Yes, please do.
May I sit here? (我可以坐在这儿吗?)
Yes, please do. (可以，您请坐。)
Sure, go ahead.
No problem.
约翰，你可以回家了。
You may go home now, John.
很遗憾，恐怕不行。
I'm afraid not. *用于虽然对方也许不想听，或者不相信，但不得不说No(不)时。这是一种委婉的否定表达方式，含有表示同情对方的心情。
Is this the smoking section? (这儿是吸烟席吗?)
No, I'm afraid not. (很遗憾，好像不是。)
? I'm afraid so. *这句话的意思是“很遗憾是这样”、“很遗憾是这么回事”。
最好不要。
I'd rather you didn't. *I'd rather...not表示“如果可以的话，我不想……”、“如果可以的话我想拒绝……”、“如果允许的话我想推辞……”。I'd rather是I would rather的缩写形式，用于婉转地拒绝对方的建议时。
May I smoke? (我可以吸烟吗?)
I'd rather you didn't. (最好不吸。)
Would you mind if I went with you? (我也可以和你一起去吗?)
I'd rather you didn't. (希望你最好别来。)
I'd prefer it if you didn't.
I'd prefer you not to.
I'd rather that you not.
不行!
Not on your life! *表示强烈的拒绝。
Would you lie for me? (你能帮我撒个谎吗?)
Not on your life! (不行!)
Certainly not.
Not for any reason!
No way!
Not a chance!
Fat chance!
Not a chance in the world! *表示更为强烈的拒绝。
绝不允许!
Over my dead body! *表示“只要我还未闭眼，绝不让……”、“完全不可能”。
Would you loan me ￥100,000? (你能借给我10万日元吗?)
Over my dead body! (绝不可能!)
Never!
That will never happen!
I will never let that happen!
I'd rather die first!
不!不行!
Nope! *比较随便的俚语说法。
Are you going to the party? (你要去参加舞会吗?)
Nope! (不，不去。)
还没有。
Not yet.
Have you finished? (你做完了吗?)
Not yet. (还没有。)
现在不行。
Not now.
Could you help me? (你能帮我一下吗?)
Not now. (现在不行。)
Later. (过会儿吧。)
这里不行。
Not here.
May I smoke? (我可以吸烟吗?)
Not here. (在这儿不行。)
你不能在这儿吃东西。
You may not eat here.
You may not eat here. (你不能在这儿吃东西。)
I'm sorry, I didn't know. (对不起，我不知道。)
Eating here is not allowed.
You can't eat here.
Eating is prohibited here.
Please refrain from eating here.
●引起注意
看!
Take a look!
Have a look!
See for yourself.
听好喽!
Listen! *在说完listen!引起对方注意之后，再开始进入话题，是很常用的方式。
Hi! Tom. (嗨!汤姆。)
Listen! Do you want to know a secret? (听着!你想知道一个秘密吗?)
Listen up. *更强烈地引起注意的说法。
Listen to me. (听我说。)
Listen to this. (好好听着。)
别不理我。
Don't ignore me. *ignore“忽视，不理”。
Listen to me. (听我说。)
看这儿!
Look here!
看那儿!
Look at that!
Look at that! (看那儿!)
Wow! (哇!)
快来看呀!
Come, look!
看我!
Look at me!
Hey, look! (嘿，看呀。)
我听见有什么声音。
I heard something.
I heard something. (我听见有声音。)
It's just my dog. (那是我的狗。)
What was that noise? (那是什么声响?)
I think I heard something. (我听见有动静。)
我这就去看看。
I'll go and take a look right away.
Did you see Tom's new house? It's really nice. (你看到汤姆的新家了吗?特别好。)
I'll go and take a look right away. (我这就去看看。)
I'll go and check it out immediately.
I'll go give it a look right now.
该你了。
It's your turn. *用于各种情况，如玩游戏或是按顺序做事情等。
Who's next? (下一个是谁?)
It's your turn. (该你了。)