不知道大家有没有遇到这种情况
做了某件事或者提了某个观点后
总有人会问一句:Why? 为什么?
比如:我说我觉得榴莲很难吃
总有人问:Why? 榴莲那么好吃!
就是不爱吃呗,觉得臭呗
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过年了,家里亲戚全都围着我
问为什么还不找对象,不结婚
因为丑行了吧 满意了吗
凡事一定要问原因吗?
那「不为什么」用英文怎么说呢
难道是 No why? 当然不是不是不是
No why 是一句彻彻底底的中式英文
那问题来了,当你不想回答
「Why」的时候该怎么说呢?
笔记:
Let’s change the subject.
我们换个话题吧。
I don’t want to explain.
我不想解释。
Just because.
就因为所以啊。
I don’t want to say anything.
我什么都不想说。
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Dillon, I heard you might be going back to America?
迪伦,我听说你可能要回美国?
Yea, but I would rather not talk about it right now.
嗯,但是我现在不想要聊这个。
Cara, when do you think you and your boyfriend or partner would get married?
卡拉,你觉得你和你男朋友或者说另一半什么时候会结婚呢?
Let’s just skip over that for now.
嗯,我们现在先跳过这个话题吧。
Dillon, I thought you were on a diet. What happened?
迪伦,我记得你在减肥啊?怎么回事?
Let’s not go there today.
今天先不聊这个了吧?
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禁忌话题:
love life
感情生活
the loss or death of a loved one or family member
亲友逝世
the political or religious affiliation
政治和宗教立场
a person’s weight or health
体重和健康状况
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how much money a person makes
收入状况
a mistake someone has made that they know about
本人已经意识到的过失过错
an embarrassing experience someone has had
过去的尴尬经历
那我如果想回答别人的问题
那又该怎么回答呢?(戏多)
because 都用烂了,说点儿其他的
owing to
后面一般接某事物
Owing to / Due to bad weather
the next flight will be cancelled
由于天气恶劣,下一航班将被取消
due to
常用于官方通告中,直接作表语
The entrepreneur's success was
largely due to his excellent judgment
这位企业家的成功很大程度上
是因为他卓越的判断力
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in that
后面接句子
I'm lucky in that I married him.
我很幸运嫁给了他~
as a result of
后面一般接某事物
As a result of the continuous efforts
Jackson finally became a young superstar
由于不断的努力,千玺终于成为了一个超级新星
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thanks to
表示多亏于...后接好的事情
Thanks to your help, we accomplished
the task ahead of schedule finally.
多亏你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务
你们最喜欢的一部电影是啥,为什么喜欢?
试着用今天学到的知识点回答哦
当然了,你们也可以翻个白眼说
「 不为什么,关你屁事 」嘻嘻~
☎️
—————— 早安英文 team ——————
不知道大家以前有没有看过一个
韩国情景剧,叫《搞笑一家人》
原名《穿透屋顶的high kick》
可爱慈祥,力气超大的奶奶
严肃古板,有时很滑稽的爷爷
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不拘小节邋里邋遢的爸爸
聪明漂亮但有些偏执的妈妈
还有疯狗老师、允浩敏浩小虎
有欢笑也有感动有时候还有点悬疑
突然有点怀念了,有空一定要重温~
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