“同意”与“不同意”
2018-11-16辽宁曲永华
辽宁 曲永华
在日常生活中,人们经常碰到需要对各种事物表示看法、观点、见解和建议的场合。英语表示同意时,往往同汉语一样,直截了当,因同意某人的意见不会得罪人。表示不同意别人的观点时,通常用委婉的语气。另外英美人常用面部表情或动作表示是否同意,点头Yes,摇头No,耸肩表示“不同意”或“无可奈何”。
◎经典表达
(A)I must know your opinion.Do you agree with me?我必须知道你的观点。你同意我吗?
I'll be all for it.我十分赞成。
I have nothing against it.我不反对。
Are you for or against this plan?你同意还是反对这个计划?
I have no objection.我没意见。
I quite agree.我完全赞同。
(B)I totally disagree.我完全不同意。
I don't agree at all.我根本不同意。
I'm afraid I can't agree with you.恐怕我不同意你的观点。
I don't think so.我不这么认为。
I'm against your plan.我不赞成你的计划。
(C)I have my own opinion about this decision.对这个决定我有自己的看法。
My opinion is different from yours.我的看法跟你的不一样。
I'm afraid I can't quite agree with you about that.关于这一点,恐怕我不能完全赞同你。
We have opposite views on this.对于这个我们有相反的观点。
It's a very interesting idea,but I don't think it would work in practice.这个主意不错,但我认为缺乏可行性。
◎温馨解读
1.表示赞同的用语
①Sure./Certainly./That's correct./Of course./All right./No problem./That's a good idea./Yes,I think so.
②I agree(with you)./That's true./Yes,please./Yes,that's right.
③“So+主语+助动词/情态动词/be.”或“Exactly.”表示“的确如此;确实是这样”。
2.表示完全不赞同的用语
① No,I don't think so./I'm afraid not./I really can't agree with you./I don't agree.为了使不同意的语气委婉些,往往在发表不同意的看法之前,可以说Sorry、I'm afraid等。
②Of course not./No way!
3.表示不完全赞同的用语
①Yes,maybe.
②You may be right.
◎情景体验
A:Do you think a 10-year-old child should be allowed to buy a lottery ticket(彩票)?
B:Of course I do.Everyone should be able to buy one.
A:You used to buy lottery ticket,didn't you?
B:Sure,I did.Why do you ask?
A:Last week, a 10-year-old boy won 10,000,000 dollars in the lottery.
B:Wow!He was so lucky!
A:What would you do if you won the lottery?
B:I'd buy a new car.It would be nice to visit lots of wonderful places.How about you?
A:I'd start a music club.I love music.
B:Haha!We are daydreaming.What did the boy do with the money?
A:He gave it to his parents.
B:I think he did the right thing.
◎真题链接
1.—You must hand in your report tomorrow.
—What?_________.We can't finish it that quickly.
【2018·扬州中考题】
A.No way B.No problem
C.That's right D.That's for sure
【答案与解析】A A项意为“没门;绝不可能”,B项意为“没问题”,C项意为“对;正确”,D项意为“那当然;那是肯定的”。根据答句的下文“我们不能迅速地完成报告”可知,上文是表示不同意对方的观点。
2.—Could you help me carry the equipment to the basketball field,Robin?
—_________.I'll do it at once.
【2018·连云港中考题】
A.Not at all B.No problem
C.Wait a moment D.That's right
【答案与解析】B A项意为“一点也不”,B项意为“没问题”,C项意为“等一会儿”,D项意为“没错,是这样的”。根据答语“我马上去做”可知,上句是表示同意对方的请求。
3.—It's said that shopping online is safe.
—_________.You'd better be careful.
【2018·安徽中考题】
A.I agree B.That depends
C.I think so D.No problem
【答案与解析】B A项意为“我同意你的观点”,B项意为“看情况而定”,C项意为“我认为是这样的”,D项意为“没问题”。根据答语“你最好还是小心点”可知,上文并不是表示完全同意对方的观点。
4.—Lily,could you please help me hand in my papers to our teacher?
—_________.Where are they?
【2018·内江中考题】
A.With pleasure B.Yes,please
C.Of course not D.Good idea
【答案与解析】A A项意为“很乐意”,B项意为“好的”,C项意为“当然不介意”,D项意为“好主意”。根据下文“他们在哪?”可知,上文表示同意对方的请求。
◎模拟演练
根据下面对话内容,从方框内选择适当的句子填在空白处,使对话意思完整并通顺,有两项多余的选项。
A:I think teenagers should be allowed to get a driver's license as soon as they pass the test.
A:Do you think teenagers should be allowed to work?
B:I don't like pierced ears,and I think teenagers should spend more time on their studies.
A:No,thanks for your answers.
A.So do I.
B.Should teenagers be allowed to get their ears pierced?
C.But they can't work on school nights.
D.Do you have anything else to ask?
E.I disagree.
F.Do your parents support your dream?
G.But I think they're not serious enough.
(答案见第64页)