英语口语:嗯、这个、那个,学学英语里的filler words
(1)….well 在口语中,well出现的频率非常高。它表达的意思也十分丰富:可以表示惊讶、无可奈何、让步、停顿思考、疑问等等。 e.g. Well, he's strict and I get angry when he doesn't want me to do stuff. 是啊,他很严格,当他不让我去做那些事的时候我就会生气。 e.g. Well, it may be true. But I find it difficult to believe. 好吧,这也许是真的,不过叫我难以相信。 (2)I mean… “I mean”我的意思是。通常用于进一步向对方解释,或者要详细解说自己说话内容。 e.g. I mean I like both of the companies. 我的意思是这两家公司我都喜欢。 e.g. I mean you love the couch, why? 我的意思是你爱沙发,为什么? e.g. I mean, what would that look like? 我是说,那会成个什么样子了呢? (3)you know “you know”在对话中,表示考虑接下来要说的话,意思是:你知道的,比方说,就是说。 e.g. She thought a lot about her appearance, you know, and spent a lot of money on clothes. 她很注重外表,你知道,她买衣服就花了不少钱。 e.g. They are grossing me out too, you know. 你知道,他们对我也并不客气。 (4)like… “like”有时候也会说成“so like”,表示所以、就是说、打个比方说 的意思。 e.g. well, like my dad doesn't let me see R movies, but my mom does. 对啊,就像我爸不让我看R级电影,但我妈却允许。 e.g. A: What do you do with your friends? 你和你朋友在一起的时候做什么? B: We do things like shopping, watching movies, etc. We hang out like twice a week. When we hang out it is really, like, exciting. 我们就是逛街啊,看电影啊什么的。我们差不多一周出去玩儿两次。我们一起玩儿的时候就是特别开心。 (5)Actually /Basically/ absolutely/ definitely各种副词 ①Actually:实际上;事实上 e.g. Actually I meant to notify you beforehand. 实际上我是想事先通知你的。 ②Basically:主要地,基本上 e.g. Basically, you decide what to do from moment to moment. 基本上,你可以随时决定你要做的事情。 ③Absolutely:绝对地;完全地 e.g. I absolutely believe in miracles, and believe that they are all around us, every day. 我绝对相信奇迹,相信它们每天都存在于我们的身边。 ④definitely:清楚地,当然;明确地,肯定地 e.g. "They definitely want this to go away, " he said. 他说:“他们当然想让这次风波过去。” e.g. No, definitely not. 不,绝对不会。 --------- ---------- --------- ------------ ------------ 关注@英语舌 微信公众号,请搜索“英语舌”推荐阅读
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