◎懂吗? Do you understand? *是一般的说法。 I understand. (懂了。) ◎懂了吗? Understood? *既可以用于提问也可以用于回答。 = You have to improve. Understood? (你得有所提高,明白吗?) Understood. (明白了!) = Do you understand? ◎清楚了吗? Is that clear? It's clear. (清楚了。) ◎你了解情况吗? Get the picture? *这里的picture不是“照片”,而是“状态”、“情况”、“事态”。这句是Do you get the picture的缩略形式。 = Did you grasp the overall situation? ◎你懂我说的意思吗? Do you know what I mean? I think so. (我想我明白了。) = You know what I mean? = Are you following me? = Do you get my drift? ◎你在听吗? Are you listening to me? *这句是用于确认对方是否在注意听自己讲话。注意在这儿不能用动词hear。 = Are you paying attention? ◎你不知道吗? Are you blind? *blind 是“看不见的”、“盲目的”意思。但在这里它表示的是“没察觉”、“不知道”的意思。 It's a great deal. (这可是笔大买卖。) = Can't you see? = What's the matter with you? ◎你明白我说的意思吧。 You know what I'm talking about. *就自己所说的某个问题确认对方是否明白时使用。 = You know what I mean. = Don't play stupid. *更随意的说法。 ◎我是那样说的吧? I said that, didn't I? *用that代替自己所说的话,反复征求对方的确认。 That's okay. = Did I repeat myself? ◎你知道那事吗? Do you know that? ◎说不定你知道……吧? Do you happen to know...? Tom, do you happen to know Mary's phone number? (汤姆,说不定你知道玛丽的电话号码吧?) Yes, I do. (是的,我知道。) ◎我辨别不出来。 I can't tell the difference. = I can't tell. ◎你听得见吗? Can you hear me? *用于周围很吵,难以听清楚所说内容时。这时的“听”只能用hear,不能用listen to。 Loud and clear. (声音很大,听得很清楚。) ◎你听见我说的了吗? Did you hear me? 跟着剑桥大学小克里:每天练习1分钟,1个月说出一口地道英语!
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