惯用口语

1.惯用口语句子：

I would hesitate to marry him.
我很犹豫是否要嫁给他。
I'm hesitant about marrying her.
我在犹豫是不是要娶她。
hesitate v. 犹豫
marry v. 嫁，娶
hesitant a. 犹豫的

I hesitated.
我犹豫了。
I can't hesitate like this any longer.
我不能再这么犹豫下去了。

What should I do?
我该怎么做呢？
I Should I do that?
我是否应该那么做呢？

I really don't know which one to choose.
= I really don't know how to make the choice.
我真的不知道该选哪一个了。
choose v. 选择，选定（其名词形式为choice）

I was wondering whether I should go with them tomorrow.
我在想我是不是应该明天和他们一起去。
Should I go with them or not?
我是否应该和他们一起去。

I can't decide.
我没法做决定。
Don't push me to decide.
别逼我做决定。

Please tell me what to do.
请告诉我该怎么做吧。
God，please give me a sign.
上帝啊，求你给我个指示吧。

I haven't made up my mind.
我还没有拿定主意呢。
I make up one's mind“下决心，拿定主意”

I haven't made my decision yet.
我还没做决定呢。
decision n. 决定，决心

Why can't I be a little determined?
我怎么就不能坚定一点呢？
determined a. 坚决的，坚定的

I know that he who hesitates is lost.
我知道，犹豫者终难成事。
Hesitation does me no good, but...犹豫不决对我一点儿好处也没有，但…

实用对话

2.实用对话

Hesitation犹豫

Watt: Hi, Maggie. Have you made up your mind?
瓦特：你好，麦琪。你拿定主意了吗？
Maggie: What?
麦琪：你指的是什么啊？
Watt: I mean, have you decided to study abroad or to find a job after graduation?
瓦特：我的意思是，你决定毕业后出国深造还是找工作了吗？
Maggie: I haven't made my decision yet. It's kind of a hard decision．
麦琪：我还没做决定呢。真的很难做出抉择。
Watt: Why's that? Just a couple of days ago, you were telling me how much you wanted to go overseas to study.
瓦特：怎么会呢？两三天前你还在说你是多么想出国深造呢。
Maggie: Yes. but a vacancy just opened up in the English Department.
麦琪：是啊，但是英语系正好有个职位空缺。
Watt: So?
瓦特：所以呢？
Maggie: They offered it to me. So now I don't know what to do.
麦琪：他们把这个职位给了我。所以我现在不知道该怎么办了。
Watt: What a great opportunity! I see what you mean though, tough choice.
瓦特：多好的机会啊！我明白你的意思了，难做取舍啊。
Maggie: I've been preparing and studying to go abroad. I've spent a lot of time and energy, and I hate to see it all go to waste.
麦琪：我一直在准备出国留学。我在这上面花费了大量的时间和精力，我可不希望看到这一切努力都白费了。
Watt: Don't think about it too much. The job sounds like an excellent opportunity. You should grab it while you have the chance.
瓦特：不要想得太多。这份工作确实是个不错的机会。你应该在机会来临的时候抓住它。
Maggie: I'd like to, but I still feel like I should think about it some more. But thanks for your input.
麦琪：我也想，不过我还是觉得需要再好好考虑一下。但还是要谢谢你的真知灼见。

详细解说

3.详细解说

1.“go overseas”等同于“go abroad”，意为“出国，到国外”。
2.“go to waste”意为“浪费掉，白费”，例如：I shall probably make mint jelly too, as there is so much mint in the garden, I
hate to see it go to waste.（我可能也会做些薄荷冻，因为花园里有那么多薄荷，我可不想眼看着白白浪费掉。）
3.“input”的意思是“输入”，在本段对话中指对方发表的意见，其反义词为“output”，表示“输出”。
文化洗礼

4.文化洗礼

吹“热汤”还是吹“冷手”

《伊索寓言》中有这样一则故事：一位旅行者受到森林之神萨泰尔(Satyr)的款待。因为天气寒冷，这位旅行者呵着气暖手；森林之神请他喝肉汤，但他却左右为难，因为他不知道是要用嘴巴喝汤还是吹气暖手。因此，他一会儿吹吹(blow)热(hot)汤，一会儿又吹吹冷冰冰的( cold)手。这样一来，他两者都没顾得上，汤凉了，手还是冰的，汤自然也没喝成，还惹得森林之神勃然大怒，把他赶出大门。
英语中短语“blow hot and cold““游移不定、踌躇不决”就是源自于这则故事。请看下面的例句：
Helen blew hot and cold about her job; every day she changed her mind．
海伦对于工作的事情拿不定主意，她今天想这样，明天又想那样。