Well在口语中的用法
Well是交际英语中一个十分常用的语气辅助词,其主要用法大致可归纳为:
1. 表示惊讶,意为:啊、咳、嘿。如:
Well, you‘ve grown. 唷,你长高了。
Well, who would have thought it? 啊,谁会想到是这样呢?
2. 表示快慰,意为:好啦。如:
Well, that‘s over. 好啦,搞完啦。
Well, here we are at last. 好啦,我们终于到了。
3. 表示让步,意为:好吧。如:
Well, perhaps you‘re right. 好吧,也许你是对的。
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。
4. 表示无可奈何,意为:唉。如:
Well, it can‘t be helped. 唉,这是没办法的事。
Well, there‘s nothing we can do about it. 唉,我们无能为力了。
5. 表示期待,意为:嗯,喂。如:
Well, what happened next? 嗯,后来怎样了?
Well then, who‘d like some coffee? 喂,谁想喝咖啡?
6. 表示疑问,意为:喂,怎么啦?
Well, who was it? 喂,你刚才讲的是谁?
A:Will you do me a favour? 请帮我个忙好吗?
B:Well? 怎么啦?
7. 表示同意或许诺,意为:好;好吧。如:
Well, all right, I agree. 好,我同意。
Well then, I‘ll call on you later. 好吧,我过一会儿来看你。 1 2 下一页