英语口语每天说上半小时 041

41.Supposition 猜测

1.They'll be taking some exercise. 他们可能正在做运动。

2.This house must be at least 100 years old. 这栋房子一定至少有100年的历史。

3.The bus must have gone . 公车一定已经走了。

4.He can't have remembered. 你可能忘了。

5.You must be joking. 你一定是在开玩笑。

6.Maybe he has too much money. 可能是他钱太多了。

7.I guess he'll fail the exam. 我猜他考试可能不及格。

8.They're predicting a good harvest this year. 他们预测今年会是个丰收年。

9.There is much probability that he can be saved. 他能够得救的可能性很大。

10.I suppose he could have gone to Europe. 我猜想他可能去欧洲了。

Dialogue One

A:Dear,can you drive me to the clinic?

亲爱的，你可以载我去诊所吗?

B:I'm afraid I can't .

恐怕我不能。

A:Why?

为什么?

B:Well, my car won't start.I don't know what's the matter with it.

额，我的车启动不了。我不知道它怎么了?

A:Could it be the battery?

有可能是电池出问题吗?

B:No, I don't think it could be.I checked the battery two days ago.It must be other problems.

不，我觉得不可能。两天前我检查过电池。一定是其它问题。

A:Well, I suppose it could be the gas.

额，我猜可能是汽油用光了。

B:No,there is plenty of gas.I filled it up yesterday.

不，汽油还很满。我昨天才加满的。

A:Perhaps it's the starter then?

那么可能是启动装置吗?

B:Yes,that's possible.

是的，有可能。

Dialogue Two

A:What's this, I wonder?

我想知道这是什么?

B:I'm not sure.Let me have a look.....It could be a coffee grinder.

我不肯定。让我看看…它可能是咖啡研磨器。

A:A coffee grinder?

咖啡研磨器?

B:Yes,it must be used for grinding coffee beans.

是的，它一定是用来磨咖啡豆。

A:Oh,that would be very useful.

噢，它应该很有用。

Dialogue Three

A:Have you seen that house?

你看过那栋房子吗?

B:Yes,it looks interesting.

是的，它看起来很有趣。

A:You're right.I love it very much.

你说得对。我非常喜欢它。

B:It must be old.

它一定很古老。

A:At least more than 100 years old.

它的历史至少超过100年。

B:Let's enter it!

咱们进去吧!

A:I can't open the door.

我开不了门。

B:It must be locked.

一定是锁了。

A:Let me ask the old woman in that reception office.

我去问问那个接待室里的老妇人。

B:She can't answer you.

她不能回答你。

A:She must be deaf.

她的耳朵一定是聋了。

B:It must be a haunted house. Are you frightened?

这个房子一定是闹鬼。你害怕吗?

A:Frightened?You must be joking.

害怕?你一定是在开玩笑。

Dialogue Four

A:What was that noise?

那是什么声音?

B:It was the pilot putting the wheels down.We must be coming into land.Are you frightened?

飞行员正在降落。我们一定是要着陆了。你害怕吗?

A:Frightened?You must be joking!

害怕?你一定是在开玩笑吧!

Dialogue Five

A:John's very late.Do you think he's coming?

约翰迟到很久了。你觉得他会来吗?

B:Well, it doesn't seem like it.He must have forgotten.

额，似乎不是那样。他一定是忘了。

A:I suppose you're right.He can't have remembered.

我觉得你说得对。他可能忘了。

Dialogue Six

A:Watch out!You'll hit that car if you're not careful.

小心!如果你不小心点，你会撞到那辆车的。

B:Oh no,I won't .But we will have an accident if you don't stop shouting.

噢，不。我不会的。但是如果你不停止大喊大叫，我们就会发生车祸。

A:You see.I told you you'd hit him if you weren't careful.

你看。我已经告诉你了，如果你不小心，你会撞到他的。

B:Oh,shut up,will you?It was all your fault.If you'd kept quite this would never have happened.

噢，安静点，可以吗?都是你的错。如果你安静点，就不会发生这事了。

A:Oh,so it was my fault,was it?If I hadn't warned you in time it would have been much worse.

噢，那么就是我的错，是吗?如果不是我及时提醒你，情况会更糟糕。

老奶奶的生日礼物

The little boy,Johnnie,had been up with a packet of mints,and said he wouldn't go out to play until the post card came."I guess you'll get lots and lots of presents,"he said."I did last week when I was six."

小男孩约翰尼已经起床了，他的口袋里装满了薄荷糖，他说收到明信片之后才出去玩。“我猜你会收到很多很多礼物，”他说。“上个星期我六岁生日就是这样。”

What would she like?A pair of slippers perhaps.Or a new cardigan.A cardigan would be lovely.Blue's such a pretty color.Jim had always liked her in blue.Or a table lamp.Or a book,a travel book,with pictures,or a little clock,with clear black numbers.So many lovely things.

她喜欢什么呢?可能是一对拖鞋。或者一件新毛衣。毛衣应该不错。蓝色是如此美丽的一种颜色。吉姆一直都喜欢她穿蓝色的衣服。或者是一盏台灯。或者是一本书，一本有图片的旅游书，或者是一个有清晰的黑色数字的小闹钟。这么多可爱的东西。