● 反問
有事嗎?
Yes?
Excuse me... (對不起……)
Yes? (有事嗎?)
為何?
What for?
I bought this beautiful pen. (我買了一支漂亮的鋼筆。)
What for? (那又為何?)
您說什么?
Pardon me? *因為聲音小而沒有聽清楚或一時沒能理解對方所表達的意思時,與其裝作聽見或聽懂了,不如問一句Pardon me?這樣就可以不失禮貌地將對話進行下去。
Is there a post office near here? (這附近有郵局嗎?)
Pardon me? (您說什么?)
Pardon?
I beg your pardon?
現在怎么樣?
How about now?
對不起,你說什么?
Excuse me?
What did you say?
什么?
What? *用于沒聽清對方說什么、沒理解對方的意思時。但這樣的問法讓人聽起來有些粗魯和生硬。
Huh? *比what?更隨便的說法。
你說什么來著?
Did you say anything? *用于沒聽見對方說什么、或別人說話時,自己走神或不知對方是否說了什么的場合。
對不起,你說什么來著?
I'm sorry, what did you say? *確實聽到對方說了什么,希望對方能夠重復一遍。
那又怎么樣呢?
So what? *含有不感興趣和輕蔑的語氣??谡Z中常用。
What of it?
什么意思?
What does it mean? *沒弄明白對方所說事情時,可以這樣積極主動地問。
What do you mean?
Please explain what you mean. (請您解釋一下您的意思。)
What are you trying to say? (您想說什么?)
What do you mean by that? (您這是什么意思?)
你是說……嗎?
Are you saying that...? *確認對方講話內容時。
Are you saying that it's a bad idea? (你是說這個主意不好?)
That's right. (是的。)
Do you mean...?
Are you trying to say that...?
后來怎么樣了?
Then what?
And then?
What happened then?
他到底想干嗎?
What's he driving at? *用于不明白對方的意圖時。
您能再說一遍嗎?
Would you repeat that, please? *用于沒有聽清或沒有聽懂時。
Could you repeat that, please?
Could you say that again, please?
Say it again. (再說一遍。)
Please say it again. (請再說一遍。)
Please repeat that. (請再重復一遍。)
您說得太快了。
You're speaking too quickly.
You're talking too fast.
請您再說慢一點兒。
Please say it more slowly.
Please speak more slowly.
More slowly, please.
Please speak slower.
Please don't speak so quickly. (請您不要說得太快。)
Would you slow down, please? (您能說慢一點兒嗎?)
我跟不上您說的。
I can't keep up.
請再大一點兒聲說。
Please speak a little louder.
Could you speak up? (您能再大一點兒聲兒嗎?)
A little louder, please? (請大點兒聲。)
Speak up, please? (請大聲說。)
Please speak up.
Please speak louder.
我聽不見。
I can't hear you. *這種情況下只能用hear而不能用listen。
I can't hear a word you're saying. (我根本聽不見你說什么。)
I can't hear you at all. (根本聽不見。)
I can't hear you well. (我聽不太清楚。)
我沒聽見你說什么。
I couldn't catch what you said. *“聽見,明白(話語等)”。
I didn't catch that.
你在說什么呢?
What are you talking about? *用于聽不懂對方所說的內容,或沒注意聽對方說什么的場合。
What did you say? (你說什么呢?)
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