迷你對話學地道口語第2073期:至少可以說
情景對話:
A: What are you.doing here, Tom?
湯姆,你在幹什麼?
B: Playing games.
玩遊戲。
A: Playing?
玩遊戲?
B: Why not?
不行麼?
A: You failed the exam, Tom. Could you tell me the reason?
你考試不及格,湯姆,你能告訴我是什麼原因麼?
B: I'm sorry.
對不起。
A: Sorry? For what? You did not study hard?
對不起?爲什麼說對不起?你學習沒有用功麼?
B: No. The test was difficult, to say the least.
不是,只是這次的考試題太難了。
一, 詞海拾貝
to say at the least:至少可以說
e.g. I was surprised at what he said, to say the least.
毫不誇張地說,我對他的話感到吃驚。
e.g. His conduct that evening was, to say the least, curious.
他那天晚上的舉動可說是夠古怪的了。
e.g. Her remarks were ill-advised, to say the least.
她的話不夠謹慎,至少可以這麼說。
e.g. The appearance of Frank Cowperwood at this time was, to say the least, prepossessing and satisfactory.
Frank Cowperwood這個時候的相貌, 至少可以說是討人歡喜和令人滿意的。
二, 語彙積累
be sorry for
釋義1:對……感到抱歉,因……而說對不起
e.g. I'm sorry for what I said; I never meant to insult you.
我爲我所說的話道歉,我不是有意要侮辱你。
e.g. I'm sorry for taking it out on you.
對不起,我遷怒於你了。
釋義2:對……感到難過,替……感到難過
e.g. They were sorry for the poor, especially for the dear little children.
他們都爲窮人難過,特別是爲那些親愛的孩子們感到難過。
e.g. In the midst of her own trouble Winifred was sorry for him.
維妮佛梨德儘管滿腔心事,也替他難過起來。
其它:play a game:玩遊戲
fail the exam:考試不及格