详解惯用单句
怀 疑 第1节 态度表达 第1章 态度意愿
我觉得那难以置信。I find that hard to believe.
○ Unbelievable. 不可信
★ unbelievable [7Qnbi5li:vEbl] a. 不可信的
我对此半信半疑。I’ll take that with a grain of salt.
★ grain [^rein] n. 一粒，一点儿
● take sth. with a grain of salt“半信半疑地，有保留地”
我对此表示怀疑。I doubt it.
○ I am still skeptical.
我仍表示怀疑。
★ skeptical [5skeptikEl] a. 怀疑的
你蒙不了我。You can’t fool me.
★ fool [fu:l] v. 愚弄，欺骗
我要亲眼见到才能相信。I’ll believe it when I see it.
○ Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。
我又不是三岁小孩。I wasn’t born yesterday.
■ 句型“I was born...”表示“我出生于…”。
他的决定值得怀疑。His decision is doubtful.
★ decision [di5siVEn] n. 决定，决策（动词decide的名词形式）
★ doubtful [5dautful] a. 可疑的
别指望我会相信你。Don’t expect me to believe you.
○ I don't believe you. 我不相信你。
我不相信广告。I don’t have belief in ads.
● ad = advertisement“广告”
别瞎说了！Get out of it!
○ Nev er tell me! 我才不信呢！
你得了奖学金？! 我才不相信你的鬼话呢。
You have won the scholarship?! I don’t buy it.
★ scholarship [5skClEFip] n. 奖学金
FUN 轻松：看图
“Stress management is for wimps! ”
详解实用对话
Expressing Doubt
Tom：Sorry. I didn’t mean to be late. Can I come in?
Teacher：What’s your excuse this time?
Tom：Have I used the one that my sister is sick?
Teacher：Yes, twice last week.
Tom：Are you sure? I thought I said it was my mother.
Teacher：I don’t think so. But it could’ve been.
Tom：Well. You can trust me this time. My sister is definitely sick. I’m just coming from the hospital. They say she might even die.
Teacher：I don’t buy your story. Try not to have any more sick relatives this week, all right?
Tom：I’ll do my best.
Teacher：Just try to be a little more punctual in the future.
Tom：I’m working on it. Really!
表示怀疑
汤姆：抱歉。我不是故意迟到的。我能进来吗？
老师：你这次的借口是什么？
汤姆：我已经说过我妹妹生病这个理由了吗？
老师：是的，你上周就说过两次了。
汤姆：您肯定吗？我觉得我说的是我妈妈生病了。
老师：我可不这么认为。不过也许是吧。
汤姆：
