详解惯用单句
犹 豫 第1节 态度表达 第1章 态度意愿
我很犹豫是否要嫁给他。I would hesitate to marry him.
○ I’m hesitent about marrying her. 我在犹豫是不是要娶她。
★ hesitate [5heziteit] v. 犹豫
★ marry [5mAri] v. 嫁，娶
★ hesitant [5hezitEnt] a. 犹豫的
我犹豫了。I hesitated.
○ I can’t hesitate like this any longer. 我不能再这么犹豫下去了。
我该怎么做呢？What should I do?
○ Should I do that? 我是否应该那么做呢？
我真的不知道该选哪一个了。I really don’t know which one to choose.
= I really don’t know how to make the choice.
★ choose [tFu:z] v. 选择，选定（其名词形式为choice）
我在想我是不是应该明天和他们一起去。
I was wondering whether I should go with them tomorrow.
○ Should I go with them or not? 我是否应该和他们一起去。
我没法做决定。I can’t decide.
○ Don’t push me to decide. 别逼我做决定。
请告诉我该怎么做吧。Please tell me what to do.
○ God，please give me a sign. 上帝啊，求你给我个指示吧。
我还没有拿定主意呢。I haven’t made up my mind.
● make up one’s mind“下决心，拿定主意”
我还没做决定呢。I haven’t made my decision yet.
★ decision [di5siVEn] n. 决定，决心
我怎么就不能坚定一点呢？Why can’t I be a little determined?
★ determined [di5tE:mind] a. 坚决的，坚定的
我知道，犹豫者终难成事。I know that he who hesitates is lost.
○ Hesitation does me no good, but... 犹豫不决对我一点儿好处也没有，但是…
FUN 轻松：看图
That's… ok…
可…可以…
May I borrow this?
我可以借这个吗？
摘自《万用英语口语句典》
详解实用对话
Hesitation
Watt：Hi, Maggie. Have you made up your mind?
Maggie：What?
Watt：I mean, have you decided to study abroad or to find a job after graduation?
Maggie：I haven’t made my decision yet. It’s kind of a hard decision.
Watt：Why’s that? Just a couple of days ago, you were telling me how much you wanted to go overseas to study.
Maggie：Yes, but a vacancy just opened up in the English Department.
Watt：So?
Maggie：They offered it to me. So now I don’t know what to do.
Watt：What a great opportunity! I see what you mean though, tough choice.
Maggie：I’ve been preparing and studying to go abroad. I’ve spent a lot of time and energy, and I hate to see it all go to waste.
Watt：Don’t think about it too much. The job sounds like an excellent opportunity. You should grab it while you have the chance.
