老外最常用的英文短语 第32期:have got to

 释义：

have got¹ to 应该做……

同理，have got to+动词所表达的含义与 have to+动词一样。I've gotta go 可以缩略为 I gotta go,因此 I gotta go 的原型是 I have got to go。

例句：

I've got to run. I'll call you later².

我得赶紧走了。回头给你打电话。

I have (got) to go. I have to ring up now.

我要走了。(电话）我得挂了。

You've got to be kidding!

开什么玩笑！

对话：

A: I've got to tell you something.

我有话要对你说。

B: No, no. You don't have to explain³ yourself⁴ to me.

不用了，没必要和我解释。

1 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

2 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

3 explain   

vt.解释，说明；vi. 解释，说明，辩解

参考例句：

• She knows how to explain it.她知道怎么解释它。
• Could you explain that again?您能再解释一遍吗？

4 yourself   

pron.你自己

参考例句：

• I need you to do it yourself.我要你亲自做。
• Late again,Tom?I hope you can explain yourself.汤姆，又迟到了？我希望你能说明理由。