Scene 91 解释

Scene 91　解释

❶ 我没那么说。I didn't say that.

同类表达 You're turning my words around. 你曲解我的意思了。

对话 A: Do you mean I am a stupid person? 你的意思是我很笨？

B: I didn't say that. 我没那么说。

❷ 我不是那个意思。That's not what I mean.

对话 A: That's not what I mean. 我不是那个意思。

B: Sorry. I have no time for your explanation. 不好意思，我没有时间听你解释。

❸ 说来话长。It's a long story.

对话 A: It's long story. 说来话长。

B: It's OK. I have time. 没关系，我有时间。

❹ 我不是故意的。I didn't do this on purpose.

同类表达 I didn't mean to do that.

I did it by accident.

❺ 抱歉，也许刚才我没说清楚。I'm sorry, maybe I wasn't being clear.

同类表达 Sorry maybe I got that wrong. 对不起，可能我理解错了。

对话 A: What do you mean? 你什么意思？

B: I'm sorry, maybe I wasn't being clear. 抱歉，也许刚才我没说清楚。

❻ 你没搞懂我的意思。You miss the point.

同类表达 You've got me wrong. 你理解错了我的意思。

对话 A: You miss the point. 你没搞懂我的意思。

B: No. You have made yourself clear. 我明白了。你已经说得很清楚了。

❼ 我要承认一件事情。I have a confession¹ to make.

对话 A: I have a confession to make. 我要承认一件事情。

B: If there's anything you want to say, don't beat about the bush² and just say it out. 有什么话就直说吧，别兜圈子了。

❽ 这不会花很长时间。This won't take long.

对话 A: Can you listen to my explanation? This won't take long. 你能听听我的解释吗？这不会花很长时间。

B: Go ahead. 你说吧。

❾ 她的解释消除了我的怀疑。She managed to explain away my doubts.

❿ 她赶忙解释这个情况。She hastened³ to explain the situation.

对话 A: She hastened to explain the situation. 她赶忙解释这个情况。

B: Maybe it's too late. 或许太迟了。

1 confession   

n.自白，供认，承认

参考例句：

• Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明。
• The police used torture to extort a confession from him.警察对他用刑逼供。

2 bush   

n.灌木，灌木丛，矮树

参考例句：

• This bush has grown up a lot in the last few months.这矮树丛几个月来已向上长高了很多。
• A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在手，胜于二鸟在林。

3 hastened   

v.加速，催促，赶快( hasten的过去式和过去分词 )；快速赶往某地

参考例句：

• She saw his frown and hastened to explain. 看到他皱起眉头，她赶紧解释。
• He hastened to assure us that the press would not be informed. 他急忙向我们保证新闻界是不会知道的。 来自《简明英汉词典》