英语口语课堂 29 希望,祝愿与意愿

 

Hopes,Wishes and Desires 希望,祝愿与意愿

I'm dying¹ for...

我真想...

A:You're sweating all over.What have you been doing?

A:你浑身都被汗湿透了.你干什么了?

B:I've been working in the garden all the morningB:我整个上午都在花园里干活儿.

A:You must be thirsty

A:一定渴了吧!

B:Yeah,I'm dying for a Coke

B:是啊,真想来罐可乐

I rather fancy²...

我很想...

A:What a smart bike!

A:这辆自行车真棒!

B:It's a present from my father.

B:是我爸爸给我的礼物.

A:I rather fancy having a ride of it.

A:我很想骑一骑.

B:Come on and have a try

B:那就试试吧.

If only I could ...

要是我能......该项多好啊!

A:Why do you fix your eyes on the cake?

A:怎么总盯着蛋糕看?

B:If only I could get a bite of it!

B:要是能咬一口该多好!

A:Shame on you,boy!I'll get you one on your birthday.

A:真丢人,孩子!过生日时我会给你买的

B:Why not now,Mum?

B:妈妈,为什么不现在买?

I'd give anything to...

我很想...

A:The car over there is marvellous,isn't it?

A:那边那辆车很棒啊!

B:Definitely!And the price is marvelous³.

B:当然啦!价钱还惊人呢.

A:I'd give anything to have a car like thatA:真想有辆这样的车.

B:But you've got only a few cents

B:要你的钱太少了.

I'm itching⁴ for...

我太想......

A:I'm itching for them to leave!

A:真想要他们离开!

B:What's the matter?Do they annoy you?

B:怎么了?他们惹你了吗?

A:I'm just fed up with the noise they're making.

A:他们吵吵闹闹的我都受够了

I'd like to...

我想...

A:I'd like to go swimming

A:我想去游泳.

B:The water is still cold.

B:水还很凉.

A:I can't wait any longer.I'm going to have a try this afternoon.

A:我可等不及了,今天下午我想试一试.

Why can't I ...

我怎么不能...

A:Why can't I have a look at your notebook?

A:为什么我不能看你的笔记本?

B:Because I've put down something private in it.

B:因为我在里面写了点儿私事.

A:But you showed it to Shally!

A:可是你让谢莉看了呀!

B:That's different.She's my girlfriend.

B:那可一样,她是我女朋友!

Keep your fingers crossed that...

但愿...

A:Where are you going,Lucy?

A:露西,你要去哪儿?

B:I'm going to the Embassy⁵

B:去大使馆

Keep your fingers crossed that I'll get my visa但愿能拿到签证,and get the chance for further study.

得到这次进修学习的机会.

A:I'll do it.

A:祝你顺利!

I'm hoping to ...

我希望...

A:I'm hoping to relax myself for a whileA:我希望能轻松轻松.

B:So am I

B:我也是.

A:Let's finish our reports quickly and go to the night club.

A:咱们快点写完报告去夜总会怎么样?

B:That's a good idea.

B:这主意不错.

...,I hope

我希望...

A:The snow won't stop soon,I hope

A:我希望雪不要马上停.

B:If the snow is deep enough,we can go snowballingB:雪厚了,我们就可以玩雪球了.

A:And we can make a snowman out of the snow.

A:还可以堆雪人呢.

B:That'll be wonderful!

B:那太棒了!

I wish...

要是...该多好啊!

A:Did you enjoy yourself?

A:玩得开心吗?

B:No,I was disappointed with the programsB:不开心,那些节目太扫兴了.

A:What a pity!We had a wonderful time at the Amusement ParkA:真遗憾.我们在游乐场玩得很痛快.

B:I wish I'd been with you.

B:当时跟你们在一起该多好啊!

Hopefully ,...

希望...

A:Hopefully,we 'll finish this chapter in half an hour.

A:希望我们能在半小时内看完这一章.

B:I'm afraid the hope is rather faint.

B:恐怕没有什么希望.

A:Why do you say so?

A:为什么这么说呢?

B:Because this chapter is hard and longB:因为这一章又难又长.

My hope is that...

我希望...

A:My hope is that I could sleep till  o'clock every morningA:我希望每天早上睡到十点.

B:You'll soon realize your hope!

B:你的希望就要实现啦!

A:How do you know it?

A:你怎么知道?

B:I heard your advisor⁶ would be off on a business trip for half a yearB:听说你的导师要出差半年.

It'd be nice to ...

...倒不错.

A:I've walked a long way.I'm totally exhaustedA:我走了很远的路,累坏了B:Sit down and take a rest.I'm afraid it's too hot in hereB:坐下来歇歇脚吧.这儿恐怕太热了.

A:Eh,it'd be nice to have a cold beer right now!

A:马上来杯冰啤酒该有多美!

B:Sorry,they've run out of cold beer.

B:对不起,冰啤酒喝完了.

It must be wonderful to...

一定很妙...

A:What would you like to take?

A:你吃点什么?

B:I don't know much about this restaurant .You do it for me,please.

B:我对这家餐厅不太熟,你替我点吧.

A:How about spaghetti?

A:意大利面条怎么样?

B:It must be wonderful taste it.I've never tried it before.

B:尝尝一定不错,以前没吃过.

I particularly wish...

我特别想......

A:Would you mind closing the door as you leave the classroom?

A:离开教室时把门关上好吗?

B:Of course not,anything wrong?

B:没问题,有什么事吗?

A:Nothing,I'm thinking over a problem,so I particluarly wish to be aloneA:没有.我在考虑一个问题,所以特别想一个呆一会儿.

B:Oh,I see.

B:噢,知道了.

I really desire...

我的确想...

A:I really desire to pass the exam with flying colorsA:真希望考出好成绩.

B:Why is that?

B:怎么回事?

A:My mohter will be back next week.I hope to give her a pleasant surpriseA:我妈妈下周要回来,我想给她一个惊喜.

B:Wish you good luck!

B:祝你好运!

It's my sincere⁷ hope(that)...

我们真心希望...

A:It's my sincere hope that Iraq and the U.S.A.will settle their dispute⁸ soon

A:我真心希望伊拉克和美国能尽快解决他们的争端.

B:Do you think a peaceful world will remain with us ever since?

B:你认为世界从此会和平吗?

A:It's hard to say

A:难说.

1 dying   

adj.垂死的，临终的

参考例句：

• He was put in charge of the group by the dying leader.他被临终的领导人任命为集团负责人。
• She was shown into a small room,where there was a dying man.她被领进了一间小屋子，那里有一个垂死的人。

2 fancy   

n.想像力，幻想；喜好，爱；adj.想像的，时髦的，华丽装饰的，奢侈的；技巧的；vt.想象，自认为，喜好

参考例句：

• He seemed to have taken quite a fancy to her.他似乎相当喜欢她。
• I have a fancy that it's going to rain.我想大概要下雨。

3 marvelous   

adj.奇迹般的，惊人的，了不起的

参考例句：

• It'seems to me a most marvelous book.这本书我觉得奥妙之至。
• I congratulate you on this marvelous opportunity.恭喜你获得这样一个极好的机会。

4 itching   

adj.贪得的，痒的，渴望的v.发痒( itch的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The itching was almost more than he could stand. 他痒得几乎忍不住了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• My nose is itching. 我的鼻子发痒。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 embassy   

n.大使馆，大使及其随员

参考例句：

• Large crowd demonstrated outside the British Embassy.很多群众在英国大使馆外面示威。
• He's a U.S. diplomat assigned to the embassy in London.他是美国驻伦敦大使馆的一名外交官。

6 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

7 sincere   

adj.真诚的，诚挚的，诚恳的

参考例句：

• He is sincere and easy to get along with.他为人诚恳，很好相处。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

8 dispute   

n.争端，分歧；v.争论，争吵，辩论，辩驳

参考例句：

• They are trying to find a way of settling the dispute.他们正设法寻找解决争端的办法。
• The parties to the dispute should be more polite to each other.争执双方应相互礼貌些。