Well在口语中的用法
Well是交际英语中一个十分常用的语气辅助词,其主要用法大致可归纳为:
1. 表示惊讶,意为:啊、咳、嘿。如:
Well, you‘ve grown. 唷,你长高了。
Well, who would have thought it? 啊,谁会想到是这样呢?
2. 表示快慰,意为:好啦。如:
Well, that‘s over. 好啦,搞完啦。
Well, here we are at last. 好啦,我们终于到了。
3. 表示让步,意为:好吧。如:
Well, perhaps you‘re right. 好吧,也许你是对的。
Well, it may be true. But I find it difficult to believe. 好吧,这也许是真的,不过叫我难以相信。
4. 表示无可奈何,意为:唉。如:
Well, it can‘t be helped. 唉,这是没办法的事。
Well, there‘s nothing we can do about it. 唉,我们无能为力了。
5. 表示期待,意为:嗯,喂。如:
Well, what happened next? 嗯,后来怎样了?
Well then, who‘d like some coffee? 喂,谁想喝咖啡?
6. 表示疑问,意为:喂,怎么啦?
Well, who was it? 喂,你刚才讲的是谁?
A:Will you do me a favour? 请帮我个忙好吗?
B:Well? 怎么啦?
7. 表示同意或许诺,意为:好;好吧。如:
Well, all right, I agree. 好,我同意。
Well then, I‘ll call on you later. 好吧,我过一会儿来看你。
8. 表示讲话结束,意为:好;好吧;那么。如:
Well, so much for today. See you next Monday. 好,今天就讲到这里,下周星期一见。
Very well, then. We‘ll talk it over again tomorrow.
好,那我们就明天再讨论吧。
9. 表示重新回到原来的话题,意为:哦;喔;噢;这个。如:
Well, as I was saying……噢,我刚才是说……
Well, the next day……哦,后来第二天……
10. 表示怀疑,意为:是吗? 如:
Well, really? 真的吗?
Well, I‘m not sure. 是吗? 我没把握。
11. 表示告诉对方一个新情况,意为:哦;我说;告诉你。如:
A:He speaks very good English. 他英语说得不错。
B:Well, he comes from London. 哦,他是伦敦人。
A:Are you going to Guangzhou? 你是要去广州吗?
B:Well,you see,I no longer work there. 哦,我已不在那儿工作了。
12. 表示要发表自己的看法,意为:嗯,哦。如:
A:What do you think of the film?你认为这部电影怎么样?
B:Well, I don‘t think it’s very interesting. 嗯,我认为不是很有趣。
A:Do you like your new English teacher? 你喜欢你们新来的英语老师吗?
B:Well, yes, he‘s very nice. 哦,喜欢,他很好。
13. 表示愉快地接受所发生的不愉快的事(常 oh 与连用),意为:好。如:
Oh well,I can‘t complain; it was my own fault. 好,我没什么可说的,这是我的错。
Oh well,don‘t blame it on him, but on me. 好,别怪他,该怪我。
14. 表示惊奇或感兴趣(此时通常连用两个或三个well),意为:唉呀; 唉唷; 哦。如:
Well,so he‘s the general manager now, is he? 那么他现在已是总经理了,是吗?
Well,well,who‘d have thought he would say such things? 唉呀! 有谁会想到他会说那样的话呢?
Well,well,well,I didn‘t think I’d see you here, Sue. 唉唷,我真没想到会在这里见到你。
Well是交际英语中一个十分常用的语气辅助词,其主要用法大致可归纳为:
1. 表示惊讶,意为:啊、咳、嘿。如:
Well, you‘ve grown. 唷,你长高了。
Well, who would have thought it? 啊,谁会想到是这样呢?
2. 表示快慰,意为:好啦。如:
Well, that‘s over. 好啦,搞完啦。
Well, here we are at last. 好啦,我们终于到了。
3. 表示让步,意为:好吧。如:
Well, perhaps you‘re right. 好吧,也许你是对的。
Well, it may be true. But I find it difficult to believe. 好吧,这也许是真的,不过叫我难以相信。
4. 表示无可奈何,意为:唉。如:
Well, it can‘t be helped. 唉,这是没办法的事。
Well, there‘s nothing we can do about it. 唉,我们无能为力了。
5. 表示期待,意为:嗯,喂。如:
Well, what happened next? 嗯,后来怎样了?
Well then, who‘d like some coffee? 喂,谁想喝咖啡?
6. 表示疑问,意为:喂,怎么啦?
Well, who was it? 喂,你刚才讲的是谁?
A:Will you do me a favour? 请帮我个忙好吗?
B:Well? 怎么啦?
7. 表示同意或许诺,意为:好;好吧。如:
Well, all right, I agree. 好,我同意。
Well then, I‘ll call on you later. 好吧,我过一会儿来看你。
8. 表示讲话结束,意为:好;好吧;那么。如:
Well, so much for today. See you next Monday. 好,今天就讲到这里,下周星期一见。
Very well, then. We‘ll talk it over again tomorrow.
好,那我们就明天再讨论吧。
9. 表示重新回到原来的话题,意为:哦;喔;噢;这个。如:
Well, as I was saying……噢,我刚才是说……
Well, the next day……哦,后来第二天……
10. 表示怀疑,意为:是吗? 如:
Well, really? 真的吗?
Well, I‘m not sure. 是吗? 我没把握。
11. 表示告诉对方一个新情况,意为:哦;我说;告诉你。如:
A:He speaks very good English. 他英语说得不错。
B:Well, he comes from London. 哦,他是伦敦人。
A:Are you going to Guangzhou? 你是要去广州吗?
B:Well,you see,I no longer work there. 哦,我已不在那儿工作了。
12. 表示要发表自己的看法,意为:嗯,哦。如:
A:What do you think of the film?你认为这部电影怎么样?
B:Well, I don‘t think it’s very interesting. 嗯,我认为不是很有趣。
A:Do you like your new English teacher? 你喜欢你们新来的英语老师吗?
B:Well, yes, he‘s very nice. 哦,喜欢,他很好。
13. 表示愉快地接受所发生的不愉快的事(常 oh 与连用),意为:好。如:
Oh well,I can‘t complain; it was my own fault. 好,我没什么可说的,这是我的错。
Oh well,don‘t blame it on him, but on me. 好,别怪他,该怪我。
14. 表示惊奇或感兴趣(此时通常连用两个或三个well),意为:唉呀; 唉唷; 哦。如:
Well,so he‘s the general manager now, is he? 那么他现在已是总经理了,是吗?
Well,well,who‘d have thought he would say such things? 唉呀! 有谁会想到他会说那样的话呢?
Well,well,well,I didn‘t think I’d see you here, Sue. 唉唷,我真没想到会在这里见到你。