2.实用对话
Expressing Negation表示否定
Jim: Did you read this article?
吉姆:你读了这篇文章了吗?
Mary: No, I didn't get to it. What's it about?
玛丽:没有,我还没读到呢。是关于哪方面的?
Jim: Politics.
吉姆:政治方面的。
Mary: It is never a good idea to discuss politics with someone you don't know very well.
玛丽:与你不了解的人一起讨论政治可不是个好主意。
Jim: Why's that? How are you supposed to get to know someone if you don't ask what they think?
吉姆:这是为什么呢?如果你不询问他们的想法又怎么去了解他们呢?
Mary: You can ask about other kinds of things. You'll never know if the person you are talking to has the same ideas. If
they don't, they might get offended at your ideas or you might get offended at their ideas.
玛丽:你可以询问他其他方面的事情。你根本就不知道和你谈话的这个人是否与你持有相同的观点。一旦观点不同,要么他们被你的观点所冒犯,要么你被他们的观点所冒犯。
Jim: I disagree. That makes no sense. A good debate is always fun.
吉姆:我不同意你的看法。那也太没道理了。辩论也是很有意思的。
Mary: You are right, but between friends, not strangers.
玛丽:你说得对,但是只是介于朋友间,而不是和陌生人。
Jim: Absolutely not. I like a good debate with strangers as well as with friends.
吉姆:绝对不是。我不但很喜欢和朋友辩论,也喜欢和陌生人辩论。