赞成与反对

Dialogue

对话

Steven thinks it's time for his son Mike to go to school, so he talks about this matter with his wife Julia. But they have different opinions about this.

史蒂文认为他的儿子迈克到了上学的年纪，于是和妻子茱莉亚商量这件事，但是他们对此各持己见。

Steven：I think Mike is about the right age to go to school.

史蒂文：我想迈克到了上学的年龄了。

Julia：But he is still so young, and I like staying with him.

茱莉亚：但是他还很小，而且我也喜欢和他待在一起。

Steven：I know. But both of us have to work and we can't squeeze time to take care of him.

史蒂文：我知道，但是我们两个都要工作，挤不出时间来照顾他。

Julia：Hey, it is not so serious. I'll work on night shift from next week. I'll be free in the daytime.

茱莉亚：嘿，事情没那么严重，我下个星期开始上夜班，白天就有空了。

Steven：But he is old enough to attain knowledge from school.

史蒂文：但是他到了去学校学习知识的年龄了。

Julia：He is only five years old. It's time for him to play.

茱莉亚：他才5岁，这个年龄正是玩耍的时候。

Steven：But it's your duty to plan his future.

史蒂文：可是你有责任为他的未来打算。

Julia：No, I couldn't agree with you. It's his own duty to plan his own future.

茱莉亚：不，我不同意你的观点，为他的将来作打算是他自己的事。

Steven：I don't want to argue with you. Anyway, I will send him to school this year.

史蒂文：我不想和你争论了，不管怎么样，我今年都要送他去上学。

Vocabulary and Phrases

squeeze [skwi:z] v． 挤；压榨

attain [əˈteɪn] v． 获得

night shift 夜班

knowledge [ˈnɒlɪdʒ] n． 知识；学问

记住这些句子，交流不再犯难

1.They demurred at working on Sundays．

他们反对星期日工作。

2.I'm all for it．

我非常赞成。

3.He scowled his disapproval．

他皱眉表示不赞成。

4.I can't agree more．

我完全同意。

5.I fully concur with her in this matter．

在这一问题上我完全同意她的意见。

6.I totally agree on your suggestion．

我完全同意你的建议。

7.I can't buy that！

我无法相信！

8.I am 100 percent in agreement．

我百分之百同意。

9.We all nodded．

我们都点头表示同意。

10.I seconded the nomination．

我赞成这一任命。

11.Let's stop．

算了吧。

12.That's absolute nonsense．

那完全是胡说八道。

13.I applaud your decision．

我赞成你的决定。

14.That's quite impossible．

那根本不可能。

15.I cannot uphold such conduct．

我不能赞成这种行为。

16.Most people were favorable to the idea．

大多数人赞成这个主意。

17.We were overruled by the majority．

我们的意见被多数人否决了。

18.There's not much opposition to this plan．

该计划的反对意见不多。

19.She gave me a suggestion and I readily consented．

她给了我一个建议，我欣然同意了。

20.He is against race prejudice．

他反对种族歧视。

地道口语大搜罗

Objection！我抗议！

当你不同意别人提出的建议或意见时，或者当你不满意他人开出的条件时，都可以用"Objection! "表示自己的抗议。

例：

——This is my plan. Does everybody agree with it？

这是我的计划，大家都同意吗？

——Objection！

我抗议！