每天三分钟学英语 第308期:外国人说That's interesting真的是“很有趣”的意思吗?

1、虚伪的赞许

That's cool.
很酷哦。

That's interesting.
很有意思哦。

How interesting.
真有意思哦。

【情景一】
A: My boyfriend is a rich lawyer. He just won a billion-dollar lawsuit.
我男朋友是个有钱的律师。他刚赢了一个十亿美元的官司。
B: Oh, that's cool. What was the lawsuit about?
哦，好酷哦。是什么样的官司？

【情景二】
A: One time I beat a Ferrari with my Toyota.
有一次我开我的丰田跑过了一辆法拉利。
B: That's interesting. You must be a good driver.
真有意思啊，你一定是个好司机。

2. 怀疑事情的准确程度

I'm not sure about that.
我不太确定。

I don't know about that.
我不太确定。

【情景三】
A: Did you know the U.S. is a trillion dollars in debt to China?
你知道美国欠中国一千亿美元吗？
B: I'm not sure about that. I don't think it's that much.
我不确定。我觉得没那么多。

I think you might be mistaken.
我觉得你可能说错了。

【情景四】
A: I'm telling you. Tina's gonna quit.
我告诉你，Tina辞职了。
B: I think you might be mistaken. She seems really happy here.
我觉得你可能弄错了。她在这干的挺开心的。