情景對話

Benjamin: Why didn't you call me up when you arrived last night?

Cathy: It's too late. Besides, the battery on my phone had run out.

本杰明：你昨晚到了為什么不給我打電話？

凱西：那時太晚了，而且我的手機沒電了。

觸類旁通

· give sb a call 給某人打電話 · give sb a ring 給某人打電話 · make a call to sb 給某人打電話

例句再現

Call up Peter and tell him we can't come today． 給彼得打電話，告訴他我們今天來不了了。

Never mind. I'll call her up and discuss it． 別擔心，我會給她打電話和她商量的。

The reason why I didn't call my friend up was that I didn't think anybody could help me with this． 我之所以沒有給朋友打電話，是因為我認為在這件事上沒人能幫得了我。

You called her up in the middle of night and said you wanted to break up?

你半夜給她打電話，說想要分手？

I called everybody up, but they were all busy． 我給每個人都打電話了，但是他們都很忙。

情景對話

Linda: Margaret, I need you help now.

Margaret: Can it wait? I'm a little tied up at the moment.

琳達：瑪格麗特，我現在需要你的幫助。

瑪格麗特：能等等嗎？我現在有點忙。

觸類旁通

· can wait till/until 可以等到……時候

· sb can't wait to do sth 某人非常想做某事

例句再現

Everything else can wait． 其他一切可以等等再說。

That can wait. Let's have some coffee first． 那個不著急，我們先喝點咖啡。

Can it wait till the afternoon？ 能等到下午嗎？

I can't wait to see him． 我非常想見他。

We can't wait to leave this place． 我們非常想離開這個地方。

情景對話

Carl: I can't stand my roommate any more. I'm moving out.

Conan: Have you talked to him about this?

Carl: Not yet.

卡爾：我再也受不了我的室友了。我要搬出去住。

科南：你和他談過了嗎？

卡爾：還沒有。

觸類旁通

· I can't stand that..． 我無法忍受……

· can't stand sb doing sth 無法忍受某人做某事

· can stand sth 經得起，承受得住某事（困難、考驗）

例句再現

I can't stand doing it all over again． 我無法忍受重新做一遍。

He can't stand her crying． 他無法忍受她哭。

I can't stand the way you talk to your mother． 我無法忍受你和你母親說話的方式。

She can't stand hypocritical people． 她無法忍受虛偽的人。

I can't stand the smell in this room． 我無法忍受這個房間的氣味。

情景對話

Anderson: Can you believe (that) she doesn't know anything about it?

Bacon: I'm not sure. You mean she lied to me?

安德森：你能相信她對此事一無所知嗎？

培根：我不確定。你的意思是她對我說謊了？

觸類旁通

· I can't believe..． 我無法相信……

· How can you believe...？ 你怎么能相信……？

例句再現

Can you believe (that) it was 10 years ago that we visited this place for the first time?

你能相信我們第一次參觀這個地方是10年前的事了嗎？

Can you believe what he is saying？ 你能相信他說的話嗎？

Can you believe (that) she is already 40 years old？ 你能相信她已經40歲了嗎？

情景對話

Ann: We have to start without him. We can't afford to wait.

Bart: Well, it seems we don't have other options.

安：我們不得不在沒有他的情況下開始了。我們等不起。

巴特：好吧，我們似乎別無選擇。

觸類旁通

· can't afford to lose..． 負擔不起失去……（的后果）

· can't afford to buy..． 買不起……

· can't afford to ignore..． 不可忽視……

例句再現

My parents couldn't even afford a bike then． 那時候我的父母甚至連輛自行車都買不起。

To be honest, I can't afford it at the moment． 說實話，目前我還買不起。

Few people can afford that price． 很少有人能出得起那個價。

I really can't afford to let all my efforts go down the drain． 我絕對不能承受所有的努力付之東流。

You can buy it on credit if you can't afford to pay cash． 如果付不起現金，你可以用信用卡購買。

情景對話

Austin: How could you bring yourself to mention it again?

Beck: I'm sorry, but I didn't mean it.

奧斯汀：你怎么忍心再提這件事呢？

貝克：很抱歉，我不是有意的。

觸類旁通

· bring sb to 使某人蘇醒過來

· bring sb to heel 迫使某人就范∕服從

· bring sb to justice 把某人送法院審判

· bring sb to trial 審問某人

例句再現

I couldn't bring myself to say no to her． 我不忍心拒絕她。

She can't bring herself to admit the mistake． 她沒有勇氣承認這個錯誤。

He couldn't bring himself to talk about it． 他沒有勇氣談論這件事。

Sam couldn't bring himself to give up his job． 薩姆不忍心放棄他的工作。

情景對話

Brown: What's wrong with you guys? Did you have a fight?

Cooper: It's my fault. When I saw him fall into the pit, I couldn't help laughing. I guess that's why he is angry with me.

布朗：你們怎么了？吵架了嗎？

庫珀：是我的錯。我看到他掉到坑里，我忍不住笑了。我想那就是他生我氣的原因。

觸類旁通

· can't help but do 不得不做，必須做

· can't help oneself 不能控制自己，不能自拔

· can't help it 忍不住，沒辦法

· can't be helped 避免不了

例句再現

Sorry. I can't help it． 抱歉，我情不自禁。

He couldn't help but agree with what she said． 他不得不同意她所說的話。

I can't help but feel sorry for myself． 我禁不住為自己感到難過。

I was too scared; I couldn't help myself． 我太害怕了，控制不了自己。

Your parents can't help you with this; you've got to figure it out by yourself.

你父母在這件事上幫不了你，你必須自己想辦法解決。

情景對話

Hill: I can see why nobody wants to be friend with him. He always thinks other people want to take advantage of him.

Jack: You are right about that.

希爾：我明白為什么沒有人愿意和他做朋友了。他總是認為別人利用他。

杰克：你說得對。

觸類旁通

· I can't see..． 我不明白……

· I see your point． 我明白你的觀點。

例句再現

Everybody can see (that) she doesn't want to go． 每個人都能看出來她不想去。

I can't see why you don't tell him the truth． 我不明白你為什么不告訴他真相。

Now I see what he is up to． 現在我知道他的企圖了。

He can't see how she manages to do that． 他不明白她是怎么做到的。

They can't see why she decided to resign as manager． 他們不明白她為何決定辭去經理的職務。

情景對話

David: Emily, what happened? Why are you crying?

Emily: I am reading a book. It's so touching and I can't stop crying.

戴維：艾米麗，發生什么事了？你為什么在哭？

艾米麗：我在看一本書，太感人了，我忍不住就哭了。

觸類旁通

· can't stop sb(doing sth)無法阻止某人（做某事）

· can't stop 不能停下來

· can't stop to do sth 不能停下來去做某事

例句再現

I can't stop thinking about what she said． 我忍不住想她說過的話。

She can't stop laughing when watching cartoon． 她看動畫片時會忍不住笑。

He has a bad cold and can't stop coughing． 他得了重感冒，不停地咳嗽。

When it comes to food, you can't stop him—he is crazy about delicious food.

一談到食物，你就別想讓他停下來——他對美食特別熱衷。

He insists to leave; we can't stop him． 他執意要走，我們勸不了他。

情景對話

Elinor: Hill is such a hypocrite.

Grace: What makes you say so?

Elinor: He says he cares about his friends, but refuses to do anything for help.

埃利諾：希爾真是個偽君子。

格蕾絲：你為什么這么說呢？

埃利諾：他嘴上說關心朋友，但是一點忙都不愿幫。

觸類旁通

· don't care what/how 不在乎……

· care about doing 對做……感興趣；擔心……

· care about the feelings of..． 在乎……的感受

例句再現

I know you still care about her． 我知道你還在乎她。

You can see from his eyes how much he cares about Tracy． 從他的眼中你可以看出他有多在乎特蕾西。

He doesn't seem to care about anything． 他似乎什么都不關心。

If you do care about your health, smoke no more． 如果你真的在乎健康，就不要再吸煙了。