You drop and break something (it's not too
serious), what would you say?
Whoops!
Ouch!
Phew!
Boo!
The possible answers
were: Whoops! Ouch! Phew! Boo! You said: Whoops!Ouch!Phew!Boo!
錯。'Ouch!'是如果你被撞痛了的時候說的。
正確。如果砸壞了東西,'Whoops!'是一般人的反應(yīng)。
錯。'Phew!'是在僥幸過了一個難關(guān)的時候用的。
錯。如果你想嚇嚇別人,可以繞到別人的身后說
'boo!'
你沒有做出選擇。
2
What would you say if you wanted to check someone
understood what you were saying?
Are you with me?
What's up?
Not on your life!
I'll think about it.
The possible answers
were: Are you with me? What's up? Not on your life! I'll
think about it. You said: Are
you with me?What's up?Not on your life!I'll think about it.
錯。'Not on your life!'
是個比喻,意思是我絕對不會幫你忙。
正確。這句話的意思是你是在聽我講話嗎?
錯。'I'll think about it.'
的意思是我會考慮一下。
錯。'What's up?' 是問別人--
你怎么樣?
你沒有做出選擇。
3
If you want to say goodbye informally, what
WOULDN'T you say?
Cheerio
See ya
Hi
Bye for now
The possible answers
were: Cheerio See ya Hi Bye for now You said: CheerioSee yaHiBye for now
錯。'See ya' 是回頭見的意思。
錯。'Cheerio' 是再見的通俗說法。
錯。'Bye for now' 也是再見的意思。
正確。'Hi' 就是 'hello',打聲招呼。
你沒有做出選擇。
4
If you don't know the answer to a question, you
can say 3 of the following. Which one CAN'T you say?
I've got it!
You've got me there
I've no idea
I haven't a clue
The possible answers
were: I've got it! You've got me there I've no idea I
haven't a clue You said: I've
got it!You've got
me thereI've no
ideaI haven't a
clue
正確。這句話的意思是 - 我明白了,
我知道答案了。
錯。這句話的意思是 -
我不知道正確的答案是什么。
錯。這句話的意思是 -
我不知道正確的答案是什么。
錯。這句話的意思是 - 我不知道答案是什么,
一點(diǎn)兒頭緒都沒有。
你沒有做出選擇。
5
What WOULDN'T you say if someone tells you some
bad news? E.g. I've failed my exam.
What a pity!
What a shame!
I'm sorry to hear that.
It couldn't have happened to a nicer
man!
The possible answers
were: What a pity! What a shame! I'm sorry to hear
that. It couldn't have happened to a nicer man! You said: What a
pity!What a
shame!I'm sorry
to hear that.It
couldn't have happened to a nicer man!
錯誤。當(dāng)別人告訴你壞消息的時候,你可以說 -
What a pity!
錯誤。當(dāng)別人告訴你壞消息的時候,你可以說 -
What a shame!
錯誤。當(dāng)別人告訴你壞消息的時候,你可以說 -
I'm sorry to hear that.
正確。如果有人告訴你好消息,你可以說 - It
couldn't have happened to a nicer man!
你沒有做出選擇。
6
Imagine you're a teacher, you're angry and you
want your students to work more quickly. Which WOULDN'T you say?
Come on!
Get a move on!
Get on with it!
Take it easy!
The possible answers
were: Come on! Get a move on! Get on with it! Take it
easy! You said: Come
on!Get a move
on!Get on with
it!Take it
easy!