英語(yǔ)中怎么表達(dá)“不介意”、“某事無(wú)關(guān)緊要”呢？緊接
上一講
，來(lái)看另外幾個(gè)表達(dá)方式。
1. couldn't care less: not to care at all about
something 根本不介意，不關(guān)心
例：
The politicians are making a big deal out
of the issue, but most voters couldn't care less.（政客們好好借題發(fā)揮了一番，但大部分選民對(duì)此根本不關(guān)心。）
Shelley couldn't care less about what
other people thought of her.（別人怎么評(píng)論她，雪莉根本無(wú)所謂。）
To be perfectly honest with you, I couldn't
care less whether he comes or not.（說(shuō)真的，我根本不在乎他來(lái)不來(lái)。）
?
2. not give
a damn: not to care at all about something, use this when you are
very annoyed with someone or something根本不介意（一般很生氣時(shí)才用這個(gè)詞）
這是口語(yǔ)用法。
例：
You're so selfish. You don’t give a damn about
anyone except for yourself.（你太自私了。你只在乎你自己?。?/span>
not give a damn what/ who/ why...
I don't really give a damn what the press
says.（出版社說(shuō)什么我都不在乎！）
?
3. be past
caring: to no longer care about something that you were worried
about for a long time, because you realize that the situation cannot be changed表示“擔(dān)心、介意都于事無(wú)補(bǔ)，于是就不擔(dān)心、不介意了”
例：
I used to worried a lot about my weight
when I was young, but now I'm past caring.（我年輕時(shí)特別擔(dān)心體重問(wèn)題，但現(xiàn)在我一點(diǎn)不擔(dān)心了。）
The company wrote and apologized for their
mistake, but by then Sarah was past caring.（公司書(shū)面道歉了，但那會(huì)兒莎拉已經(jīng)不介意這件事了。）
?
4. Who
cares? 那又怎樣！
這是口語(yǔ)用法。
例：
So your house isn't perfectly clean. Who
cares? （就算你家沒(méi)有非常非常干凈，那又怎樣！）
?
5. So what? 那又怎樣！
這是口語(yǔ)用法。
例：
''Tom was really angry when he heard what
you had done.''? ''So what? It's none of
his business.''
（-你干的事傳到湯姆耳朵里，他氣死了。? -那又怎樣！關(guān)他屁事！）
?
6. What do I
care? 那又怎樣！
這是口語(yǔ)用法。
例：
''He says he's depressed and really short
of money.''? ''What do I care? It’s his
own fault.''
（-他說(shuō)他情緒很差，又很缺錢。? -那又怎樣！這是他自己造成的?。?/span>
?
7. Let him/
her/ them (do something): say this when you do not care if someone
does what they have threatened to do表示說(shuō)話人已經(jīng)無(wú)所畏懼了
這是口語(yǔ)用法。
例：
''Jenny says she's going to quit unless we
give her a raise.''? ''Let her quit then.
It's not as if we can't find another nanny.''
（-珍妮說(shuō)我們要是不給她加薪，她就要辭職。 -那讓她辭！又不是請(qǐng)不到保姆?。?/span>
''They're threatening to disconnect the
phone unless we pay the bill.''? ''Let
them.''
（-電話公司說(shuō)，我們?cè)俨焕U費(fèi)，就要掐電話線了。? -讓他們掐！）
?
8. tough:
say this when someone tells you about a problem they have and you do not have
any sympathy for them, especially because you feel angry with them 表示“某人向說(shuō)話人哭訴，但說(shuō)話人心里有氣、毫不同情”：我才不管；懶得理你
這是口語(yǔ)用法。
例：
''Mom, I don't want to go to school today.''? ''Tough! You're going anyway.''
（-媽，我今天不想去上學(xué)。? -我不管，你無(wú)論如何都要去！）
''Can't we stop? I’m hungry.'' ''That's
tough. I told you to eat something before we left the house.''
（-不能停一下嗎？我餓了。? -餓了活該，出來(lái)前我讓你吃點(diǎn)東西的，你不吃?。?/span>
?
9. It makes no difference/It doesn't make any difference:
say this when you think something is not important enough to affect what
happens or change what someone decides無(wú)關(guān)緊要
例：
''Do you want cash or a check?''? ''It doesn't make any difference.''
（-你要現(xiàn)金還是支票？? -都行?。?/span>
You can have a single room or a double. It
makes no difference to the price.（雙人間、單人間價(jià)格一樣，你要哪個(gè)都行。）
最新評(píng)論：