365天英語口語大全之交際口語(MP3+中英文本) 第1期:信任

1.慣用口語句子：

Seem believable．
看來可信。
Sounds true.
聽上去是真的。
believable a. 可信的
“Seem believable.”是一個省略句，省略了複數形式的主語，若省略的主語爲單數形式，則要說成“Seems believable.”；接下來的“Sounds true.”
也是這個道理。

I believe you.
I我相信你。
I have faith in you.
我信任你／對你有信心。
I have confidence in you.
我對你有信心。
faith n. 信任，信心
confidence n. 信心

I trust you implicitly.
= I have the utmost faith in you.
我絕對信任你。
implicitly ad.絕對地，不懷疑地
utmost a. 極度的

I trust you completely.
= I have the complete faith in you.
我完全信任你。
completely ad.完全地，徹底地（complete是形容詞）

I take your word for it.
= I believe what you said.
= I think what you said is true.
我相信你的話。

I have great belief in his ability.
我完全相信他的能力。
belief n. 信任．信心
ability n. 能力，才幹

I have no doubt about it.
= There's no doubt in my mind.
= There's not a doubt in my mind.
我對此沒什麼疑問。
doubt n. & v. 懷疑，疑惑

I will trust you one more time.
我再相信你一次。
This is the last time I trust you.
這是我最後一次相信你了。

We can count on him.
= We can bank on him.
我們可以指望他的。
count on“依靠．指望”
bank on“指望，信賴”

2.實用對話

Expressing Belief表示相信

Amy: Graham, why are you always on the phone with Jane?
艾米：格雷厄姆，你爲什麼總是和簡打電話？
Graham: Because we are partners in our science lab. Why are you so jealous?
格雷厄姆：因爲我們是科學實驗室裏的搭檔啊。你幹嘛這麼猜忌啊？
Amy: The other night when you came home there was lipstick on your right cheek. How do you explain that?
艾米：前兩天的晚上你回家的時候，你右臉頰上有個口紅印，你怎麼解釋？
Graham: My aunt Mary just flew in from Cleveland and she laid one right on my right cheek.
格雷厄姆：我姑姑瑪麗從克利夫蘭乘飛機來了，是她在我右臉頰上留的。
Amy: Are you sure?
艾米：你確定？
Graham: Of course I am. I only love you, Amy.
格雷厄姆：我當然確定了。我只愛你，艾米。
Amy: Okay, I'm sorry. I believe you.
艾米！好吧．對不起。我相信你。
Graham: Why do you always accuse me like that?
格雷厄姆！你爲什麼總是那麼指責我啊？
Amy: Because you are the most handsome boy at the university and I love you so much! I guess I just go crazy sometimes. That's all.
艾米：因爲你是這所大學最帥的男孩，而我又那麼愛你！我想有時侯我只是愛你愛得發瘋了，就這些原因。
Graham: Oh, Amy. I am the luckiest guy in the world.
格雷厄姆：哦，艾米，我是世界上最幸運的人了。
Amy: Why?
艾米：爲什麼？
Graham: Because I am loved by the most beautiful girl in the world!
格雷厄姆：因爲我被世界上最漂亮的女孩愛着啊！
Amy: Oh. Graham. I love you so much and I really believe in our love，
艾米：哦，格雷厄姆，我是那麼愛你，我真的！相信我們的愛情。

3.詳細解說

1.“on the phone”意思是“在通電話”。
2.“lab”是“laboratory”的簡寫形式，意爲“實驗室”。
3.“Cleveland”指“克利夫蘭”：美國俄亥俄州東北部的一座城市，位於伊利湖畔。是一個貨物進入港和工業中心，
4.動詞“lay”的過去式及過去分詞都爲“laid”，意思是“貼，靠，放置”，例如：Lay Your ear to the door.（把你的耳朵貼在門上。 ）文中“one”指代“口紅印”。
5.“go crazy”相當於“go nuts”，意爲“發瘋”。

4.文化洗禮

"believe"還是"believe in" "believe和 "believe in"都有“相信”的意思，但具體含義卻不一樣。

1．"believe"表示“相信（是真實的）”，其英文解釋爲"to be sure that something is true or that someone is telling the truth"，例如：Do you believe what he said?你相信他說的話嗎？I don't believe he's only 25.我不相信他才25歲。
2．"believe in"表示“相信”時有四個含義：
表示“相信（是誠實的），信任”，其英文解釋爲“think that someone is honest or will not do anything bad or wrong,例如: believe him, but I don't believe in him.我相信他的話，但不信任他這個人。
表示“相信（是能成功的）”，其英文解釋爲“be confident that someone will be successful”,例如 : You've got to believe in yourself, or you'll never succeed.你得相信自己，否則像永遠都成功不了。
表示“相信（是存在的）”，其英文解釋爲“be sure that someone or something exists”，例如 : Do you believe in God?你相信有上帝嗎？
表示“相信（是正確、有作用的）”，其英文解釋爲“think that something
is effective or right”,例如 : Helen believes in jogging for her
health.海倫相信慢跑對她的健康有益。