多用口語習語（二）

6.That？蒺s all.

①沒有必要再說或再做；沒有更改，說定了。

If we haven？蒺t any money， we won？蒺t be able to afford a holiday（度假）.That？蒺s all.

②表示結束，到此為止。

There goes the bell. That？蒺s all for today.

③在句末加強語勢時用，意為“只是”。

— Can？蒺t we have a new bike？

— Sorry， but there just isn？蒺t the money.

— I was just thinking （想想而已）， that？蒺s all.

7.Tha？蒺s that

①用于陳述一段話后，常含有對事件現狀的婉惜之情，“完了”，“真可惜”。

— The post （郵遞員） has just gone！

—Oh， well. That？蒺s that. This letter will never get there in time.

②討論到此結束。

Well， that？蒺s that for this week. We？蒺ll be back next Monday.

8.That？蒺s it.

①對啦=That？蒺s right.

— Are you from England？

— That？蒺s it.

②這是真正的難題。

That？蒺s it —I just don？蒺t have enough time these days to do all I want to do.

③這就是結局，完了。

That？蒺t it. It？蒺s all over. The victory is for USA in this competition.

9.To tell （you） the truth.

①表示某種程度上未完成某人期待之事的道歉，意為“老實說”“說真的”。

—What did you think of the book I lent to you？

—To tell you the truth， I？蒺ve not had a chance to read it yet.

②一種表達否定的方式，使口氣不那么生硬。

To tell you the truth， I don？蒺t really like the colour of your shirt.

③引出對剛說過的話的評論。

It seemed that he knew the city very well， but to tell you the truth， it was the first time he had been there.

10.The same to you.

①對問候或祝愿的回應，意為“我也祝你……”。

—Happy Christmas！

—The same to you.

② 對不友好的祝愿或污辱的回應，意為“愿你也……”。

— You？蒺d better go and jump into the river！

— The same to you！

11. All the same.

①一樣，沒有什么影響。

If it？蒺s all the same to you， I think I？蒺ll go now.

It？蒺s all the same whether we go by train or coach （汽車）.

②即使如此，然而，無論如何。

I know he？蒺s rich， but all the same， it doesn？蒺t mean he would buy such an expensive car.

Though he is poor， I shall go on loving him all the same.

12.Who is it？

①用在有人敲門時。

（There was a knock at the door.）

— Who is it？ （The host called out.）

—Cathy！ （The guest answered.）

— Come in， please.

②用在打電話時。

（The telephone was ringing.）

— Who is it？ （John answered the phone.）

—It？蒺s 87314592.