生意场上
A:Has our material been all right ?
我们的原材料没问题吧?
B:I‘m afraid not .
有问题呢。
A:Maybe you should order a little better quality
也许您应该买品质好一点的
B:Yes, we might have to do that .
是呀,恐怕只有这么做了。
得标
danci.edu.pub
B:Can you tell me why our bid was not accepted?
请告诉我为什么我们没有得标好吗?
A:I think you were a little too high on some of the items .
我想你们有几个项目的价格高了一点。
B:On which ones ?
哪几个品目呢,
A:You‘re perfectly welcome to inspect the winning bid .
我们很欢迎你来查阅得标者。
Character-(性格)
A:Hi Diane, do you have a minute?
嗨,戴安,你有空吗?
not a little的反义词
B:Sure, what’s up?
有。什么事?
A:Well, I just wanted to apologize for my behavior lately. I just haven’t been myself.
嗯…我就是想为我最近的表现向你道歉。我有些表现失常。
B:You have been acting a little strange.
你是有点儿与往常不同。
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A:No, not just a little. I’ve been really rude to you and I’m sorry. I know you must think I’m a fair-weather friend.
不,不是一点儿,我确实对你无理了。我很抱歉。我知道你肯定认为我是个只能享乐不能共患难的朋友。
not a little
B:To be honest, I was a little hurt, but I figured that you must be having a difficult time right now in your life.
坦白地说,我的确感到有些受伤害。但我想你现在一定是处于人生中的困难时期。
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A:You’re right, I am. But that’s no excuse to treat you poorly. Will you forgive me?
你说得对,的确如此。但这不能作为对你无理的借口。你能原谅我吗?
B:Of course I will. That’s what friends are for! So tell me, how is your sister?
当然了,我会原谅你的。这就是为什么人应该有朋友。那么,告诉我,你姐姐怎么样了?
A:She’s still in the hospital.
她还在医院。
B:Do the doctors know what’s wrong with her yet?
医生知道她得什么病了吗?
A:No, they’re still doing tests and trying to figure out new medications in the hope that something will work.
还不知道。他们仍在做实验,看看用新的药物能不能起作用。
B:How is she holding up?
她状况如何?
A:She’s the same as always, surprisingly enough! She’s always been the funny one and she still is. Even at a time like this, she’s making jokes. She’s amazing.
她和以前一样。这太令人惊奇了!一直以来她都是那么风趣,现在也是。即使在这样的时候,她还在开玩笑。她真令人感叹。
1. 许多,很:little by little 一点一点地,逐渐地 . | not a little 许多,很 . | live off 住在...之外;靠...生活 .
2. 不少的:608. not a few 相当多的 | 609. not a little 不少的 | 610. not ... any longer 不再
3. 许多:not a hundred miles from 不远 | not a little 许多 | not a quarter 远不象
4. 不是一点儿,很:④She opened all the windows in the hope of bringing him around.她把所有窗子都打开,希望他能苏醒过来. | 5.not a little不是一点儿,很 | not a bit一点儿也不