‘Sarah isn’t very intelligent, is she?’ ‘Yes, she is (=in fact, she is intelligent)!’
“薩拉不是很聰明,是嗎?”“不,她很聰明!”
‘There isn’t any cereal left.’ ‘Yes, there is – it’s in the cupboard.’
“沒有麥片了。”“不,還有——在碗櫥裏。
2answer to offer/invitation 回應提議/邀請 used as an answer to say that you want something or want to do something 好的,是的〔表示想要某物或想要做某事〕OPP no
‘Would you like a sandwich?’ ‘Yes, please.’
“你想來個三明治嗎?”“好的,謝謝。”
‘Would you like to come with us?’ ‘Yes, I’d love to.’
“你想和我們一起去嗎?”“好的,我很樂意。”
3YESanswer to request 回應請求 used as an answer to say that you will do something, or that someone may do or have something 好的,可以〔表示願意或允許〕OPP no
‘Can I have a glass of water?’ ‘Yes, of course.’
“可以給我一杯水嗎?”“當然可以。”
He proposed to me and I said yes.
他向我求婚,我答應了。
4yes, but ...but ... yes spokenused to show that you agree with what someone has said, but there is another fact to consider 是的,不過…〔表示同意某人的說法,但還有其他因素要考慮〕
‘There are still a lot of problems with Jeff’s proposal.’ ‘Yes, but it’s the best one we have.’
“傑夫的方案還有許多問題。”“是的,不過這是我們現有的最好方案了。”
5ready to listen/talk 準備好聽/說ANSWER/REPLY used to show that you have heard someone or are ready to speak to someone 〔表示聽到某人說話或準備開口〕
‘Mike?’ ‘Yes?’
“邁克?”“什麽事?”
Yes sir, how can I help you?
是,先生,我能爲您做些什麽?
6listening 正在聽 used to show that you are listening to someone and want them to continue 嗯,噢〔表示正在聽,並希望說話人繼續〕
‘And so I tried phoning him ...’ ‘Yes ...’
“因此我就試着打電話給他……”“噢……”
7excited/happy 興奮的/高興的 used to show that you are very excited or happy about something 好啊〔表示興奮或高興〕
Yes! Rivaldo’s scored again!
好!裏瓦爾多又得分啦!
8oh yes spoken
a)used to show that you do not believe what someone is saying 真的〔表示不相信某人說的話〕
‘There’s nothing going on between me and Jane. We’re just good friends.’ ‘Oh yes?’
“我和簡之間什麽事也沒有,我們只是好朋友。”“噢,是嗎?”
b)used to show that you have remembered something 噢,對了〔表示記起某事〕
Where’s my umbrella? Oh yes – I left it in the car.
9emphasis 強調 used to emphasize that you mean what you have just said, even though it is surprising 是的,對的〔用於強調前面說的令人驚訝的事實〕
It took ten years – yes, ten whole years – to complete.
花了十年才完成——是呀,整整十年。
Yes, you heard me correctly – I said 1921.
對的,你沒有聽錯——我是說 1921 年。
10yes, yesyes yes spokenANNOYused to show annoyance when someone is talking to you and you do not want to listen 好的,好的〔表示不耐煩〕
‘And don’t forget to lock the door!’ ‘Yes, yes, OK.’
“還有,别忘了鎖門!”“好,好,好的。”
11yes and no spokenCLEAR/EASY TO UNDERSTANDused to show that there is not one clear answer to a question 既是又不是〔表示難以明確答複〕
‘Were you surprised?’ ‘Well, yes and no. I knew they were planning something, but I wasn’t sure what.’
“你覺得驚訝嗎?”“嗯,既驚訝又不驚訝。我知道他們在計劃着什麽,但又不確定是什麽。
Examples from the Corpus
yes and no• Not words we use much in the Civil Service, yes and no, even in the most impersonalcontexts.• "Were you surprised?" "Well, yes and no. I knew they were planning something, but I wasn't sure what."• A decision is more a matter of yes and no: is this thing worth doing or is it not worth doing?• There was no significantdifference to the manner in which yes and noresponses increased over memory set size.
said yes• After a while I asked her whether she was all right and she said yes.• And you, being you and so sweet, said yes.• He asked me to marry him and I said yes.• In a concurringopinion, Judge Newman said yes.• No less than half of them said yes.• Thrilled and flattered, I said yes.• Tearyvoiced, Alistair said yes and thanked her.• But the City Council once more said yes, and the building was enlarged.