沛沛英语 Unit34
Unit 34 I can hardly get out of the house.
父亲刚要出门,又回来了。他说,雪太大。他说,连门都出不去了:
I can hardly get out of the house.
你一年都没有见过他,以为他出国了。可是有一次突然在街上遇到他,你说,简直没有想到他还在这:
I hardly expected to find you still here.
在记者招待会上他提出了问题。可是你说,他提到的问题几乎都没有切中要害:
The questions you raised are hardly to the point.
那天他显然是不同意你的想法。你说,他一直都没说什么话:
He hardly spoke a word the whole time.
他刚刚赚到一点钱就计划去买贵重的衣服。你说,现在根本不是购买贵重衣服的时候:
This is hardly the time for buying expensive clothes.
他借了你的书不还。你对他说,他别再指望你借东西给他了:
You can hardly expect me to lend you something again.
弟弟遇到老朋友,朝人家打口哨。你说,那可不是对熟人打招呼的方式:
That's hardly the way to greet a friend.
他说他一天写了五首诗。你说,难以置信:
I can hardly believe that.
注:
hardly adv. 简直没法(多与can 连用,意为almost not);简直没有,简直不;几乎没有(与any连用);完全不是……,很难(有理由)(意为not at all, can't very well);几乎从来不,很少(与ever连用,意为almost never)
hardly…when 刚……就