每日會話第一期38
A: Which team are you rooting for?
B: The Lions.
A: But, you know, the Dragons are likely to win.
B: Sh... Don't say that yet.
A: 你要替哪一隊加油？
B: 獅隊。
A: 但是，你知道，龍隊可能會贏。
B: 噓...不要言之過早。
重點解說：
★ root for ~ 是「為~加油」的意思，也可用cheer for ~, cheer on ~, pull for ~等語。
★ be likely to ~「有可能~」此語用于預(yù)測一種可能發(fā)生的狀況。It is likely that Jim will quit the job.「吉姆有可能辭職不干?！惯@句話可以改寫成"Jim is likely to quit the job." It seems ~, It appears ~, It looks (like) ~ 等的意思是「似乎~，好像~」，所以也可用來預(yù)想某種可能的狀況，如It seems that Mary will win the game. = Mary seems to win the game.「瑪麗似乎會贏得比賽。」此外，類似的表達法 還有Chances are (that) ~「很有可能~」一語，Chances are (that) the company will withdraw from the project.「該公司很有可能取消這項計劃?！乖诳谡Z中Fat chance! 的意思是「哪有可能！」
★sh 一語用于請人不要作聲。
