031. I can hardly believe that...
我簡直不相信……
[句型解析]
如若某個事實超出你的想象或意料之外,讓你“簡直不相信”,“I can hardly believe...”則恰當?shù)乇磉_你的這種心情。其后可接名詞性分句做賓語。
[實例]
1. I can hardly believe that he is deaf; he can understand us so well.
我簡直不相信他是個聾子,我們說話他能懂得這么好。
2. I can hardly believe that Paul was put in prison for bribery.
我簡直不相信保羅因為受賄而入獄。
3. I can hardly believe what I have seen.
我簡直不相信我所看到的。
[實戰(zhàn)練習]
Employer: I have some bad news for you.
老板:我有個壞消息要告訴你。
Employee: What's the matter?
雇員:怎么了?
Employer: Our company has been having some financial troubles and we have to lay off some workers.
老板:我們公司有些財政困難,我們得解雇幾個工人。
Employee: Really?
雇員:真的嗎?
Employer: I'm afraid so and you're one of the workers whose job we'll have to cut.
老板:是的。你是我們必須裁減職位的員工。
Employee: I can hardly believe my ears! I never thought I would lose my job here.
雇員:不可能!我從沒想到我會在這兒失業(yè)。