第一句:I'm afraid I can't do that.
恐怕不行。
A: Can you lend me some money?
你能借我點錢嗎?
B: I'm afraid I can't do that.
恐怕不行。
第二句:I'm sorry but I can't help you.
抱歉我不能幫你。
A: Could you write the thesis for me?
你能幫我寫論文嗎?
B: I'm sorry but I can't help you.
抱歉我不能幫你。
A: You know, I'm so busy with my part-time job recently. Would you please...
你知道我最近忙兼職,你能……
B: Sorry. But I can't.
對不起,我不能這么做!
拒絕別人的較為委婉的說法有:
I wish I could help you, but I can't.
我希望我能幫上你,可我不能。
I'm sorry, but I'm busy right now.
對不起,我現(xiàn)在很忙。
而強硬的拒絕可以說:
I said no and I mean it.
我說不行就不行。