迷你對話學地道口語第1982期:究竟,到底
第一，情景對話
A: Why did you stand there without a word?
你怎麼站那兒一句話也沒有？
B: I didn't know what on earth to answer.
我不知到底該說些什麼。
A: Then, why did you say sorry to the teacher?
那你怎麼不和老師說你抱歉？
B: I don't know, I just felt afraid at that time.
我也不清楚自己是怎麼回事，那會兒我就是覺得害怕。
A: You should change it.
你該把這一點改掉。
第二，詞海拾貝
on earth：到底，究竟
e.g. “What on earth are you so grave about?” she suddenly demanded.
她突然問道：“你這副愁眉苦臉的樣子，是有什麼心事嗎？”
e.g. How on earth did you manage to get the car started?
你到底是怎麼把汽車發動起來的？
e.g. Why on earth did they bother to get married?
他們幹麼費那麼大事去結婚？
e.g. How on earth could I have made so grave a mistake?
我怎麼會犯如此大錯呢？
第三， 語彙積累
1. without a word：一聲不吭地，一言不發地
e.g. He walked straight by without a word or without even raising his hat.
他照直走了過去，一句話也不說，甚至也沒有舉帽致敬。
e.g. Tom swept up the broken glass without a word of reproof to his son.
湯姆把碎玻璃掃乾淨，沒說一句責備兒子的話。
e.g. He intruded himself into the conversation without a word of apology.
他連招呼都不打就插進來講話。
e.g. He hurried by without a word.
他匆匆地走過去沒有說一句話。
2. say sorry to：向……道歉
e.g. You'll say sorry to me for your impertinence, or you'll quit the office instantly!
你這樣放肆，非向我道歉不可！不然，你給我馬上滾！
e.g. I really ought to say sorry to you for having stood in your light so long.
我早就該向你道歉，我阻礙了你的前程有這麼久。
He had the grace to say sorry to me for the insulting remark.
他通情達理地向我道了歉。
