Lesson10

10. That sounds... 听起来……
对于别人的一个建议，中国人习惯用一个“好！”来作答，但美国人总喜欢用这个句型来表达自己的赞同。
◆ 最常用的三个句子
Top 1: That sounds great.
（听起来不错！）
Top 2: That sounds like a good idea.
（听起来是个好主意！）
Top 3: That sounds like a lot of fun.
（听起来挺有意思！）

◆ 疯狂实战
A: I was thinking of taking you somewhere special for dinner tonight.
B: That sounds nice!
A: 我想带你去一个特别的地方吃晚饭。
B: 听起来不错！

A: Let’s take that Crazy English class together. We can help each other study.
B: That sounds like a great idea!
A: 我们一起去上疯狂英语的课吧！我们可以互相帮助。
B: 听起来是个好主意。

A: I am thinking of becoming a professional tour guide and traveling around the country.
B: That sounds interesting.
A: 我想成为一名职业导游，到全国各地旅游。
B: 听起来很有意思。

Kim’s Note:
“That sounds interesting” is an all-purpose answer to anything. You can never go wrong with this sentence. No matter what someone says, if you say it sounds interesting there will be no bad feelings. Be sure to practice using these handy, ambiguous sentences. They will definitely be useful. Even if someone says something incredibly stupid, you will be prepared.
“That sounds interesting”可以用来回答任何事情。你永远都不会用错地方，不管别人说什么，只要你说“That sounds interesting”，别人怎么也不会感觉不好。一定要多练习使用这些方便而又模棱两可的句子，绝对有用！即使别人说一些愚蠢得不可救药的事，你也可以拿这句话来应付。

A: I was thinking about shaving my head, getting a tattoo,opening a bakery where they play rock music and charging people just to come inside.
B: (Says) That sounds interesting. (Thinks) You are a jerk.
A: 我想刮个光头，做个纹身，开个面包店,人们可以在那儿玩摇滚，只要进了店的人都得付钱。
B: <嘴上说>挺有意思的。<心里想>你简直是个白痴。

◆ 十大“生存”句型实战演练
在日常生活中，以上十个句型确确实实“一个都不能少”。下面是日常生活中一段普通的对话，大家可以看到，这十个句型都在里面，而且有几个还是反复出现。这么重要的句型，你总不能不会吧？
A: Hello, Christopher. Nice to see you again.
B: Nice to see you too!
A: How’s everything going? How was your trip?
B: It was fantastic. Let me show you some pictures.
A: I’d like to see them, but I don’t have much time.
B: Oh, that’s too bad. Why are you in such a hurry?
A: I need to pick up my son from school and I need to stop at the supermarket and I need to go to the bank. I really want to get finished with all my errands before it starts to rain.
B: I want to get home before this storm too.
A: May I take a look at them some other time?
B: Sure, can you come over to my house tonight? I am having some friends over.
A: That sounds great. Would you please call me and remind me later this afternoon?
B: Sure, I’d be glad to.
A: OK, I’ll talk to you later then.

【译文】
A：嗨！克里斯托弗，很高兴再次见到你！
B：我也很高兴见到你！
A：一切还好吧？上次出差还好吗？
B：挺不错的。我给你看一些照片。
A：我很想看，但我没时间了。
B：哦！真不巧。怎么这么急呢？
A：我得去学校接我儿子，然后去超市，最后还得上银行去一趟。我真的希望能在下雨前将这些差事干完。
B：我也想在暴风雨到来之前赶回家。
A：我以后再看行吗？
B：当然，你今晚能来我家吗？我有些朋友要过来。
A：好啊。傍晚时打电话提醒我一下，可以吗？
B：没问题，我会的。
A：那好，我回头再跟你聊。