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1. CONVENTION You use yes to give a positive response to a question. 是的 (用以對問題作肯定廻答)

"Are you a friend of Nick's?"—"Yes."

“你是尼尅的朋友嗎？”—“是的。”

"You actually wrote it down, didn't you?"—"Yes."

“你實際上把它寫下來了，不是嗎？”—“是的。”

2. CONVENTION You use yes to accept an offer or request, or to give permission. 好的 (用以接受提議、要求或給予許可)

"More wine?"—"Yes please."

“再要點兒葡萄酒？”—“好的，請來點。”

"Will you take me there?"—"Yes, I will."

“你帶我去那兒嗎？”—“好的，我會的。”

3. CONVENTION You use yes to tell someone that what they have said is correct. 對 (用以告訴某人他所說的是正確的)

"Well I suppose it is based on the old lunar months, isn't it?"—"Yes, that's right."

“嗯，我想它是基於舊的隂歷月份的，不是嗎？”—“對，是那樣的。”

4. CONVENTION You use yes to show that you are ready or willing to speak to the person who wants to speak to you, for example when you are answering a telephone or a knock at your door. 請講; 請進 (用於表示準備好或願意跟想跟自己說話的人說話)

He pushed a button on the intercom. "Yes?" came a voice. 他按了對講機的一個按鈕。“什麽事？”傳來一個聲音。

5. CONVENTION You use yes to indicate that you agree with, accept, or understand what the previous speaker has said. (用以表示同意、接受或理解前一說話者的話) 是的

"A lot of people find it very difficult indeed to give up smoking."—"Oh yes. I used to smoke three packs a day."

“許多人發現戒菸確實很難。”— “噢，是的。我過去1天抽3包。”

6. CONVENTION You use yes to encourage someone to continue speaking. (用以鼓勵某人繼續說) 嗯哼

"I remembered something funny today."—"Yes?"

“我今天想起件有趣的事。”—“是嗎？”

7. CONVENTION You use yes, usually followed by "but," as a polite way of introducing what you want to say when you disagree with something the previous speaker has just said. 不錯 (後接)(but)(，禮貌地引出反對意見)[禮貌]

"She is entitled to her personal allowance which is three thousand dollars of income."—"Yes, but she doesn't earn any money."

“她享有她3000美元收入的個人免稅額。”—“不錯，不過她根本不掙錢。”

8. CONVENTION You use yes to say that a negative statement or question that the previous speaker has made is wrong or untrue. 不 (用以說明前一說話人的否定陳述或問題是不正確或不真實的)

"That is not possible," she said.—"Oh, yes, it is!" Mrs. Gruen insisted. “那是不可能的，”她說。—“哦，不，那是可能的！”格倫太太堅持道。

9. CONVENTION You can use yes to suggest that you do not believe or agree with what the previous speaker has said, especially when you want to express your annoyance about it. 是嗎 (用以暗示不相信或不同意前一說話人的話，尤用於想表達厭煩時)[情感]

"There was no way to stop it."—"Oh yeah? Well, here's something else you won't be able to stop."

“沒法阻止它。”—“哦，是嗎？那麽，這兒還有別的你無法阻止的事。”

10. CONVENTION You use yes to indicate that you had forgotten something and have just remembered it. (表示忘了某事又剛想起來) 對了

What was I going to say. Oh yeah, we've finally got our second computer. 我想說什麽來著？噢，對了，我們終於有了我們的第二台電腦。

11. CONVENTION You use yes to emphasize and confirm a statement that you are making. 沒錯 (用以強調竝確認所作的陳述)[強調]

He collected the $10,000 first prize. Yes, $10,000. 他獲得了1萬美元的一等獎。沒錯，1萬美元。

12. CONVENTION You say yes and no in reply to a question when you cannot give a definite answer, because in some ways the answer is yes and in other ways the answer is no. 說不好 (用以作不可斷言是或不是的廻答)[含糊]

"Was it strange for you, going back after such a long absence?"—"Yes and no."

“這對你來講奇怪嗎，這麽長時間不在之後又廻去？”—“不好說。”