365天英語口語大全之交際口語(MP3+中英文本) 第4期:自信

1.慣用口語句子：

You can rest assured. I'll make it.
你儘管放心，我會成功的。
assured a. 有把握的，放心的
rest assured“放心”

I could do that with my eyes closed.
我閉着眼睛都能幹。
I can do that.
我能做那件事。
Simple.
簡單得很。
A piece of cake.
小菜一碟。

I'm an old hand at this.
我是這方面的老手了。
It's my job.
這是我的本行。
I'm good at this.
我在這方面很在行。
Believe me.
相信我好了。
old hand“老手，有經驗者”

I'm absolutely sure that I'll pass the exam.
我絕對相信自己能通過考試。
absolutely ad. 絕對地

I'm certain of my success.
= It's certain that I'll succeed.
我肯定會成功的。
certain a. 確定的，有信心的
success n. 成功
succeed v. 成功

I'll bet I can get the first prize.
我敢打賭我肯定能得一等獎。
prize n. 獎金，獎品

I'm a hundred percent certain.
我有百分之百的把握。
a hundred percent“百分之百，完全”

I'm not sure about that.
= I'm not certain.
我對此沒有把握。

I'm not confident in my capability.
我對自己的能力缺乏自信。
capability n. 能力

I'm afraid I can't manage it.
恐怕我應付不了。
I'm afraid it's beyond my ability.
恐怕這超出了我的能力範圍。
beyond one's ability“在某人能力範圍之外”

2.實用對話

Expressing Confidence表示自信

Tom: Hi, Ann.
湯姆：嗨，安。
Ann: Hi. You look excited. What's happening?
安：嗨，你看起來很高興。怎麼回事啊？
Tom: I just heard that our school will hold a singing contest in 5 days.
湯姆：我剛聽說咱們學校5天后要舉行一個歌唱比賽。
Ann: And you're planning to enter?
安：你準備參加嗎？
Tom: Of course. This is a great chance for me to show off my beautiful voice.
湯姆：當然了。這可是我一展歌喉的好機會啊。
Ann: Is there a prize?
安：有獎項嗎？
Tom: I heard that the winner gets a Panda Radio.
湯姆：我聽說獲勝者可以得到一臺熊貓牌收音機。
Ann: Do you think you have a chance?
安：你覺得自己有獲勝的可能嗎？
Tom: A chance? Not just a chance, I'm a hundred percent certain.
Everyone says my voice is beautiful.
湯姆：可能？不只是可能，我有百分之百的把握。大家都說我的聲音很美。
Ann: But you haven't practised all that much.
安：但是你還沒怎麼練習呢。
Tom: I still have 5 days to practise. It's in the bag！
湯姆：我還有5天的練習時間呢。我可是穩操勝券啊。
Ann: Don't be too sure. You're still going to need some help.
安：不要把話說得這麼肯定，你還需要別人的幫忙呢。
Tom: Yeah, maybe.
湯姆：是的，也許吧。

3.詳細解說

1.“show off”的意思是“賣弄，炫耀”，例如：Don't take any notice of him; he's just showing off.（別理他，他只不過是在賣弄罷
了。）She always shows off her knowledge of literature.（她總是炫耀她的文學知識。）
2.“a/one hundred percent”意爲“百分之百”。英語中，百分數的表達方法爲“基數詞／阿拉伯數字+ percent”。例如：More than 40 percent of the students wear glasses.（有40%以上的學生都戴眼鏡。）此外，“percent”也可以寫作“per cent”。
3.“in the bag”是習語，意思是“十拿九穩的，穩操勝券的”，可以理解爲“已是囊中之物”，例如：We've got the match in the bag.（這次比賽我們已穩操勝券。）

4.文化洗禮

有關“自信”的名言警句

Confidence doesn't need any specific reason. If you're alive, you should feel 100 percent confident.
自信不需要任何理由，生活應該保持100%的自信。
There is nothing sexier than being confident and taking care of yourselves.
充滿自信，愛護自己，魅力無以過之。
If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.
若人們相信自己，你會驚奇於他們無所不能。
Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.
自信是走向成功的第一步。
Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on.
缺乏自信，就好像拉着手剎在人生道路上行駛。
Self-confidence and self-reliance are the mainstays of a trong character.
自信和自力更生是堅強品格的柱石。
Be confident, not arrogant.
要自信，但是別驕傲。