M: Are you finished?
F: Well, not yet.
M: What on earth are you waiting for?
F: It takes time to determine if I am right or wrong. 作者: snowwhite_62 时间: 2007-12-29 18:01
M: Are you finished?
W: Well, not yet.
M: What on earth are you waiting for?
W: It takes time to determine if I'm right or wrong.作者: shevenlee 时间: 2007-12-29 21:08
Are you finished?
Well, not yet.
What on earth are you waiting for?
It takes time to determine if I'm right or wrong.作者: yoyo530521 时间: 2007-12-30 16:19 标题: 标准答案
A: Are you finished?
B: Well, not yet.
A: What on earth are you waiting for?
B: It takes time to determine if I'm right or wrong.
★ "on earth"的意思近于中文的「到底」「究竟」，"in the world"也具有同样的含义，"the hell"或"in the hell"则是较粗鄙的说法，这几个用语在口语中经常使用，扮演着强调疑问句或否定句的功能，如Where on earth did you get that?「那个你到底是从哪取得的？」What in the world happened?「究竟发生什么事？」Where in the hell have you left my car?「你到底把我的车放在哪里？」
★ take time「花费时间」cf. Take your time.「请慢慢来。」
★ determine在此意为「查明(=find out)」，如Have they determined the cause of death?「他们已经查明死因了吗？」cf. determining factor「决定性的因素」
