27 怀疑

Step 1 必备词汇记起来

doubt [daʊt]

v.怀疑

doubtful [ˈdaʊtfl]

adj.怀疑的；不确定的

◎be doubtful about ... 对……有疑虑

mistrust [ˌmɪsˈtrʌst]

n ./v.不信任；怀疑

◎have a deep mistrust of ... 对……很不信任

distrust [dɪsˈtrʌst]

n ./v.怀疑；不信任

distrustful [dɪsˈtrʌstfl]

adj.（对……）不信任的

◎be distrustful of sb./sth. 不信任某人/某事

skeptical [ˈskeptɪkl]

adj.怀疑的；不能确定的（正式用语）

◎be skeptical about/of ... 怀疑……

suspect [səˈspekt]

v.怀疑；猜想adj.不可信的；可疑的（有危险或违法嫌疑）

suspicion [səˈspɪʃn]

n.怀疑；不信任

◎on suspicion of 有……嫌疑

◎with suspicion怀疑地

◎under suspicion 受到怀疑

◎treat sb. with suspicion 对某人疑神疑鬼

suspicious [səˈspɪʃəs]

adj.感觉可疑的

◎become suspicious of ... 开始怀疑……

◎get/have a very suspicious mind 疑心很重

◎highly suspicious 十分可疑

◎be suspicious of sb./sth. 对某人有戒心；对某事感到怀疑

believe [bɪˈliːv]

v.相信，信任

trust [trʌst]

v./n .信任，相信

◎not trust sb. an inch 一点都不信任某人

◎not trust sb. as far as you can throw them一点都不信任某人

◎lack of trust 缺乏信任

talk big 讲大话，吹牛，放空炮

take sth. with a grain of salt 对某事持保留态度，不全信某事

Step 2 实用句子学起来

1. Are you sure?

你确定吗？

2. Do you really expect me to believe you?

你真的指望我会相信你吗？

3. Only a fool would believe that.

只有傻子才会相信。

4. That's a good one!

编得不错！

5. Claims that these two playwrights collaborated should be taken with a grain of salt.

对于这两位剧作家合作的说法，我们应该持怀疑态度。

6. If you believe that, you'll believe anything.

如果你相信这个，那你就什么都能相信了。

Step 3 情景对话练起来 Conversation 1

Derrick: She said what?

Pierre: She said she liked you.

Derrick: Are you sure?

Pierre: Cross my heart and hope to die ¹ .

德里克： 她说什么了？

皮埃尔： 她说她喜欢你。

德里克： 你确定吗？

皮埃尔： 我发誓。

Conversation 2

Professor Rogers: Ginger, so nice of you to join us—fifteen minutes late.

Ginger: The traffic was terrible, Professor Rogers.

Professor Rogers: Ginger, do you really expect me to believe you? This is the third time this week you've come in late ² !

Ginger: Well, I, could get out of the house earlier to avoid the traffic I suppose.

Professor Rogers: Please do. Have a seat.

罗杰斯教授： 金杰，你能加入大家可真是太好了——迟到15分钟。

金杰： 罗杰斯教授，路况很糟糕。

罗杰斯教授： 金杰，你真指望我会相信你吗？这是你本周第三次迟到了！

金杰： 这个，我觉得我其实也可以早点从家里出来，就能避开堵车。

罗杰斯教授： 请你下次这么做。坐下吧。

Conversation 3

(on Internet Forum)

Participant A: My cousin was abducted ³ by aliens.

Participant B: Only a fool would believe that. Abducted by aliens! Nonsense ⁴ !

Participant A: Who're you calling a fool, fool?

Participant B: You.

（在互联网论坛上）

参与者A： 我表弟被外星人绑架了。

参与者B： 只有傻子才会相信。被外星人绑架！胡说！

参与者A： 傻子，你说谁是傻子？

参与者B： 你。

Conversation 4

Ted: And then I said, “Go ahead ⁵ and try”, and he backed down ⁶ .

Lola: Yeah, right. That's a good one!

Ted: Say what? Do you doubt me?

Lola: Ted, you talk big, but everyone knows you're all talk and no action ⁷ . You wouldn't hurt a fly.

Ted (laughing): Yeah. But I had you going there for a while, didn't I?

Lola: Dream on ⁸ !

特德： 然后我说：“请吧，试试”，然后他就让步了。

洛拉： 嗯，好吧，编得不错！

特德： 你说什么？你怀疑我吗？

洛拉： 特德，你大话说得不错，但是大家都知道你光说不做。你连只苍蝇都不会伤害。

特德（大笑）： 是的。但是我也让你信了一会儿，不是吗？

洛拉： 别做梦了！

Conversation 5

Professor Milton: Claims that these two playwrights collaborated should be taken with a grain ⁹ of salt.

Student: Is your meaning that they didn't collaborate on the play, professor?

Professor Milton: Not at all. Current research is inconclusive ¹⁰ on that point: they may have and then again they may not have. We don't know now.

米尔顿教授： 对于这两位剧作家合作的说法，我们应该持怀疑态度。

学生： 教授，您的意思是他们没有合作写这部剧吗？

米尔顿教授： 不。目前的研究还没有定论：他们可能合作了，也可能没合作。我们现在还不知道。

Conversation 6

Catherine: I do not mean to be unkind, but if you believe that, you'll believe anything.

Joan: But sis, they promised to make me a star!

Catherine: I'm sure they did, but remember what Shakespear said, “One may smile, and smile, and be a villain ¹¹ .”

凯瑟琳： 我不是存心刁难你，但如果你相信这个，那你就什么都能相信了。

琼： 但是，姐妹，他们答应过让我成为明星！

凯瑟琳： 我相信他们是答应过你，但是记住莎士比亚说的话，“有的人可能满脸笑容，但骨子里却是杀人的奸贼。”