怎么理解 I only drink coffee in the evening.

berryonthefir

答案是 A 沒錯。

woman:    Would you like coffee or tea?
man:    I don't care for tea after lunch. And I only drink coffee in the evening.

男人的回答，翻成中文應該是這樣的：｢我不介意在中餐之後喝茶，我只有在晚上才喝咖啡。｣

( 而不是｢我在晚上只喝咖啡｣，如果是｢我在晚上只喝咖啡｣的句子應該是：I drink only coffee in the evening. )

A. He doesn't drink coffee at lunchtime.  對的，因為他只有在晚上才喝咖啡
B. He never drinks tea in the evening.  題目中並沒有這樣的敘述
C. He prefers coffee at lunchtime. 他只在晚上才喝咖啡，所以錯
D. He likes tea very much in the evening. 題目沒講，他只說他只在晚上喝咖啡，但是沒有說晚上喝不喝茶

无事生非

原帖由 berryonthefir 于 2013-4-28 16:17 发表
答案是 A 沒錯。

woman:    Would you like coffee or tea?
man:    I don't care for tea after lunch. And I only drink coffee in the evening.

男人的回答，翻成中文應該是這樣的：｢我不介意 ...

啊哦，这么去想的话，好像是你对哦。
午餐的时候问人家喝啥，然后这个人弯弯绕着说，哈，我饭后喝点茶还是可以滴，意思就是不喝咖啡了，还说只有在晚上才喝咖啡。。。

明白了，看来还得想到场景。
谢谢！

shouchi

care for something - 翻成＂喜歡＂比較好

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Fifth Edition的說明：

would you care for something? [spoken formal]
used to ask someone politely if they would like something:
Would you care for another drink?

not care for somebody / something [formal]
to not like someone or something:
    I don’t much care for his parents.

[ 本帖最后由 shouchi 于 2013-4-29 07:52 编辑 ]

瑜珈

我不喜欢午餐后喝茶，我只在晚上喝咖啡。 （从此句判断，场景应该是午餐后，否则没必要提午餐后茶的事，说只在晚上喝咖啡，意即现在中午，我也不用咖啡。）

这位男子说话不是模棱两可，而是委婉地拒绝。（这是让男子选择的问话，他两个都不要，比直接说, nothing,thanks要委婉）

前面已讨论得够多，我马后炮一下

[ 本帖最后由 瑜珈 于 2013-4-29 08:20 编辑 ]

imlucky

W: Do you prefer tea or coffee after lunch?
M: I don't care for tea that much and I only drink coffee in the evening.

Q: What does the man mean?

   A) He prefers coffee at lunchtime.
   B) He likes tea in the evening.
   C) He never drinks tea.
   D) He doesn't drink coffee at lunchtime.

nannanmama

为了保证回答问题正确，我正在请教英语老师，稍后再答复

无事生非

呵呵，第一题问过一个美国来的外教，她一脸古怪的表情说：这种答复，大概只有英国人才会说的出来。言外之意，她们美国人都很直接的，不会绕着圈子说“不”这么麻烦。

imlucky

man的回答     I only drink coffee in the evening.
有两种可能的含义

1-  晚上，我只喝咖啡。（不喝其他饮品）

2-  咖啡（我）只在晚上喝。（其他时间不喝咖啡）

只能根据上下文等等来判断了。

imlucky

对应上面两种含义，换种更明确的说法的话，也许可以分别是

1－I drink only coffee in the evening.

2－I drink coffee in the evening only.

[ 本帖最后由 imlucky 于 2013-5-2 20:19 编辑 ]

imlucky

还有一种说法 I drink coffee only in the evening.
好像也模糊？