Improve Your Vocabulary - Stop Saying "Yes"

yes yes yes I know it's important to say yes to accept offers and to agree with

是的，是的，是的。我知道用 yes (是的/对)）来接受别人的邀请和对别人表示赞同非常重要

people but we don't have to use the word yes because there are so many other

但是我们并不一定要说 yes (是的/对)) 因为还有很多其它...

options hello everyone my name is Anna and if you're here to learn English and

...选择。[ 大家好，我是Anna, 如果你在这里是想学英语..

then make sure you click on that subscribe button and don't forget to

press the bell so you don't miss any future lessons

那么确保你点击了订阅键并且不要忘了..

..按（订阅键旁边的）铃铛这样你就不会错过未来的任何一节课了 ]

right let's learn some English so there are many ways to say yes and some of the

好的, 现在我们来学一些英文吧。其实有许多方法来说 yes (是的/对)：其中的一些是..

informal versions that you'll hear are yeah and yeah and uh-huh like I said

..非正式的，所以你会听到 yeah, yep, uh-huh 就像我说过的..

these are informal Anna do you like watching films yeah Anna did you eat

.. 这些都是非正式的。 [举例(对话形式)：] --Anna, 你喜欢看电影吗？-- yeah. [举例(对话形式)：] -- Anna, 你吃..

breakfast this morning yep I really think mom and dad will

..早饭了么？ -- yep. [举例(对话形式)：]我确实觉得妈妈和爸爸会..

enjoy watching Game of Thrones what do you think uh-huh so how do we respond to

..喜欢权利的游戏，你怎么看？--uh-huh. 所以我们怎么回复..

a request for example may I take this seat well if the request starts with may

一个请求：比方说，“我可以坐这个座位吗？” 如果一个请求是用May I (我可以 | 疑问语气)..

I or can I then you could reply with you

..或者 Can I (我可以 | 疑问语气) 开头，那么你可以用 You may (你可以 | 陈述语气)..

may or you can so if you say to me Anna may I take this seat I could say you may

..或者 You can(你可以 | 陈述语气) 回复。 所以如果你问我“我可以坐这个座位吗？“ 我就可以说 You may (你可以) ..

or if you say Anna can I borrow your pen I might say you can other common ways of

.. 或者如果你说“ Anna我可以接你的笔吗？“ 我有可能会说 You can (你可以)。 当然你也可以用其他很普遍的回复方式..

responding are of course sure no problem

..比如 of course, no problem

by all means see learning a new skill takes time and practice something I know

by all means, 「插入新视频：看，学习一个新的技能需要时间和联系，在这里我能说的是..

a lot about here's me after two and a half years of practicing my gymnastic

..这是锻炼了两年半体操技能的我。

skills and learning a language is no different so kudos for you for putting

学习一门语言与这没有什么不同。 所以在你看视频的同时有些奖品。

in the time to watching this video but is watching YouTube videos enough to

那么只看YouTube 的视频..

effectively learn a language good question probably not which is why I'm

可以有效的学一门语言吗? 好问题！ 也许不行，这也是我..

happy to tell you about today's sponsors italki an online language learning

..很高兴在这里介绍今天的赞助 italki，一个线上语言学习..

provider that makes language effective convenient and

..的平台，可以让学习语言有效方便..

affordable effective because you're learning with human teachers that's

..而且价格合理。 因为你在和真人学习..

right human teachers not animal teachers I mean have you ever taken a language

..是的「玩笑： 是真人，不是动物老师，我是说你上过一节

class from a cow not recommended convenient because the lessons are

由牛教的课吗？没有。不推荐～ 」 便利性：因为这些课程

online so you can take them wherever and whenever I took you have a huge database

是线上所以你可以任何时间任何地点上课。 一个巨大的老师的“数据库”：所以..

of teachers so you will never have a problem shared you will in a lesson and

..你不会有任何一个问题不在课堂上解决的。

finally affordable something to suit every budget it's more affordable than

最后，价格合理性：适合任何预算。这比..

paying for an off line tutor a course or even buying software and if you are new

..任何一个线下的辅导老师、一节课、甚者购买一个软件都要划得来。如果你是italki的..

to italki then simply by clicking on the link in the description box below

..新成员，那么点击在描述栏里的链接..

and booking your first class then you will be rewarded with ten dollars in

..订购你的第一堂课，而且你将获得10美元的..

credits into your italki account within 48 hours of that purchase.

..代金劵在你购买后的48小时内存入你的italki账户里。

So after this lesson why not check it out. So how could we respond to an

所以在这节课之后为什么不看一看呢。（新视频结束）」所以我们怎样回复一个询问呢？

inquiry using will for example will you be joining us for dinner or will your

用, 比方说“我们可以一起用晚餐吗？”或者 “你的..

dad accept my request well you can respond with the following absolutely

..父亲会接受我的请求吗”. 嗯，你可以用一下回复：Absolutely..

certainly or sure this can be expanded to I sure will depending on the question

..Certainly, Sure. 这个也可以扩展到 ‘I sure“，当然取决于问题本身。

of course will you be joining me for dinner I sure will

“我们可以一起用晚餐吗？” "I sure will."

will your Father accept my request he sure will when accepting an offer like

“你的.父亲会接受我的请求吗” "He sure will" 当接受一个像..

would you like a coffee or do you want to come to the cinema then you could

..”你想喝杯咖啡？““你想去看电影吗？”这样的提议的时候，你可以..

simply say definitely or that would be wonderful

..简单地说 "Definitely!" 或者 "Wonderful!"

of course you can change this word to fantastic great good you could say I'd

当然你也可以把这些词换成 "Fantastic!" "Great!" 'Good!" 你可以说 "I’d love to"

love to or I love that or I'd love one depending on the question of course so

或 ”I love that“. 当然取决于问题本身。所以..

if you say would you like a coffee I'd say I'd love one

..如果你说”你想来杯咖啡吗“ 我会说 "I'd love one."

or would you like to join me at the cinema I love to join you at the cinema

或者你说“你想去看电影吗？” （我会说）”I'd love to join you at the cinema.“

or if you say would you like me to help you I could say I'd love that you could

或者你说‘你需要我的帮忙吗” 我可以说 "I'd love that." 你也可以

simply say all right notice that I'm giving a little nod and

简单说 "Alright." 注意到我在做一个轻微点头的动作..

smiling at the same time all right that would be lovely thank you or you could

..同时微笑 "Alright. That would be lovely. Thank you." 或者你可以..

say okie dokie okie dokie is another slightly informal way of accepting an

..说“Okie dokie”，这是另一个有些非正式的接受提议的的方式

offer okie dokie let's do that when you are in agreement with a statement like

“Okie dokie 我们来做这件事吧！” 当你赞同一句像：..

the view is beautiful isn't it now you might simply say agreed totally

..“这风景好美，不是吗？” 现在你也许简单会说 “Agreed” "Totally"

I'm with you sure is of course sure is will change depending on the statement

"I'm with you" "Sure" 当然也取决于问题本身 「译者说：任何情况都不是绝对的， 要灵活运用哦～」

so if I'm talking about a person she is fantastic isn't she she sure is

所以如果我在谈论一个人“这个人太完美了，不是吗？” ‘She sure is.“

it was wonderful wasn't it it sure was they were delicious weren't they sure

"这个（过去式）太棒了，不是吗？" ”It sure was.“ "那些（过去式）太好吃了，不是吗？" ”They sure were.“

were so there you go a handful of common ways to say yes to show you're in

所以你看到啦，有普遍一大把的方式去说 yes (是的) 去表达你的..

agreement and to give confirmation if you know any other ways of saying yes

..赞同或确认。 如果你还知道其他方式表达 yes (是的)..

which I haven't covered then please do put it in the comment section below

..在我讨论过的之外的，那么请留言在下面的留言区..

along with an example question and response if you found this video helpful

..加上一个举例的对话（问题+回复）。 如果你剧的这个视频有帮助..

then please give it a big thumb up otherwise go and put the kettle on and

..那么请点赞* 「译者：最后的最后译者叶没有找到那个kettle。。所以，就点赞吧。。」

let's have a brew

消化一下所学吧～ 「翻译：Charlotte Zhao」