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名师指导远离蹩脚英语之Saying Maybe

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　　SAYING　MAYBE

　　When you arent sure of an answer or dontway to say no directly, you might sayone of the following forms of maybe.In American society, its okay to initially say maybe to a request if youre not sure whether you can do it. But its considered very bad manners not to eventually say either yes or no. Here are some common expressions meaning maybe:

　　Possibly

　　The following expressions are trulynoncommittal. They dont indicate whether a yes or no answer is more likely:

　　Itspossible

　　Its50-50

　　Could be

　　Well see

　　Idont know

　　Imnot sure

　　Theresa chance

　　Time will tell

　　Maybe Yes

　　The following expressions mean that theanswer probably is or will be yes:

　　Maybe so

　　Probably

　　Ithink so

　　Iguess

　　Its likely

　　Maybe No

　　The following expressions mean that theanswer probably is or will be no:

　　Maybe not

　　Idont think so

　　Iguess not

　　Probablynot

　　Idoubt it

　　Itdoesnt look good

　　Itsnot likely

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