名师指导远离蹩脚英语之Saying No

　　SAYING　NO

　　The following expressions are used for astrong no, especially a refusal ordenial。

　　Noway

　　Nothingdoing

　　Not a chance

　　Not if I can help it

　　Not on your life

　　In your dreams

　　Here are two more ways to say no that more sophisticated:

　　 negative: from military talk

　　Not! Slangy, colloquial and with sarcasm eg. Sure you can copy my test NOT!

　　The three expressions that follow can beused in any situation that requires a no answer. Theyre very informal and familiar, so in more formal situations theymay be considered rude. They are the opposite of yeah, yup and uh-huh, respectively。

　　Nah

　　Nope

　　Uh-uh

　　The expressions that follow are polite waysto say no:

　　afraid not eg. Neil: Can you join us for dinner? Mark: Imafraid not。

　　Nocan do eg. James:Can you get the report to me by tomorrow? Adrienne: No can do. I have too much other work to do。

　　I think not eg. Randy:Im going to borrow your car for a bit. Marcy: I think not!

　　May be not eg. Tim:Going ice skating would be fun. Pam: Maybe not. I cant skate。