1.4.10 Refuse 拒绝

A: Why don’t you sit down and relax, darling?

A：亲爱的，坐下休息一会吧?

B: I don’t want to.

B：我不想。

A: Well, come over and talk to me then.

A：嗯，那过来跟我聊聊。

B: Certainly not.

B：不想。

A: May I turn on the TV then?

A：我打开电视行吗?

B: Turn on the TV for what?

B：打开电视干什么?

A: So that we can sit down together and listen to some music.

A：我们可以坐下来听听音乐。

B: Listen to the music? And who will cook dinner, will you?

B：听音乐?谁做饭，你吗?

A: I will, but let’s go to the disco after dinner.

A：好，我做。晚饭后去跳迪斯科吧?

B: To a disco? Oh, no. You know I hate it.

B：跳迪斯科?不去，你知道我讨厌迪斯科。

注释：

“For what?”是口语中一个很常见的问句，意思和“Why?”一样，但比“Why?”更口语化，有时候也会用“What for?”。