这里有一处场景http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081125041743AAsXEh8 如下是转载新浪的 not exactly和not really结构类似,用法也比较接近,尽管在某些特殊状况下能够互换,但在多数状况下仍有较大区别。本文将二者进行概括和对比,但愿同窗们能从中看出其类似之处和不一样之处。 1、not exactly的口语用法 1. 表示轻微的否认,意为“不很”。如: He’s not exactly stupid, but he’s too lazy. 他不很蠢,但他太懒了。 He’s not exactly angry—he’s just acting. 他倒不是真生气——只是装装样子罢了。 He’s not exactly nice-looking, and yet he has enormous charm. 他并不十分好看,但是他颇有魅力。 2. 表示不彻底否认,意为“不彻底是”“不彻底如此”“不全对”。 如: A:Do you mean to say he’ll refuse us? 你的意思是说他会拒绝咱们? B:Not exactly. 不彻底如此。 A:So you missed the meeting. 因此你就错过了此次会议。 B:Not exactly. I got there five minutes before it finished. 不彻底是这样, 我在散会前五分钟赶到了那儿。 3. 表示语气很强的否认,意为“毫不”“一点也不”。如: A:You look very tired. Did you sleep at all last night? 你看上去很疲倦的样子,你昨晚没睡觉吗? B:No, not really. I’m tired out now. 没有,一点没睡。我如今已经是筋疲力尽了。 2、not really的口语用法 1. 表示轻微的否认,意为“不很”。如: A:Are you busy now? 你如今忙吗? B:Oh, not really. Why? 哦,不怎么忙,有什么事? A:Do you want to come along? 你想同咱们一块儿去吗? B:Not really. 不很想去。 A:He tried to explain it to me but I just couldn’t understand. Do you? 他设法给我解释,可我就是听不懂,你懂吗? B:Not really. 不很懂。 2. 表示怀疑或不相信,意为“不会吧”“不见得”“不会是真的吧”。如: A:He’s leaving tomorrow. 他明天就要走了。 B:Not really. 不会吧。 A:They got married last month. 他们上个月结婚了。 B:Not really. 不会是真的吧! 3. 表示语气很强的否认,意为“真的没有”“的确没有”。如: A:Did you watch the news on TV last night? 你昨天晚上看电视新闻了吗? B:Not really. 确实没有。 3、高考模拟 01. —Do you understand what I mean? —______. I’m a bit lost. A. Not at all B. Not yet C. Not really D. Nothing doing 02. —So you gave her your Walkman? —______, I lent it to her. A. Not exactly B. Not half C. No problem D. No worry 03. —Have you been wasting time on computer games again? —______. I’ve been studying a lot and I need a break. A. No way B. Not really C. I don’t agree D. I couldn’t agree more 04. — Was Martin sorry for what he’d done? — ______. It was just like him! A. Never mind B. All right C. Not really D. Not surprisingly 05. — Could we put off the meeting? — ______. This is the only day everyone is available. A. Not likely B. Not exactly C. Not nearly D. Not really 06. —Do you want to go to the movie, Jane? —______. I feel like doing something different. A. Don’t mention it B. I don’t want it C. I don’t think so D. Not really 【参考答案】01—06 CABCDD