八个有关“猜测”的日常会话！

生活中会遇到许多不确定的状况，让你无法完全掌握，但你还是必须做出评估，才能决定下一步该怎么做，这个时候该如何向他人表达呢？

英文老师列出了八个有关猜测、预估的句子，让你在不同的情境之下都能够应对自如。

1. Off the top of my head

用于当你做一个较明确的臆测时。

Example : Off the top of my head, this phone would be worth £300.

2. Knowing him, he will……

对方可能是你熟识的人，而你很了解他，知道他可能会採取什么行动。

Example : Knowing Bryan, he will probably take the train, he hates driving.

3. If I had to take a guess, I’d say……

不那么确定的个人猜测，类似中文的“如果要我猜的话”。

Example : If I had to take a guess, I’d say he was over 40 years old.

4. It’s difficult to say, but I think……

情况很难说，但我认为……

Example : It’s difficult to say, but I think anyone can won this match now.

5. I wouldn’t be surprised if……

你已经预料到可能会有什么状况，因此若发生了也不会感到惊讶。

Example : I wouldn’t be surprised if he leaves his job, he is too stressed for the kind of work he does.

6. I bet……

“我敢打赌……”，用于你已经很有把握的状况。

Example : I bet he’s gonna ask me out tonight, he just can’t stop staring.

7. It’s somewhere in the ballpark of……

通常用于评估金钱。

Example : She gets paid somewhere in the ballpark of 10 million dollars to host that show.

8. Your guess is as good as mine.

你可能没有什么想法，心里也没个底，便可以说这句话。

Example : When someone says to you ..”Don’t even know if Mary will show up for the wedding..” and you have no idea , you just say..”well, Your guess is as good as mine”