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短语
做什么
| 道歉 | apologize | 有截止日期 | have a deadline |
| 争论 / 争吵 | argue | 得离开了 | have to leave |
| 在开车 | be driving | 得存钱 | have to save money |
| 精疲力尽 | be exhausted | 帮忙 | help |
| 不值得 | be not worth it | 需要早起 | need to get up early |
| 现在太忙 | be too busy right now | 辞职 / 不干了 | quit |
| 太贵了 | be too expensive | 放松 | relax |
| 买它 | buy it | 今晚应该待在家 | should stay home tonight |
| 给你打电话 | call you | 睡懒觉 | sleep in |
| 承受不起 | can’t afford to | 留下 | stay |
| 不知道该怎么做 | don’t know how | 还有工作要做 | still have work to do |
| 不想打扰你 | don’t want to bother you | 休息一下 | take a break |
| 今天把它做完 | finish it today | 回消息 | text back |
| 出去 | go out | 旅行 | travel |
说明
As much as I want to (do something)
= 尽管我很想…… （但现实/原则/情况让我不能/不该/没法这么做）
= I really want to…, but…
语气: 承认欲望/情绪（我真的想），立刻转折（但我不能/不该/做不到）
例句①
As much as I want to stay, I have to leave.
尽管我很想留下，但我得走了。
例句②
As much as I want to buy it, it’s too expensive.
尽管我很想买，但它太贵了。
练习
★ 想象中文句子的情景或语境，然后直接用英语表达，如例句a和b。
a. 尽管我很想留下，但我得走了。 → As much as I want to stay, I have to leave.
b. 尽管我很想买，但它太贵了。 As much as I want to buy it, it’s too expensive.
1. 尽管我很想帮忙，但我现在太忙了。 →
2. 尽管我很想睡懒觉，但我得早起。 →
3. 尽管我很想出去，但我今晚还是该待在家。 →
4. 尽管我很想争辩，但不值得。 →
5. 尽管我很想给你打电话，但我不想打扰你。 →
6. 尽管我很想回消息，但我在开车。→
7. 尽管我很想放松，但我还有工作要做。 →
8. 尽管我很想不干了，但我经济上承受不起。 →
9. 尽管我很想休息一下，但我有截止日期。 →
10. 尽管我很想今天做完，但我太累了。 →
11. 尽管我很想旅行，但我得存钱。 →
12. 尽管我很想道歉，但我不知道怎么开口。 →
答案
a. 尽管我很想留下，但我得走了。 → As much as I want to stay, I have to leave.
b. 尽管我很想买，但它太贵了。→ As much as I want to buy it, it’s too expensive.
1. 尽管我很想帮忙，但我现在太忙了。→ As much as I want to help, I’m too busy right now.
2. 尽管我很想睡懒觉，但我得早起。→ As much as I want to sleep in, I need to get up early.
3. 尽管我很想出去，但我今晚还是该待在家。→ As much as I want to go out, I should stay home tonight.
4. 尽管我很想争辩，但不值得。→ As much as I want to argue, it’s not worth it.
5. 尽管我很想给你打电话，但我不想打扰你。→ As much as I want to call you, I don’t want to bother you.
6. 尽管我很想回消息，但我在开车。→ As much as I want to text back, I’m driving.
7. 尽管我很想放松，但我还有工作要做。→ As much as I want to relax, I still have work to do.
8. 尽管我很想不干了，但我经济上承受不起。→ As much as I want to quit, I can’t afford to.
9. 尽管我很想休息一下，但我有截止日期。→ As much as I want to take a break, I have a deadline.
10. 尽管我很想今天做完，但我太累了。→ As much as I want to finish it today, I’m exhausted.
11. 尽管我很想旅行，但我得存钱。→ As much as I want to travel, I have to save money.
12. 尽管我很想道歉，但我不知道怎么开口。→ As much as I want to apologize, I don’t know how.
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