“not really”的常见用法

“not really”已经成为近几年高考情景交际类试题的重要考点和热点之一。现将“not really”的常见用法归结如下：

1. 用作回答，表示轻微的否定，意为“不很---”。如：

①. A：Are you busy now? 你现在忙吗?      B：Oh, not really. Why? 哦，不怎么忙，有什么事?

②. A：Do you want to come along? 你想同我们一起去吗？  B：Not really. 不很想去。

③. 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：

①. A：He’s leaving tomorrow. 他明天就要走了。  B：Not really. 不会吧。

②. A：They got married last month. 他们上个月结婚了。  B：Not really. 不会是真的吧!

3. 表示语气很强的否定，意为“真的没有”、“的确没有”。如：

①．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。

②．—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？

—No, not really. I’m tired out now. 是的，的确没睡。我现在已是筋疲力尽了。

高考真题再现：

1. ----Was he sorry for what he’d done ?（2010全国Ⅰ，35）

----______.

A. No wonder     B. Well done       C. Not really        D. Go ahead

答案：C。解析：No wonder不足为奇；Well done做得好；Not really事实上没有；Go ahead做吧。句意：—他为他所做的事情道歉了吗？—事实上没有。故根据句意选C项。

2. ---- Do you enjoy your present job?（2010江西，21）

----______. I just do it for a living.

A. Of course       B. Not really        C. Not likely        D. Not a little

答案：B。解析：of course当然；not really（委婉说法）不；not likely不可能；not a little非常。前句问你喜欢现在的工作吗？从后一句答语我们知道，他仅仅是为了谋生。所以前一句答语应该是否定的，而且答语口气并不强烈，所以要用委婉的语气， 故选B项。

3. ----Have you played baseball before? We need one more player.（2010重庆，35）

----______. I like ball games, so I believe it will be fun to learn baseball.

A. Sometimes            B. Not really                C. Never mind             D. That’s cool

答案：B。解析：Not really说明自己没打过棒球，与后面的“我认为学打棒球很有趣”相吻合。Sometimes有时；Never mind不介意；That’s cool太酷啦。

4. ----Did you have a good time in Thailand last week?（2008辽宁，21）

---- ______, it was too hot.

A. Not really         B. Yeah, why not       C. Oh, great             D. You’re right

答案：A。解析：句意：---- 你上周在泰国玩得开心吗？---- 不是很开心，天气太热了。根据上下文的逻辑关系，应选Not really（不是，不完全是）。Yeah, why not是的，为什么不呢？；Oh, great噢，太伟大了；You’re right你说对了，显然B、C、D三项与下文不符。

5. ----Was Martin sorry for what he’d done?（2007安徽，24）

----             . It was just like him!

A. Never mind       B. All right              C. Not really         D. Not surprisingly

答案：C。解析：由答语It was just like him!可知本题作出了否定回答。Not really不是，不全是；Never mind不介意；All right好的，行；Not surprisingly不令人惊讶。

6. ---- “Could we put off the meeting ?”she asked.（2007江苏，32）

---- “             , ” he answered politely. “This is the only day everyone is available.”

A. Not likely      B. Not exactly       C. Not nearly            D. Not really

答案：D。解析：由句意可知D项正确，表示委婉说不，意为“真得不行”。 Not likely不可能；Not exactly不完全是；Not nearly几乎不。

7. ---- Have you been wasting time on computer games again?（2007山东，23）  

----        . 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

答案：B。解析：由下一句“我一直在学习，而且需要休息”可知，此处应是“我真的不是在浪费时间玩电脑游戏”。故选B项，表示语气很强的否定，意为“真的没有”、“的确没有”。No way没门；I don’t agree不同意；I couldn’t agree more完全同意。

高考模拟

1. ---- Do you understand what I mean?

----______. I’m a bit lost.

A. Not at all                        B. Not yet       C. Not really                        D. Nothing doing

2. ---- So you gave her your Walkman?

----______, I lent it to her.

A. Not exactly                      B. Not half       C. No problem                     D. No worry

3. ---- 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

4. ---- 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

5. ---- 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

6. ---- 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