39.3.4. gy. B1B2 (példák)

surely adverb /ˈʃɔː.li/ 2 csak nem? (tagadó értelemmel csodálkozás, hitetlenkedés kifejezése)

Surely you don't expect me to believe that?

Surely he wasn't expecting us to pay the whole amount?

what determiner /wɒt/ 2 micsoda/milyen (vélemény indulatos kifejezése)

What rubbish!

What a mess!

What an awful day!

damn exclamation /dæm/ also: damn it (informal) a francba! a fene egye meg! (méreg/csalódás kifejezése) (!)

Damn! I've forgotten the tickets.

Phrases and idioms:

Oh my God! ó Istenem! (meglepetés, düh, megrázkódtatás, stb. kifejezése) (! informal)

Oh my God! The car's been stolen.

Oh well sajnos, ez van (kellemetlen helyzet nyugtázása)

Oh well, it doesn't matter, I can always buy another one.

thank God hála Istennek! (! informal)

Thank God nobody was hurt in the accident.

the hell franc, fene (indulat/durvaság kifejezése) (! informal)

What the hell are you doing here?

to be honest őszintén szólva

To be honest, I didn't really enjoy the party.

To be honest with you, I don't think it will be possible.

to make matters worse mindennek a tetejébe

To make matters worse, our car broke down!

what's/what is more sőt mi több ...

They turned up nearly an hour late, and what's more, they didn't bring anything!

Who cares? kit érdekel?, ki törődik vele? (informal)

"Chelsea should have reached the final!" "Who cares?"

why should/shouldn't...? miért kellene ...?/miért ne ...? (pl. düh, meglepődés kifejezése)

He wants me to give him my old car, but why should I?

Why shouldn't she get a new car if she wants one?

You must be joking!/ You're joking! ezt nem gondolod komolyan! bizonyára viccelsz! (informal)

"He spoke to me in French." "You're joking! Really?"