Meaning
Today's Sentences
- Didn’t she get a call from him?
- Didn’t she open a flower shop?
- Didn’t she tell you she loved you?
- Didn’t she say she was a vegetarian?
- Didn’t she graduate from that school?
- Writer's Note
01
Didn’t she get a call from him?
Situation 1
I forwarded her contacts to my boss.
Really?
That’s great.
太好了。
Didn’t she get a call from him?
She didn’t mention anything.
I’ll ask her later.
我稍后会问她。
Situation 2
Did she tell you about the date?
No, she didn’t.
Didn’t she get a call from him?
I have no idea.
I guess it didn’t go well.
我想事情进展得不太顺利。
02
Didn’t she open a flower shop?
Situation 1
How’s your sister doing?
She’s great!
Didn’t she open a flower shop?
She did!
It’s been a few months now.
现在已经过了几个月了。
Situation 2
I got some flowers on the way.
They’re beautiful!
Are they from the new shop in town?
是从镇上的新店买的吗?
Yes, they are.
My wife helped me pick them for you.
我太太帮我为你挑选的。
Come to think of it, didn’t she open a flower shop?
03
Didn’t she tell you she loved you?
Situation 1
So, when are you gonna propose?
I have no idea.
Should I?
我应该知道吗?
Didn’t she tell you she loved you?
She did.
But we haven’t talked about the future yet.
但我们还没有谈论过未来。
Situation 2
I broke up with her.
Didn’t she tell you she loved you?
No, she told me she didn’t love me.
That’s tough man.
Sorry to hear that.
很遗憾听到这个消息。
04
Didn’t she say she was a vegetarian?
Situation 1
Let’s take them to the steak house.
Didn’t she say she was a vegetarian?
Did she?
We’ll go to a more vegetarian-friendly place then.
那我们就去一个更适合素食者的地方。
I think she’d appreciate that.
Situation 2
Would you like to come over for dinner and drinks on Friday night?
We’d love to!
My girlfriend would love that.
我女朋友会很喜欢的。
Didn’t she say she was a vegetarian?
I can make some vegetarian options for her.
我可以为她准备一些素食选项。
That’s so sweet of you to remember.
She’ll be so grateful for accommodating her.
她会非常感激你对她的包容。
05
Didn’t she graduate from that school?
Situation 1
Did you say your sister went to Western?
Yea, how do you know her?
Didn’t she graduate from that school?
I was one year her senior.
我比她高一届。
She did.
She’s in another city for work now.
她现在因为工作在另一个城市。
Situation 2
What schools did you apply to?
I applied to schools in New York, California, and Indiana.
Really?
My sister went to school in New York.
我姐姐在纽约上学。
Didn’t she graduate from that school?
Writer's Note
Let's go over a few points and differences of "Do not". Using "Didn't" (past tense of "do not") refers to the past. While "don't" and "doesn't" both refers to the present. The main difference between "don't" and "doesn't" is:
- We use "Don't" when the subject is "I, you, we or they".
- We don't have the right shoes to go bowling.
- They don't know the exact directions to the library.
- I don't think I've ever been so angry with him before.
- You don't have the right to talk to me that way.
我们没有合适的鞋子去打保龄球。他们不知道去图书馆的确切路线。我认为我以前从未对他如此生气。你没有权利这样对我说话。- We don't have the right shoes to go bowling.
我们没有合适的鞋子去打保龄球。- They don't know the exact directions to the library.
他们不知道去图书馆的确切路线。- I don't think I've ever been so angry with him before.
我认为我以前从未对他如此生气。- You don't have the right to talk to me that way.
你没有权利这样对我说话。 - We don't 有合适的鞋去打保龄球。
- They don't 知道去图书馆的确切方向。
- I don't 认为我以前曾对他如此生气。
- You don't 有权利那样和我说话。
- We don't 有合适的鞋去打保龄球。
- They don't 知道去图书馆的确切方向。
- I don't 认为我以前曾对他如此生气。
- You don't 有权利那样和我说话。
- When the subject is "he, she or it", we use "doesn't".
- He doesn't see a future with her.
- It doesn't seem like she will win the election.
- She doesn't look very happy today.
他不和她看到未来。看起来她不会赢得选举。她今天看起来不太高兴。- He doesn't see a future with her.
他不和她看到未来。- It doesn't seem like she will win the election.
看起来她不会赢得选举。- She doesn't look very happy today.
她今天看起来不太高兴。 - He doesn't see a future with her.
- It doesn't seem like she will win the election.
- She doesn't look very happy today.
- 他不认为和她有未来。
- 看起来她似乎不会赢得“election”。
- 她今天看起来不是很高兴。
- "Didn't" can be used in:
- Subjects - I, you, he, she, it, we, they
- Objects - Me, you, him, her, it, us, them
以下是翻译后的内容: Subjects - I, you, he, she, it, we, they对象 - 我,你,他,她,它,我们,他们- 主语 - I, you, he, she, it, we, they
- 宾语 - Me, you, him, her, it, us, them
- 主语 - I, you, he, she, it, we, they
- 宾语 - Me, you, him, her, it, us, them
- 主语 - I, you, he, she, it, we, they
- 宾语 - Me, you, him, her, it, us, them
Write them down, say them aloud, and practice, practice, practice! The more comfortable you are when using these rules, the more confident you will be while talking with others. Incorporate them into your daily life and be willing to learn!