Day 21 “OK.”和“I'm OK.”意思恰恰相反？

D: Hey，Alex，wanna coffee?

A: I'm OK.

D: All right! I'll be right back.

A: Man! Where is my coffee?

D: What? You said you were OK!

A: Yeah. “OK” doesn't mean “yes”?

D: Oh，“OK” means “yes”，sure. But “I'm OK.” here actually means“No，thanks”.

A: Then give me your coffee!

听完对话之后，我们一起来看一下“OK.”和“I'm OK.”的区别。

So，Darby，what's the difference between “OK.” and “I'm OK.”?

Well，Alex，this is another example of how in English sometimes one word can make a huge difference.

If you say“OK.”，it means sure，yes， but if you say“I'm OK.”，it actually means “No，thanks”. So be careful!

在对话当中大白问我要不要喝咖啡，如果我想喝的话，我就得说“Yes, please.”，或者是“OK.”。但是我说了一个“I'm OK.”，在这个地方的意思是什么呢？就是：No，thanks！

所以大家一定要注意：当你想喝的时候，你就说“Yes, please.”，或者是“Sure, thanks.”。

“I'm OK.”在口语中其实是表示委婉地拒绝对方的意思。

So it's time for today's bonus. We already taught you that a polite way to refuse someone is to say “I'm OK.”. Well，there are two other ways. You can say “I'm good.”，and you can say “I'll pass.”.

除了“I'm OK.”之外，你还可以用“I'm good.”，“I'll pass.”来委婉地拒绝对方。