VOA慢速英语2019 名师答疑：辨析trust和believe

Trust or Believe?

This week we answer a question from Reza in Bangladesh. Reza writes:

本周，我们将回答孟加拉国雷扎的一个问题。雷扎写道： 

Trust me or "believe me?"

“相信我”是"Trust me" 还是 "believe me?" 

When I try to make my friend understand I am right with what I say, which one should I use of these two phrases?

当我试图让我的朋友明白我说的是对的，我应该用哪一个短语？ 

Dear Reza,

亲爱的雷扎， 

Thank you for your question.

谢谢你的提问。 

You can use either word to try to persuade your friend.But whether or not your friend accepts what you say likely depends on how long you have known each other.Trust usually comes with time.

你可以用这两个词来说服你的朋友。但你的朋友是否接受你所说的可能取决于你认识对方多久。信任通常随时间而来。

Let’s look at an example.

让我们看一个例子。 

You tell your friend, "Believe me, I know how to pick the best-winning football team."

你告诉你的朋友，“相信我，我知道如何挑选最好的足球队。” 

Here, you are using "believe me" to add force to your point.But in order to really convince your friend, you will likely have to show a few examples of how you have been right in the past.Until you prove it, he might not trust that you know what you are talking about.

在这里，你用"believe me"来强化你的观点。但为了真正说服你的朋友，你可能得举几个例子来说明你过去是如何正确的。除非你能证明，否则他可能不会相信你知道自己在说什么。Here is another example:

Here is another example:

下面是另一个例子: 

Your friend sells bicycles for a living.You know she is an expert on the subject.Her experience means you trust her opinion when she takes you to buy a bicycle.

你的朋友以卖自行车为生。你知道她是这方面的专家。她的丰富经验意味着当她带你去买自行车时，你相信她的意见。

Reza, she says, "trust me, this is a really good bike for the price. If I were you, I would buy it."

“雷扎，”她说，“相信我，这辆自行车真的很划算。如果我是你，我就买。” 

She is also using "trust me" to add force to her point.But here, she is suggesting that you do not need to verify, or check, to see if what she says is true.She has already earned your trust.

她还利用“trust me”来强化自己的观点。但在这里，她的意思是，你不需要核实或检查她说的是不是真的。她已经赢得了你的信任。

So your response may be:

所以你的回答可能是: 

I trust you! If you think this bike is a good deal, then I am ready to buy it. I want it in red!

“我相信你！如果你认为这辆自行车很划算，那我准备买了。我要红色的！” 

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