英语中多数口语习语的功能都是单一的，例如How are you？How do you do？表示问候，Goodbye用于道别。但有些习语是多功能的，例如I？蒺m sorry.可以表示①说错话或做错事向对方表示“对不起”；②委婉表达不同意或为自己开脱的借口。下面就介绍一些这类多功能口语习语供学习参考。

1？郾Of course.

①当然

—Are you taking me into town？

—Of course？郾

Of course Peter is coming. He always comes to our parties.

②当说话人知道别人已知他正说的内容；有时用于强调自己的观点之前，“正如所期待的那样”，“我所说的是真的”。

The concert was good， of course， but it wasn？蒺t worth the ticket price！

The weather is bad again， so the buses are late， of course.

2？郾go on

①用于不相信某人所说的话：“我可不信”，“别夸张”。

—I？蒺m sixty on Sunday.

—Go on—you only look about forty？鄄five.（也可说成Go on with you.）

—I？蒺m sure there were over 1000 people in the square（广场）.

—Oh， go on， it looked a few hundred at all.

②用于鼓励某人做某事，担保能干好。

—Shall I ring him or not？

—Oh， go on， you？蒺ll never make any friends if you don？蒺t.

3？郾forget it

①用于对道歉的回应：“没什么，别挂在心上。”

—I？蒺m sorry. I？蒺ve broken the cup. Let me pay for it.

—Oh， forget it. It was a very cheap one.

②告诉某人没有必要还钱。

—What about the money I owe you？

—Forget it.

③用于回谢：“别客气”，“小意思”，“不足挂齿”。

—How can I thank you enough for a lovely time this weekend， Willie？

—Oh， that？蒺t all right. Forget it.

4？郾as a matter of fact

①用于引出会使说话者意想不到或很吃惊的回答。

—I hear Mr Hilton is leaving. I wonder who will get（接替）his job？

—I am， as a matter of fact.

②用于强调所说的话，使之更肯定或更具体。

I didn？蒺t go to the club on Saturday. As a matter of fact， I？蒺ve not been there for months.

相同的表达还有：for that matter， in fact， in actual fact， in point of fact， the fact of the matter is。例如：This book will fascinate（使着迷）all students of the English language， and for that matter， all speakers of English， too.

又如：I？蒺ve not read the book， and the fact is neither has anyone else.

③事实上，真的。

—Was the play good？

—Yes， as a matter of fact， it was fantastic（令人着迷）.

—相同的表达还有：in fact， in actual fact， in point of fact。例如：

It was a very cold day. In fact it was -10℃？郾

5？郾Sure.

①意为“当然”（美国用法=certainly或of course）。

—Can you come at five？

—Sure.

②用于回谢，意为“不客气”。

—Thank you for your invitation.

—Sure.