王毅：中国大陆地区唯一雅思总分满分得主，新航道英语测试研究中心主任，北京新航道学校雅思阅读主讲

　　SAYING

　　YES

　　The following expressions give a strong Yes! or affirmation. Also, they areoften used to show enthusiasm or willingness to fulfill someone’s request or toindicate that one is very sure about something:

　　Yes,indeed

　　Sure

　　Ofcourse

　　Absolutely

　　Definitely

　　Nodoubt about it

　　Tobe sure

　　Youbet (slang)

　　Youbetcha (slang, familiar)

　　The three expressions that follow could bused for any casual situation that requires a yes answer. But they’re most often used when the yes doesn’t need much show ofenthusiasm. In more formal situations, they may be considered rude. Theseexpressions are the opposite of nah, nope, and uh-uh, respectively:

　　Yeah

　　Yup

　　Uh-huh

　　In addition, here are two ways to say yes that have specific uses andimplications:

　　Right:

　　used to affirm what some says. Eg. Matt: This is her house? Ario: Right。

　　I’mafraid so: used when yes is not good news. Eg. Yash:Did your team les the game? Dana: I’m afraid so。