Me too. I was hoping we could go to the beach today, but it looks like that's out of the question.
我也这么想,我本来希望我们今天去海边,但看来没戏了。
If a shop assistant told him she had not heard of it, he would pretend to be considerably put out.
要是女售货员告诉他从未听说过这些东西,他会装出十分遗憾和不安的样子。