Expressing Surprise and Disbelief

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Wow
Sam: Hey Ronnie! Am auzit c ai reuit la Harvard.
Ronnie: Da, am reuit.
Sam: Wow, omule! Asta este nemaipomenit!
Ronnie: Este, nu-i aa? Dar am studiat din greu pentru examenle mele SAT.
Sam: Deci cnd pleci?
Ronnie: Cred c luna viitoare. Deja am nchiriat un apartament.
Sam: Wow! Asta bine! De unu singur?
Ronnie: Yup! Am economisit pentru asta de mult timp.

M pcleti / i bai joc de mine / Glumeti?

Kate: Hey Ronnie! Am auzit c pleci luna viitoare.
Ronnie: De fapt, plec sptmna viitoare.
Kate: Glumeti? Aa de curnd?
Ronnie: Da. Am o mulime de rezolvat cnd m duc acolo. An i nchiriat un apartament.
Kate: Asta este foarte bine. Ct de mult a trebuit s depui n avans?
Ronnie: Nu a trebuit s pltesc n avans. Am tras nite sfori i nu a fost nevoie de depozit.
Kate: Cred c glumeti! Este nemaipomenit. mi pare bine pentru tine.
De necrezut
Kate: Unde ai fost Sam? Te-am sunat toat ziua.
Sam: mi pare ru. Nu am fost plecat. Mi-am uitat telefonul acas.
Kate: Eti de necrezut / imposibil. Aveam planuri pentru azi.
Sam: tiu. mi pare ru. Am uitat s-i spun c voi fi ocupat azi.
Kate: Ce a fost att de important?
Sam: A trebuit s merg la un meci de baschet.
Kate: De necrezut. Meciul tu a fost mai important dect planurile noastre?
Sam: Tu eti imposibil / de necrezut, Kate! Am i eu nevoie de timp pentru mine.

Nu o cred
Sam: Hey Mark. Ai auzit?
Mark: Ce s-a ntmplat, Sam?
Sam: Ronnie a intrat la Harvard.
Mark: Nu pot s-o cred. Cu adevrat?
Sam: Se mut sptmna viitoare.
Mark: Va sta la cmin?
Sam: Nu. Va sta ntr-un apartament nchiriat.
Mark: N-o pot crede, omule. Este fantastic.

Fraze de reinut
Wow, man! Thats awesome!
Wow! Thats great!
Are you kidding me?
You gotta be kidding me!
Youre unbelievable, Kate!
This is amazing. Im so happy for you.
Thats awesome!
Unbelievable.

Varianta original
Wow
Sam: Hey Ronnie! I heard you got into Harvard.
Ronnie: Yes, I did.
Sam: Wow, man! Thats awesome!
Ronnie: It is, isnt it? But I studied real hard for my SATs.
Sam: So when are you leaving?
Ronnie: I guess next month. I already rented an apartment there.
Sam: Wow! Thats great! All by yourself?
Ronnie: Yup! Ive been saving for this for a long time.

Are You Kidding Me

Kate: Hey Ronnie! I heard youll be leaving next month.
Ronnie: Actually, Im going next week.
Kate: Are you kidding me? So soon?
Ronnie: Yeah. I have a lot to deal with when I get there. I rented an apartment too.
Kate: Thats great. How much did you have to deposit in advance?
Ronnie: I didnt have to pay up front. I pulled some strings so there was no deposit.
Kate: You gotta be kidding me! This is amazing. Im so happy for you.
Unbelievable
Kate: Where have you been, Sam? Ive been calling you all day long.
Sam: Im sorry. I was out. I forgot my phone at home.
Kate: You are unbelievable. We had plans for today.
Sam: I know. Im sorry. I forgot to tell you that I would be busy today.
Kate: What was so important?
Sam: I had to go for a baseball match.
Kate: Unbelievable. Your match was more important than our plans?
Sam: Youre unbelievable, Kate! I need some time for myself too.
I Dont Believe It
Sam: Hey Mark. Did you hear it?
Mark: What happened, Sam?
Sam: Ronnie got into Harvard.
Mark: I dont believe it. Really?
Sam: Yeah. Hes moving next week.
Mark: Is he staying at the dorm?
Sam: No. Hell be staying in a rented apartment.
Mark: I dont believe it, man. Thats fantastic.

Vocabular
Surprise : Surprise is an unexpected or astonishing thing, event or fact.
Disbelief : Disbelief means the inability or refusal to accept that something is real or true.
Rented : Pay someone for the use of something, typically property, car or land.
Apartment : A suite of rooms forming one residence, typically in a building containing a number of
these.

Saving : Saving means an economy of or reduction in money, time or other resource.

Deposit : A sum of money placed or kept in a bank account, usually to gain interest.
Advance : To give something in advance is used for something that is done, sent or supplied
beforehand.
Pull Strings : The phrase pull strings means to use your influence over important people in order to get
something or to help someone.
Kidding Me : The phrase kidding me is used to deceive something as a joke or to make fun of
something.
Unbelievable : Something that is not able to be believed.
Match : A contest in which people or teams compete against each other in a particular sport.
Plan : A plan is a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something.
Dorm : It is a dormitory, that is a large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution.