五.建议题
A:……trouble……(讲述一个trouble)
B1: Advice.
B2: Don’t worry. / Calm down. / Take it easy.
B: 先安慰,后给advice.
表示建议的表达方式
You should…./ shouldn’t….
You ought to….
Why not…/ why don’t…?
If I were you, I would….
How about doing…/ What about doing…?
It’s (about/high) time that …(用过去时)。
在四级考试题中
1) apple pie 一定好吃, pizza 一定不好吃
因为苹果批是traditional American的,
The picnic is as American as apple pie.这是一个地道的美式野餐。
另外,apple pie virtue=traditional American virtue表美国人乐观等好品德
2) film通常是不好看的,concert通常是好的
film: waste of time/money
It has got an awful review.影评书评说它很差很烂。
Concert: worth the price of admission
虚拟语气:
1)might have, could have, should have本应该
2)表与现在相反If I were you, I would …=You should….
语气词
1).表示糟糕的语气
It’s too bad. / It’s tough. / Oh, no. / What a pity. / Tough luck. / Uh-oh.小麻烦
2).表示惊讶的语气
Boy. / Oh, boy. / Oh, mine. / My God. / My Goodness. / WOW!非常惊讶
3).表示赞美的语气
Wonderful. / Terrific. / My favorite. = My fav.我的最爱。 / Cool. / Super cool. 酷呆了。/Ultra cool.酷毙了。
4).表示肯定的语气
Yeah. = Yes. / You bet. / Uh-huh. / And… / I’ll say. / You said it. / You can say that again. / And how. / Isn’t it (though). / Aren’t they (though).
5).表示否定的语气
nope.(升调)=no./ But. / Are you kidding? / Are you joking? / Are you serious? / No kidding. / no joking. / Who told you that? / Says who. / Says you.
老外特点:
1) 不谦虚
2) 崇尚个人奋斗
体现在场景里面是借钱或借笔记,老外通常是不会借的
Don’t look at me. 别指望我。/ Do you think I was made of money? / Do you think I inherited a fortune? 你以为我继承了一笔财产啊?
3)老外好象很有钱的原因
a. 外国福利好
b. 可以向银行贷款
c. 由于生活习惯(如付小费不吝啬)
4)表达思想非常直接
注: 长对话是短对话的扩展,所以以上技巧也基本上适合长对话。