生活英語(yǔ)對(duì)話 Episode 30: Career decisions

本單元是關(guān)于職業(yè)生涯的對(duì)話

Episode 30: Career decisions

Tim: Hi Alice, what are you reading?

Alice: Oh. It's about maternity and baby care. They've asked me to change wards.

Tim: But you love working in the emergency wards.

Alice: Yes, well...I want to work with Dr. Laver.

Tim: Dr. Laver?

Alice: He specialises in looking after children. He's a great doctor, really friendly with the patients.

Tim: I see. And he's not bad looking, I suppose?

Alice: Don't be ridiculous! I'm thinking about my career.

Tim: But you want your own children. Don't you think it'd be horrible looking after other people's kids?

Alice: Yeah, that's the problem. So I haven't decided whether to take the job or not.

Vocabulary (詞匯):

maternity (adj): 產(chǎn)婦的，孕婦的

about pregnancy and childbirth

specialise (v): 成為專家;專門研究;專攻

to study or work in depth in a particular area or subject

本單元的語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)是動(dòng)詞句式，在一個(gè)句子里，有時(shí)一個(gè)動(dòng)詞跟著另一個(gè)動(dòng)詞。比如，I want to buy an electric car. 第一個(gè)動(dòng)詞是“want”，第二個(gè)動(dòng)詞是“buy”，看看下面常用的動(dòng)詞句式。

Verb patterns

Sometimes in a sentence, one verb follows another. For example, I want to buy an electric car. The first verb is 'want', the second verb is 'buy'(在一個(gè)句子里，有時(shí)一個(gè)動(dòng)詞跟著另一個(gè)動(dòng)詞。比如，I want to buy an electric car. 第一個(gè)動(dòng)詞是“want”，第二個(gè)動(dòng)詞是“buy”).

In sentences like this, there are different possible patterns. For example (這類動(dòng)詞有幾種可能的不同形態(tài)，比如):

(a) I want to buy an electric car.

(b) I hate driving.

In sentence A, the first verb is followed by an infinitive (在A句里，第一個(gè)動(dòng)詞后面跟著一個(gè)動(dòng)詞不定式 - 動(dòng)詞不定式不受人稱、數(shù)、時(shí)態(tài)的限制，通常前面帶to).

In sentence B, the first verb is followed by a gerund (-ing) form (在B句里，第一個(gè)動(dòng)詞后面跟著一個(gè)動(dòng)名詞 - 動(dòng)名詞由動(dòng)詞加‘-ing’形成).

The verb patterns are dependent upon the first verb. There are several different types of pattern. When you learn a new verb, you need to learn the verb pattern. Unfortunately, some verbs have more than one possible pattern! Sometimes, if a verb has two patterns, each pattern can have a different meaning or use (動(dòng)詞形態(tài)取決于第一個(gè)動(dòng)詞，一般有幾種不同的形式。當(dāng)學(xué)習(xí)一個(gè)新的動(dòng)詞時(shí)，應(yīng)該了解這個(gè)動(dòng)詞的形態(tài)。然而，有些動(dòng)詞不只有一種形態(tài)。一個(gè)動(dòng)詞有時(shí)有兩種形態(tài)，每種形態(tài)的意思和使用方式都可以不同).

Here are examples of some of the patterns (下面，我們來(lái)看看一些不同的動(dòng)詞形態(tài)):

Verb + to + verb (動(dòng)詞 + to + 動(dòng)詞):

These verbs all use this pattern: want, hope, decide, agree.

I want to work with Dr. Laver.

Tim hopes to leave the stockroom soon.

Helen decided to go out with Michal.

Alice might agree to change wards.

Verb + verb + ing (動(dòng)詞 + 動(dòng)詞 + ing):

These verbs all use this pattern: enjoy, mind, consider.

I enjoy working on the emergency ward.

Alice doesn't mind working with children.

Tim is considering changing his job.

Verb + preposition + verb +ing (動(dòng)詞 + 介詞 + 動(dòng)詞 + ing)：

These verbs all use this pattern: specialise, think.

He specialises in helping children.

Michal is thinking about cooking dinner.

Verb + object + verb (動(dòng)詞 + 賓語(yǔ) + 動(dòng)詞):

These verbs all use this pattern: let, make.

Dad let me keep the cat.

She made me say sorry.

Verbs with two patterns and different meanings (有兩種形態(tài)并有不同意思的動(dòng)詞):

These verbs have two possible patterns, and there is a difference in meaning between the patterns: like, hate, regret.

I like to swim every day = I think it is a good idea to do this

I like swimming every day = I enjoy the activity. It gives me pleasure

I hate to tell you this = I am sorry to tell you this

I hate flying = I do not like this activity

I regret to tell you this - I am sorry to tell you this

I regret leaving London - I left London in the past, and I am sorry that I did that