英語口語每天說上半小時 002

2. Advice 建議

1. Could you give me some advice on how to make up for the time I've lost?

你給我說說怎樣才能彌補損失的時間，好嗎?

2. I like your advice about my research.

你想聽聽你對我的研究有什么意見。

3. What would you advice?

你有什么建議?

4. What would you do if you were in my shoes?

如果你是我，你會怎么做?

5. I would appreciate your advice.

我對你的建議不勝感激。

6. I think you should go on a diet.

我覺得你應(yīng)該節(jié)食。

7. It might be a good idea if you got a part-time job.

如果你找份兼職應(yīng)該不錯。

8. I advise you to see a doctor.

我建議你去看醫(yī)生。

9. I advise you not to look down upon him.

你勸告你不要小瞧他。

10. I don't think you should keep silent.

你覺得你不應(yīng)該保持沉默。

Dialogue 1

M: I don't know how to adjust my life. Would you give me a piece of advice?

我不知道如何調(diào)整我的生活。你可以給我一點建議嗎?

W: You look a bit pale, don't you?

你臉上看起來有點蒼白，是嗎?

M: Yes, I can't sleep well every night.

是的，我每晚都睡得不好。

W: You should get plenty of sleep.

你應(yīng)該有充足的睡眠。

M: I drink a lot of wine.

我喝了很多酒。

W: If I were you, I wouldn't drink too much.

如果我是你，我不會喝太多酒。

M: I often feel so tired.

我經(jīng)常覺得很累。

W: You better do some exercise every morning.

你最好每天早上都鍛煉一下身體。

M: I sometimes find the shadow of death in front of me.

有時候我覺得死亡的陰影就在我的面前。

W: Why do you worry about your future? You're very young, and you'll make great contribution to the world. I hope you take my advice.

你為什么對未來憂心忡忡?你還很年輕，你還能給這個世界做出很大貢獻。我希望你采納我的建議。

Dialogue 2

M: Hi, Joe, how are you?

嘿，喬，你好嗎?

W: Terrible.

太糟糕了。

M: What's wrong?

怎么了?

W: Someone robbed my apartment last week. The robber took $550.

上個星期有人入室搶劫。劫匪搶走了550美元。

M: Oh, no! Did you call the police?

噢，不!你有報警嗎?

W: No.

沒有。

M: Why not?

為什么沒有?

W: My English isn't very good. I didn't know what to say to them.

我的英語說得不是很好。我不知道要跟他們說什么?

M: I'm going to give you some advice, Jone. If this happens again, you should call the police immediately. You should try to remember everything. You should explain everything to the police.

我想給你一些建議，喬。如果再發(fā)生這種事，你應(yīng)該馬上報警。你應(yīng)該試著記住每件事。你應(yīng)該把所有事都告訴警察。

Dialogue 3

W: I'm afraid I've had a terrible row with my boss. What shall I do?

我和我老板大吵一架了。我應(yīng)該怎么辦?

M: I think you'd better apologize.

我認為你最好道歉。

W: Oh, but I can't. It wasn't my fault.

噢，但是我不能。那不是我的錯。

M: Maybe not, but I advice you to say it was your fault.

可能不是你的錯，但是我建議你要說是你的錯。

Dialogue 4

M1: You're going to get into a lot of trouble if you do that.

如果你那樣做的話你就有麻煩了。

W: What makes you say that?

什么事讓你說出這樣的話?

M2: I don't see anything wrong with what we're doing!

我看不出我們正在做的事有什么不好。

M1: That's just the problem. In this kind of things, the trouble doesn't always appear at first.

這就是問題所在。這類事情中，麻煩并不是一開始就出現(xiàn)的。

W: But everything has been so easy.

但是一切都這么地容易。

M2: Everything has gone as smooth as clockwork. Just like we planned!

一切都在順利地進行。就像我們計劃的一樣!

M1:That may be true, but if you were to do it, you would have trouble on the horizon.

那也許是真的，但是如果你要那樣做，你將會有麻煩。

M2:You always say that.

你總是這樣說。

W: Yeah, you never look at the positive side of things.

是的，你永遠都看不到事情積極的一面。

M1: Okay. Have it your way, but don't say I didn't warn you.

行。隨便你，但是別說我沒有警告你。

Dialogue 5

W: Are you feeling better today, Bill?

比爾，你今天覺得好點了嗎?

M: Well, it's hard to say. I cough a lot in the evening.

額，很難說。晚上我咳得很厲害。

W: You'd better give up smoking. It's bad for your health.

我最好戒煙。吸煙有害健康。

M: You're right, but you know, it's hard to give up an old habit.

你說得對，但是你知道的，戒掉舊習(xí)慣是很困難的。

W: But you should make up your mind first.

但是你首先應(yīng)該下定決心。

M: You know, I often have to work till late at night. I need something to keep me awake.

你知道的，我晚上經(jīng)常要工作到很晚。我需要一些東西讓我保持清醒。

W: Why don't you go to bed and get up early? You'll have the same time for work.

你為什么不早睡早起?你同樣有時間來工作。

M: Thank you for your advice! I'll try it.

謝謝你的建議。我會試一試的。

Dilaogue 6

W: I can't decide whether to go to university or to get a job.

我決定不了是要去上大學(xué)還是找份工作。

M: Well, if I were you, I'd go on studying.

額，如果我是你，我會繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)。

W: But I don't even know what to study.

但是我不知道學(xué)什么。

M: If I had chance again, I'd major in English. You're good at language.

如果我還有一次機會，我會選英語專業(yè)。你擅長語言。

W: That's what my parents want me to do.

這也是我父母想我做的事。

M: You should take their advice. They know what's best for you.

你應(yīng)該聽他們的意見。他們知道什么對你來說是最好。

W: But my friends will have jobs and lots of fun, while I spend all my time doing reading and writing.

但是當(dāng)我把所有時間都花在閱讀和寫作上的時候，我的朋友們都有了工作，過得很開心。

M: But if you go to university, you'll still have time for fun.

但是如果你去讀大學(xué)，你仍然有很多時間可以玩。

W: Hum, what you say make sense. But you know, I still have to ask my parents for pocket money, and I hate to do so at this age.

嗯，你說得有道理。但是你知道的，我仍然要跟我的父母拿零用錢，都這么大了，我討厭做這種事。

M: And if you try to find a part-time job, you'll have some money too.

如果你試著找份兼職，你也會有錢的。

W: You're right. Thank you for the advice.

你說得對。謝謝你的建議。

W: Most Americans don't like to get advice from members of their families. When they need advice, they don't usually ask people they know. Instead, many Americans write letters to newspapers and magazines, which give advice on many different subjects, including family problems, sex, the use of language, health, cooking, children care, cloth, and how to buy a house or a car. Two of the most famous writers of advice are women without special training for this kind of work. Experience is their preparation for giving advice. There's one writer who has not lived long enough to have much experience. She is a girl who started writing advice for newspaper readers at the age of ten. Her advice to young readers now appears regularly in the column called "Dear Angel".

大多數(shù)美國人不喜歡向他們的家人詢問意見。當(dāng)他們需要意見的時候，他們通常不會問認識的人。相反，美國會寫信給報社或雜志社，它們可以就許多不同的話題給出意見，包括家庭問題、性、語言的使用、健康、烹飪、孩子的照顧、衣服以及如何買房子或車子。最著名的意見作家當(dāng)中的兩個是沒有接受這類工作的特別培訓(xùn)的女性。經(jīng)驗是她們給出意見的基礎(chǔ)。有一位作家年齡不是很大，沒有很多的經(jīng)驗。她是一位十歲就開始為報紙讀者寫意見的女孩。她給年輕讀者的意見現(xiàn)在定期出現(xiàn)在一個叫“Dear Angel”的專欄上。