“提建議”,有比較正式的說法,有比較日??谡Z的說法,本文著重介紹一下口語說法。
1. What
about.../ How about...? (去……怎么樣?)
例:
How about playing basketball? (去打籃球怎么樣?)
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2. What do you
say... (……如何/怎么樣?)
例:
(1)How about going to Europe this summer? What do you say?
??? (今年夏天去歐洲,你看怎么樣?)
(2)What do you say we split the two
sandwiches?(這兩個(gè)三明治我們一人吃一個(gè)怎么樣?)
(3)美劇《老友記》S02E02:
情境:Joey想約一個(gè)MM喝咖啡。
Joey: Listen, uh, what do you say I buy you that cup of
coffee now? (我現(xiàn)在去給你買那杯咖啡怎么樣?
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3. If I were
you, I would...: used when giving advice and telling someone what
you think they should do (如果我是你,我會……)
注意:這里要用虛擬語氣。
例:
If I were you, I'd sell the car.(如果我是你,我就賣了那輛車。)
補(bǔ)充:跟這個(gè)句子很像的,還有一句“If it were me, I'd...”( 如果換作是我,我會……)
例:《老友記》S02E07:
情境:Monica督促Chandler減肥,太嚴(yán)苛了,Chandler最后煩死,不干了!他想了個(gè)辦法刺激Monica,她彼時(shí)正遭受失業(yè)、失戀的雙重打擊。Chandler說:這要發(fā)生在我身上,我每天就只想睡覺了。最后Monica真被他哄得小睡了一會,不再逼他減肥了。從這個(gè)意義上說,這句也是表示建議的,“你何不像我一樣,睡一會?”
Chandler: I mean, if it were me, I think I'd have difficulty just getting out of bed
at all.
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4. I was wondering if/whether...:
used to ask someone if they would like to do something表示“邀約”
例:
(1)We were wondering if you'd like to
come with us.(你們想跟我們一起去嗎?)
(2)I was wondering if you'd like to
come to dinner.(你們來我家吃飯,好嗎?)
(3)《老友記》S02E02:
情境:Joey第一次約那個(gè)MM下班后喝咖啡。
Joey:I was wondering if maybe after work you and I could go out grab a cup of coffee.(grab:表示“快快地吃、喝,不占用多少時(shí)間的”。)
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備注:''I was
wondering if...''除了表示“邀約”,還可以表示''politely
ask sb to help you''(禮貌性地請求幫助)
例:
(1)I was wondering if you could
babysit tomorrow night.(不知你明天晚上能幫忙帶孩子嗎?)
(2)《老友記》S02E02:
情境:Rachel在咖啡店做侍應(yīng),感恩節(jié)到了,她想向老板預(yù)支$100工資,好跟家人一起去度假??纯此趺凑f。
Rachel: I know that I haven't worked here
very long, but I was wondering, do you think it would be possible if I got a
$100 advance on my salary?
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5. What if: 怎么樣
例:
What if we move(d) the sofa over here?
Would that look better? (我們把沙發(fā)移到這兒怎么樣?比剛才好點(diǎn)嗎?)
備注:what if除了表示建議外,還可以用來詢問“怎么辦”:
What if the plan of yours fails, what then?
(你計(jì)劃失敗的話要怎么辦?)
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6. 討論約定的時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)或東西的數(shù)量等等,口語中可以用一個(gè)簡單的say:
例:
Can you come to dinner? Say, 7:00? (你能來吃飯嗎?7:00怎么樣?)
If we put out, say, twenty chairs, would
that be enough? (搬……20張椅子出來,夠嗎?)
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