It's Up to You /由你决定
Summary
emphasize a question:强调问题- What time is it, anyway?
- say something doesn't bother you:说自己不在乎
- I don't mind.
- make a suggestion:提出建议
- Maybe you should think about becoming a write.
- reassure someone:安慰对方
- You'll be OK.
- talk about a coincidence:谈巧合
- It turns out he's a classmate of mine.
- say someone has made time for something:说某人有空办某事
- He's agreed to fit you into his schedule.
- say something doesn't follow logically:说事情并非必然
- It doesn't mean you have to be a doctor.
- introduce an important statement:引出话题
- I want you to know something.
- say you've made up your mind about something:表示自己已有结论
- I came to that conclusion. I've come to the conclusion that...
- thank someone for listening to you:感谢对方倾听
- Thanks for hearing me out.
- say someone looks young:说对方看上去年轻
- You look as young as ever.
- say something isn't obvious:说某事并不明显
- It doesn't show.
- ask about life experiences:询问生活经验
- What kind of articles have you written? Have you ever thought about becoming a journalist?
- say someone isn't sure:说对方似乎不太肯定
- You seem to have some reservations.
- give advice:提出忠告
- One piece of advice. The most important thing...
Useful Language
- * must有两个基本意思，一是表示有力的劝告或命令，可以是对别人的，也可以是对自己的。如： You(I) really must go on a diet.你（我）真得节食减肥了。 在疑问句中，must用于征询对方的愿望或意图。如： Must we be here by 7:30? 我们必须在七点半以前到这里吗？ Why must you always slam the door? 你干什么老要把门摔得很响？ 二是表示推论，如： You must be Robbie. John must be ill. He looks so pale. 约翰一定病了，他脸色很苍白。 That must be Alexandra on the phone. 一定是亚历山德拉来的电话。 如指过去的事，则说 must have+过去分词，如： He must have missed the last bus. 他一定没赶上末班公共汽车。 She must have been upset. 她一定曾感到很烦恼。 但表示疑问或否定时，需用 can't 或 couldn't。如： You can't be serious. 你不可能是认真的吧？ Where can Robbie have gone? 罗比究竟到哪儿去了。 I don't think he can mean it.我不相信他说这话是当真的。 * anyway：有时表示“上面的话无关紧要”，如： What do I care what he does, anyway? 反正他干什么我又不关心。 Anyway, he'll be gone by then.反正他到那时已经走了。 有时anyway 表示“不管情况如何，我说的仍然是事实或仍然有效”，如： I'll not buy that house, but thanks, anyway. 我不想买那所房子，但还是要谢谢你。 它又可以表示想弄清楚某一情况，如本集中的“what's the time, anyway?”，又如： What did he phone me for, anyway? 他到底为什么给我打电话？ 最后，改变话题，把话拉回来，或跳过一些细节时也用它。如： Robbie sounded uncertain. Anyway, he didn't apply to go to Michigan University. They went to the animal shelter. Anyway, they didn't get to adopt Gemmie. 注意，表示“以任何万式”时，要分开写：（in）any way you like。 * 英语的形容词和副词中大部分可以有比较级和最高级。有几种构成形式。 首先是不规则形式，有以下几个： little less least 其次是规则形式。一般的单音节词及某些双音节词用加上-er，-est的后缀来构成，如： happy happier happiest long longer longest 凡三音节及更多音节的词，用加上more，most的办法，如： beautiful more beautiful most beautiful interesting more interesting most interesting 至于两音节的词，一般以-y结尾的用加-er，-est的后缀的万法。common，handsome，polite，quiet，pleasant，cruel，stupid，gentle等常用词两种方法都可以使用。 * 罗比绝非只是害怕数学，喜欢和亚历山德拉作伴，渴望同父亲一起野游而已。他是个不错的校刊撰稿人，对当记者有朦胧的向往。他还很有主见，明白自己的前途应当由自己负责来选择和塑造。对于家庭的推动甚至压力，他能坚定但策略地表示拒绝。 He's really something! ① 在美国英语中，距离只能用 farther，farthest 来表示，而在英国英语中两种形式都可以
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