I.Useful Expressions
1.—I have been coughing a lot these days.
这些天我一直咳嗽得厉害。
—I think you'd better give up smoking. It's bad to your health.
我想你最好把烟戒掉。吸烟有害你的健康。
2.—Give me some advice on how to take tests, will you?就如何考试给我提些忠告好吗?
—OK. It's quite simple. Study hard before a test and relax during the test.好的。这很简单。考试前要用功学习,考试期间要放松。
3.—If you try to find a part-time job, you will have some money.如果你找一份兼职工作的话,你会有些钱的。
—You're right. Thank you for your advice.
你说得对。谢谢你的忠告。
4.—I often have to study till late at night, so I find it hard to get up in the morning.我经常得学习到深夜,因此我觉得早晨起床很难。
—Why don't you go to bed and get up early?
You'll have the same time for study. 为何不早睡早起呢?学习的时间是一样的。
5.—I think taking outdoor exercise will take up too much of my time. 我认为进行户外锻炼会占用我太多的时间。
—As the saying goes, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. You hould take more exercise.俗话说,只工作不玩耍,聪明的孩子也变傻。你该多活动活动。
6.—Mr. Wang, I'd like to have your advice on my composition.王老师,我希望您给我的作文提些建议。
—It's a good one except for some spelling mistakes. What's more, don't forget to put a full stop at the end of each sentence.
这篇作文很好,只是有几处拼写错误。此外,别忘了在每句话末加上句号。
7.—What would you advise me to do in the future?你建议我将来干什么?
—I think it might be a good idea for you to be a singer. You've got such a beautiful voice.我看你做一个歌手倒不错。你的嗓音很美。
8.—Take my advice! Don't buy the cheap one! You'll be disappointed.听我的(劝告)!不要买便宜的!你会失望的。
—All right. Thanks for your advice.好的。谢谢你的忠告。
9.—I'm terribly sorry for being late. I'm having a lot of trouble with my old bike.真对不起 ,我迟到了。我的旧自行车给我添了很多麻烦。
—I'd suggest you buy a new one.我劝你买辆新的。
10.—How can I improve my spoken English?
我怎样才能提高英语口语呢?
—Have you ever thought of going to the English Corner to talk to others in English?
你想到过去英语角和他人用英语交谈了吗?
II.Cultural Information
Most Americans don't like to get advice from members of their families. When they need ad-vice, they don't usually ask people they know. Instead, many Americans write letters to newspa-pers and magazines which give advice on many different subjects, including family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, children care, clothes, how to buy a house and so on.
