五．建议题

A:……trouble……(讲述一个trouble)

B1: Advice.

B2: Don’t worry. / Calm down. / Take it easy.

B: 先安慰，后给advice.

表示建议的表达方式

You should…./ shouldn’t….

You ought to….

Why not…/ why don’t…?

If I were you, I would….

How about doing…/ What about doing…?

It’s (about/high) time that …(用过去时)。

在四级考试题中

1) apple pie 一定好吃， pizza 一定不好吃

因为苹果批是traditional American的，

The picnic is as American as apple pie.这是一个地道的美式野餐。

另外，apple pie virtue=traditional American virtue表美国人乐观等好品德

2) film通常是不好看的，concert通常是好的

film: waste of time/money

It has got an awful review.影评书评说它很差很烂。

Concert: worth the price of admission

虚拟语气：

1）might have, could have, should have本应该

2）表与现在相反If I were you, I would …=You should….

语气词

1）．表示糟糕的语气

It’s too bad. / It’s tough. / Oh, no. / What a pity. / Tough luck. / Uh-oh.小麻烦

2）．表示惊讶的语气

Boy. / Oh, boy. / Oh, mine. / My God. /  My Goodness. / WOW!非常惊讶

3）．表示赞美的语气

Wonderful. / Terrific. / My favorite. = My fav.我的最爱。 / Cool. / Super cool. 酷呆了。/Ultra cool.酷毙了。

4）．表示肯定的语气

Yeah. = Yes. / You bet. / Uh-huh. / And… / I’ll say. / You said it. / You can say that again. / And how. / Isn’t it (though). / Aren’t they (though). 

5）．表示否定的语气

nope.(升调)=no./ But. / Are you kidding? / Are you joking? / Are you serious? / No kidding. / no joking. / Who told you that? / Says who. / Says you.

老外特点：

1）​不谦虚

2）​崇尚个人奋斗

体现在场景里面是借钱或借笔记，老外通常是不会借的

Don’t look at me. 别指望我。/ Do you think I was made of money? / Do you think I inherited a fortune? 你以为我继承了一笔财产啊？

3）老外好象很有钱的原因

a. 外国福利好

b. 可以向银行贷款

c. 由于生活习惯（如付小费不吝啬）

4）表达思想非常直接

注： 长对话是短对话的扩展，所以以上技巧也基本上适合长对话。