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Jake: Where should we take a vacation this year? Let’s decide soon.
Melissa: Well, I’d like to go somewhere warm. How about the beach? Or we could rent a cabin on the lake.
Jake: You want to go to the beach again? I want to ski this winter. How about a compromise? What about traveling to the Alps in Europe next April? We can find a ski resort on a lake.
Melissa: Oh, we’ve never been to Europe before! But I don’t know if it will be sunny and warm then. I need to do some research first. That will help me make up my mind.
语言点
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Decide（决定）是用来表达选择的一个有用的动词。习惯用语“to “make up my mind””也是“作决定”的意思。如：There are so many choices in this menu. It’s going to take awhile to make up my mind/decide.（菜单上有这么多选择。我需要一点时间才能决定。） 也就是说，这里可以用短语“make up my mind”或者用动词“decide”来表达同样的意思。
How about: （你觉得……怎么样）：这个词组是用来提出另一建议，后面可以跟主语+变形动词或者跟名词。如How about we go swimming?（我们去游泳怎么样？） / How about a movie tonight?（今晚看场电影怎么样？）
许多动词可被用来表达观点。例如：to think（认为）/ to believe（相信）/ to suppose（猜想） / to assume（设想），等等。但它们的含义不完全相同。如：“to suppose” 和 “to assume”这两个词表示说话者有预想的观点，例句：He came back late from work, so I assumed that traffic was bad.（他下班回来晚了，所以我猜是路上交通很堵。） / I suppose that may not have been the case, and that he might just have had a lot of work.（我想情况也许并非如此，他可能就是工作上事情多。）
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Learning to speak English? Our Everyday Conversations help you practice. Click the audio link to hear a native speaker pronounce each word while you read. Key terms are explained, in your language, at the end of each conversation. Today’s conversation is about opinions.
Jake: Where should we take a vacation this year? Let’s decide soon.
Melissa: Well, I’d like to go somewhere warm. How about the beach? Or we could rent a cabin on the lake.
Jake: You want to go to the beach again? I want to ski this winter. How about a compromise? What about traveling to the Alps in Europe next April? We can find a ski resort on a lake.
Melissa: Oh, we’ve never been to Europe before! But I don’t know if it will be sunny and warm then. I need to do some research first. That will help me make up my mind.
Language Notes
Decide is a useful verb to express choice. The idiom to “make up my mind” also means “decide”: “There are so many choices in this menu. It’s going to take awhile to make up my mind/decide.” You can finish this sentence with either the idiom or the verb “decide.”
How about: This phrase presents an alternative. This phrase can be followed by a subject plus a conjugated verb or by a noun: How about we go swimming? / How about a movie tonight?
Many verbs express opinions: to think / to believe / to suppose / to assume, etc. They are not all synonymous. For example, “to suppose” and “to assume” express that the speaker has a preconceived idea: He came back late from work, so I assumed that traffic was bad. / I suppose that may not have been the case, and that he might just have had a lot of work.
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