生活英语对话 Episode 30: Career decisions

本单元是关于职业生涯的对话

Episode 30: Career decisions

Tim: Hi Alice, what are you reading?
Alice: Oh. It's about maternity¹ and baby care. They've asked me to change wards³.
Tim: But you love working in the emergency wards.
Alice: Yes, well...I want to work with Dr. Laver.
Tim: Dr. Laver?
Alice: He specialises in looking after children. He's a great doctor, really friendly with the patients.
Tim: I see. And he's not bad looking, I suppose?
Alice: Don't be ridiculous! I'm thinking about my career.
Tim: But you want your own children. Don't you think it'd be horrible looking after other people's kids?
Alice: Yeah, that's the problem. So I haven't decided⁴ whether to take the job or not.

Vocabulary （词汇）:

maternity (adj): 产妇的，孕妇的
about pregnancy⁵ and childbirth
specialise (v): 成为专家；专门研究；专攻
to study or work in depth in a particular area or subject

本单元的语言点是动词句式，在一个句子里，有时一个动词跟着另一个动词。比如，I want to buy an electric car. 第一个动词是“want”，第二个动词是“buy”，看看下面常用的动词句式。

Verb patterns

Sometimes in a sentence, one verb follows another. For example, I want to buy an electric car. The first verb is 'want', the second verb is 'buy'(在一个句子里，有时一个动词跟着另一个动词。比如，I want to buy an electric car. 第一个动词是“want”，第二个动词是“buy”).
In sentences like this, there are different possible patterns. For example (这类动词有几种可能的不同形态，比如):
(a) I want to buy an electric car.
(b) I hate driving.
In sentence A, the first verb is followed by an infinitive⁶ （在A句里，第一个动词后面跟着一个动词不定式 - 动词不定式不受人称、数、时态的限制，通常前面带to）.
In sentence B, the first verb is followed by a gerund (-ing) form （在B句里，第一个动词后面跟着一个动名词 - 动名词由动词加‘-ing’形成）.
The verb patterns are dependent upon the first verb. There are several different types of pattern. When you learn a new verb, you need to learn the verb pattern. Unfortunately, some verbs have more than one possible pattern! Sometimes, if a verb has two patterns, each pattern can have a different meaning or use （动词形态取决于第一个动词，一般有几种不同的形式。当学习一个新的动词时，应该了解这个动词的形态。然而，有些动词不只有一种形态。一个动词有时有两种形态，每种形态的意思和使用方式都可以不同）.

Here are examples of some of the patterns （下面，我们来看看一些不同的动词形态）:

Verb + to + verb （动词 + to + 动词）:
These verbs all use this pattern: want, hope, decide, agree.
I want to work with Dr. Laver.
Tim hopes to leave the stockroom soon.
Helen decided to go out with Michal.
Alice might agree to change wards.


Verb + verb + ing （动词 + 动词 + ing）:

These verbs all use this pattern: enjoy, mind, consider.
I enjoy working on the emergency ward².
Alice doesn't mind working with children.
Tim is considering changing his job.

Verb + preposition + verb +ing （动词 + 介词 + 动词 + ing）：

These verbs all use this pattern: specialise, think.
He specialises in helping⁷ children.
Michal is thinking about cooking dinner.

Verb + object + verb （动词 + 宾语 + 动词）:

These verbs all use this pattern: let, make.
Dad let me keep the cat.
She made me say sorry.


Verbs with two patterns and different meanings （有两种形态并有不同意思的动词）:

These verbs have two possible patterns, and there is a difference in meaning between the patterns: like, hate, regret.
I like to swim every day = I think it is a good idea to do this
I like swimming every day = I enjoy the activity. It gives me pleasure
I hate to tell you this = I am sorry to tell you this
I hate flying = I do not like this activity
I regret to tell you this - I am sorry to tell you this
I regret leaving London - I left London in the past, and I am sorry that I did that

1 maternity   

n.母性，母道，妇产科病房；adj.孕妇的，母性的

参考例句：

• Women workers are entitled to maternity leave with full pay.女工产假期间工资照发。
• Trainee nurses have to work for some weeks in maternity.受训的护士必须在产科病房工作数周。

2 ward   

n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开

参考例句：

• The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
• During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。

3 wards   

区( ward的名词复数 )； 病房； 受监护的未成年者； 被人照顾或控制的状态

参考例句：

• This hospital has 20 medical [surgical] wards. 这所医院有 20 个内科[外科]病房。
• It was a big constituency divided into three wards. 这是一个大选区，下设三个分区。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 pregnancy   

n.怀孕，怀孕期

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
• Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。

6 infinitive   

n.不定词；adj.不定词的

参考例句：

• The use of the split infinitive is now generally acceptable.分裂不定式的用法现在已被广泛接受。
• Modal verbs generally take the bare infinitive.情态动词通常用不带to的不定式。

7 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。