情景英语口语100主题 100expressing thoughts and ideas表达思想与观点

100 expressing thoughts and ideas

words
predict decide imagine remember judge wonder work out guess logical¹ memory think (in)decisive² suppose suggest realize consider concentrate follow genius brilliant worry nervous guilty confused

phrases
have no idea
be in two minds
make sense
lose a train of thought
have a bright idea
change your mind
make a suggestion
have a proposal³

beginner
a; are you good at making decisions?
B: not really. Sometimes, I even let other people make key decision for me.
A: what kinds of decisions do you leave to other people?
B: there are basic decisions like which restaurant to go to. I can never seem to choose. I let my parents make big decisions for me. They chose my university and my course. I ended up studying something that I didn’t like, although the university they choose was fine.
A: your parents will be choosing your girlfriend if you aren’t careful! Why don’t you try being more decisive? Start with some basic ones. When your friends are discussing which restaurant to eat at, make a suggestion. As you haven’t suggested anything before, they’ll probably accept your choice.
B: that’s a good idea. You’re very decisive, I’ve noticed. So, which bar are we going to this evening?
A: I can’t make a decision. You’ll have to put forward an idea.
B: you see? You’re becoming more decisive already!


Intermediate⁴
A: I find it really hard to express myself in class. I have lots of ideas, but they never seem to come out of my mouth.
B: let me give you a little advice. You know what the topics are going to be, so prepares what you would like to say in advance.
A; I often do, but I’m worried about the responses from other people.
B: you have to be realistic. Not everyone is going to agree with you, but people will respect your opinion and they will respect the fact that you have contributed something to the discussion⁵.
A: I’m worried that what I say will not make sense.
B; we could chat about the topic before class. I could check that what you want to say is logical and it would also give you a chance to practice speaking.
A; that’s a good idea. What should I do if I am in two minds about a topic?
B: that’s easy. Express possibilities. People will think that you are pretty smart to be able to look at the topic from more than one angle⁶.
A: I didn’t realize that speaking in class could be so easy.
B: the most difficult thing is being able to predict what other people will say. They will reply to your statements, but you can’t be sure how.

1 logical   

adj.逻辑(上)的，符合逻辑的；合乎常理的

参考例句：

• It is logical that the book is expensive.书贵是很自然的事。
• This is undoubtedly logical.这显然是顺理成章的。

2 decisive   

adj.决定性的，坚定的，果断的，决断的

参考例句：

• A decisive person acts quickly and often succeeds.果断的人行动迅速，常常成功。
• Man is a decisive factor in doing everything.人是做每件事情的决定性因素。

3 proposal   

n.提议，建议；求婚

参考例句：

• I feel that we ought to accept his proposal.我觉得我们应该接受他的建议。
• They could not gain over anyone to support their proposal.他们无法争取到支持他们建议的人。

4 intermediate   

adj.中间的，居间的，中级的；n.中间体，媒介物

参考例句：

• This country is now at an intermediate stage of development.这个国家目前正处于发展的中间阶段。
• Gray is intermediate between black and white.灰色介于黑色和白色之间。

5 discussion   

n.讨论，谈论；论述

参考例句：

• It is certain he will come to the discussion.他肯定会来参加讨论。
• After months of discussion,a peace agreement is gradually taking shape.经过几个月的商讨，和平协议渐渐有了眉目。

6 angle   

n.角，角度，立场，观点

参考例句：

• The high jumper took off at a bad angle.跳高运动员的起跳角度不好。
• The old house leans to the right at a dangerous angle.那所老宅向右斜得很危险。