情景会话口袋书人际篇41:意见和建议(2)

 　　9. Which shoes do you like better?

　　你比较喜欢哪双鞋？

　　还能这样说：

　　Which shoes do you prefer?

　　Which shoes would you rather want?

　　谚语：

　　Every shoe fits not every foot.

　　不可只有一种尺度衡量一切。

　　10. I prefer tea to coffee.

　　和咖啡比起来，我更喜欢茶。

　　还能这样说：

　　I like tea better than coffee.

　　I would like a cup of tea rather than coffee.

　　应用解析：

　　prefer...rather than 宁愿……而不愿；

　　prefer...to 喜欢……而不喜欢；喜欢……胜过……

　　11. I propose half an hour break.

　　我提议休息半小时。

　　还能这样说：

　　I thank we would have a break for half an hour.

　　I ofter to have a half-an-hour-break.

　　谚语：

　　An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

　　一日之计在于晨。

　　12. I'm all ears.

　　我洗耳恭听。

　　还能这样说：

　　Go ahead with your speech; I'm all ears.

　　Believe me, I am all ears!

　　谚语：

　　Walls have ears.

　　隔墙有耳。

　　13. What is your attitude to classical arts?

　　你对古典艺术有什么看法？

　　还能这样说：

　　What's your idea of classical arts?

　　Let me have your thoughts on classical arts.

　　应用解析：

　　attitude of mind 思想方法；观点；

　　take an attitude of 采取……态度

　　14. Thank you for your sage¹ advice.

　　谢谢你的高见。

　　还能这样说：

　　I appreciate your good idea.

　　I am grateful for your opinion.

　　谚语：

　　Advice when needed is most heeded².

　　忠言逆耳。

　　15. Would it be a good idea to tell her the truth?

　　可以把实情告诉她吗？

　　还能这样说：

　　Is it wise to tell her the state of the case?

　　Can we tell the facts to her?

　　谚语：

　　When wine is in truth, wit is out.

　　酒后吐真言。

　　16. You might as well do something else now.

　　你不妨先做别的工作。

　　还能这样说：

　　You had better get down to other things.

　　I suggest you had better do something else now.

　　应用解析：

　　What else?

　　还用得着问吗？

　　17. Why don't you delay the meeting?

　　为什么不推迟会议呢？

　　还能这样说：

　　Why not delay the meeting?

　　Why not put off the meeting?

　　谚语：

　　Sharpening your axe³ will not delay your job of cutting wood.

　　磨刀不误砍柴工。

1 sage   

n.圣人，哲人；adj.贤明的，明智的

参考例句：

• I was grateful for the old man's sage advice.我很感激那位老人贤明的忠告。
• The sage is the instructor of a hundred ages.这位哲人是百代之师。

2 heeded   

v.听某人的劝告，听从( heed的过去式和过去分词 )；变平，使（某物）变平( flatten的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She countered that her advice had not been heeded. 她反驳说她的建议未被重视。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I heeded my doctor's advice and stopped smoking. 我听从医生的劝告，把烟戒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 axe   

n.斧子；v.用斧头砍，削减

参考例句：

• Be careful with that sharp axe.那把斧子很锋利，你要当心。
• The edge of this axe has turned.这把斧子卷了刃了。