【英语早间课堂】One's suggestion is that S

【今日主题】

This morning, I am going to talk about a sentence pattern with you. It is : My suggestion is that somebody ( or something ) should do. 这个句式表达的意思是：我的建议是......, 我建议.......。

【主题详解】

Let's make a sentence to get a grasp of it. Look at this sentence: My suggestion is that we should take the 6:00 train. 我的建议是乘坐6点钟的火车。这是一个含有表语从句的复合句。主句是：my suggestion is, 从句是：that we should take the 6:00 train。在这个表语从句中，that 是连词，连接主句和从句，后面的句子使用了虚拟语气，我们可见谓语结构是：should + take (动词原形) , 其中should 是可以省略的。省略后即是这个句子：My suggestion is that we take the 6:00 train. 由上可见，含有一个表语从句的复合句中的主句中的主语含有suggestion这个名词时，表语从句要使用虚拟语气。此外，这个句子中的一个短语我们要掌握：take the + 时间 + train 乘坐几点钟的火车【主题拓展】

Let's look at one more sentence. Look at this one: His suggestion is that bright children ( should ) take their exams early. 他的建议是有天分的小孩提前考试。 我们已经学过了虚拟语气在suggest后面的宾语从句中的运用，那么我们将以上句子用宾语从句来表述，则是：He has suggested that bight children ( should ) take their exams early. 我们还学过了把这个句子变成被动语态，变为被动语态后就是一个主语从句。Have you remembered？How should we put it? It is : It has been suggested that bright children ( should ) take their exams early.

【视野拓展——口语短句】

And some sentences including suggestion or suggest can be used in our daily conversation. 1 我马上就想到了一个解决的办法。A solution immediately to suggest itself to come. This sentence means¹ " I immediately though of a suggestion. " 2 你言下之意就是说我懒。Are you suggesting I'm lazy? In this sentence , " suggest " means " state indirectly² ". 3 我根本就没有你这样的想法。I would never suggest such a thing. 4 我们愿意听取大家的意见。We are open to suggestions. This sentence means " We are willing³ to listen to the ideas from other people ". 5 大家有什么办法吗？Any suggestions？

1 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

2 indirectly   

adv.间接地，不直接了当地

参考例句：

• I heard the news indirectly.这消息我是间接听来的。
• They were approached indirectly through an intermediary.通过一位中间人，他们进行了间接接触。

3 willing   

adj.愿意的，自愿的，乐意的，心甘情愿的

参考例句：

• We never lack food and clothing if we're willing to work.如果我们愿意工作,就不会缺吃少穿。
• He's quite willing to pay the price I ask.他很愿意照我的要价付钱。