迷你对话学地道口语第734期:自有主张

 　　Subject：You should have your mind of your own.

　　迷你对话

　　A: Every one of my friends has given me suggestion on whether to change a job or not. But I feel it harder to decide.

　　我的每个朋友都给了我是否换工作的意见，但是我感觉太难决定了。

　　B: Wake up, Shirley. You should have your mind of your own.

　　醒醒吧，Shirley，你应该有自己的主见。

　　地道表达

　　have a mind of one’s own

　　1. 解词释义

　　Have a mind of one’s own的意思是“自有主张，有自己的看法”。

　　2. 拓展例句

　　e.g. You won't persuade¹ Jeremy to do anything he doesn't want to because he has a mind of his own.

　　你将无法说服杰里米去干他不愿干的事，他有他自己的主见。

　　e.g. She has to have long hair, good-looking, fit, and has a mind of her own.

　　她要长发飘逸，长得漂亮秀气，身材均衡，还得有自己的想法。

　　Ps 1：wake up是“睡觉醒来”的意思，引申为“清醒”之意。例如：

　　They should wake up to realize the danger they are in.

　　他们应该清醒地意识到自己处境的危险。

　　It's time for you to wake up and attend² to your business.

　　现在该是你清醒意识到自己奋发立业的时候了。

　　Ps 2：give sb suggestion on：给某人什么建议

　　Shall³ I give you a written suggestion on how to improve your school system?

　　需要我给您一份关于提高学校体制的书面建议吗？

　　Ps 3：feel it harder to decide中的it是形式宾语，真实宾语是“to decide”，harder是形式宾语“it”的补足语

1 persuade   

v.说服，劝说，说服；adj.空闲的，有闲的

参考例句：

• Can you persuade him out of his foolish plans?你能说服他放弃他那愚蠢的计划吗？
• It's easy to persuade him if you go the right method.只要你的方法得当，说服他并不难。

2 attend   

vt.参加，注意，照料；vi.专心，留意，待命

参考例句：

• Tomorrow I shall attend a meeting.明天我将参加会议。
• I think I can attend.我想我能出席。

3 shall   

v.aux.（主要用于第一人称）将

参考例句：

• I shall always love you.我将永远爱你。
• Which club shall we join?我们要参加哪个社团？