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This is teacher Nelli, one of the superstar teachers here at 51 Talk.
我是Nelli老师，51Talk超级外教中的一员。
This week we will learn some expressions about pastimes and hobbies. The second thing that we will learn is about giving your opinion. This dialogue has two characters: Melissa and Jake. They are at home and they are talking about their vacation.
本周我们将会学习关于消遣和喜好的表达。这次我们来了解如何发表意见。这段对话中有两个人物：玛丽莎和杰克。他们在家讨论他们的假期。
JAKE: Where should we take a vacation this year? Let’s decide soon.
杰克： 今年假期去哪过？咱们快点定一下。
MELISSA: Well, I’d like to go somewhere warm. How about the beach? Or we could rent a cabin on the lake.
玛丽莎： 嗯，我想去个暖和的地方。海边咋样？或者去租个湖边小木屋。
JAKE: You want to go to the beach, again? I want to ski this winter. How about a compromise? What about traveling to the Alps in Europe next April? We can find a ski resort on a lake.
杰克： 你又想去海边？这个冬天我想滑雪。咱们折中一下怎么样？明年四月一起去欧洲的阿尔卑斯山？咱们能在湖边找到滑雪场。
MELISSA: Oh, we’ve never been to Europe before! But I don’t know if it will be sunny and warm then. I need to do some research first. That will help me make up my mind.
玛丽莎： 哦，我从没去过欧洲！也就不知道那里是冷是热。我得先了解了解。从而帮我理清思绪。
短文讲解：
• Decide
is a useful verb to express choice. The idiom “to make up my mind” also means “to decide”.
Decide是一个很实用的动词，用来表达对事物的选择。谚语to make up my mind意思是理清思绪，做决定。
• How about
This phrase presents an alternative. This phrase can befollowed by a subject plus a conjugated verb or by a noun: How about we go swimming? / How about a movie tonight?
How about 用来建议另一种选择。这个短语可以后接人或物+变形的动词，或者后接一个名词。
• Many verbs express opinions:
to think / to believe / to supposed/ to assume, etc.
They are not all synonymous. For example, “to suppose” and “to assume” express that the speaker has a preconceived idea。
eg:He came back late from work, so I assumed that traffic was bad. /I suppose that may not have beenthe case, and that he might just have had a lot of work.
用来表达观点意见的动词很多：to think / to believe / tosupposed/ to assume, etc. 它们并非都是同义词。举例来说，to suppose 和 to assume 表达的是说话者已经有自己观点。
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