EU4-32: Giving your friend advice

Vocabulary

[SARAH] I don't know why I ever started.
[SARAH] I mean, smoking, makes your hands stink.
[SARAH] Mark's always thinking about my health.
[SARAH] That's one reason I decided to come on this trip.
[SARAH] I thought if I could go two weeks, in a car, with Mark, without smoking, I'd definitely break the habit.
[SARAH] I should give up smoking.
[SARAH] I really should.
[MARK] Do you want to stop?
[SARAH] No. Do you?
[MARK] Ah, no. I'm fine.
[MARK] Do you have to do that?
[SARAH] Do what?
[MARK] We're getting gas?
[MARK] Yeah, we should get gas.

Key words

• started
• break the habit
• give up
• stop

Grammar

1. Modals ‘ought to’ and ‘had better’

你可以使用情态动词ought to 和 had better来给个人建议。had better语气强于ought to, 在提出强烈建议时使用。

He’s very overweight. he ought to lose some weight.
Your health is very poor. Your had better quit smoking.

had better的否定是had better not. ought to 的否定是ought not to， 但很少使用。

You had better not start smoking. It’s a terrible habit.
She has terrible insomnia. She ought not to drink coffee in the evening.

2. Giving strong advice

提出强烈建议有许多方法。学习这些不同的表达。

Make sure to get enough sleep.
Make sure not to drink coffee at night.
Be sure to exercise every week.
Be sure not to eat too much fast food.
Don’t start smoking.
You ought to give up gambling.
You had better stop smoking.
You had better not talk to him . You’re angry!