Advice can be such an important aspect of life. Sometimes you need help and sometimes you need to help others. We are going to give you some advice about making ’s get started!

忠告是生活的一个重要方面。有时你需要别人帮助，有时你需要帮助别人。下面我们将为您提供一些句型作参考。那我们就开始吧！

Use a question提问式建议

It’s important to remember that sometimes people will not want to hear advice, or they may require it in a delicate manner rather than being told or ordered. You can do this by making it into a question.

重要的是要记住，有时人们不想听劝告或建议，他们可能要求以委婉巧妙的方式，而非被告知或命令。你可以采取提出问题的方式。

◆ May I suggest

我可以建议.....吗？

A: I am so frustrated with this book , I can’t get anywhere near to the end of it and I have to fi nish it by Wednesday!

我对这本书感到非常失望，我就是读不到结尾，我得在星期三之前读完它！

B: May I suggest that you set yourself a target and try to read a certain amount of pages per day until you reach your target?

我能建议你这样做吗？就是给自己定一个目标，每天读一定数量的网页，直到你达到目标为止。

◆ Couldn’t you

你不能......吗？

A: I’m panicking, I need to get to London on Wednesday to meet up with my friends. They are all driving there but I don’t have a car!

我很紧张，我得在星期三去伦敦见我朋友。他们都开车去，但我没有车！

B: Couldn’t you just get a lift with one of them?

你不能找其中一个有车的朋友搭便车吗？

◆ Would you consider

你考虑......吗？

A: I don’t know what to do. I keep eating and eating but I want to lose weight! The problem is I am always so hungry!

我不知道该怎么办。我一直在吃啊吃，但我想减肥！问题是我总是那么饿！

B: Would you consider going to the doctor and getting some medical help?

你考虑去看医生并得到一些医疗帮助吗？

◆ Wouldn’t it be better

会不会更好呢？

A: I don’t know whether I should take this new job or stay with my current one. It’s a big opportunity for me but it would mean I would need to move house. I don’t know what I want.

我不知道该不该接受这份新工作，还是留在现在的工作岗位。这对我来说是一个很大的机会，但这意味着我需要搬家。我不知道我想要什么。

B: Wouldn’t it be better if you take some time to see how you feel, rather than make a decision right now?

如果你花点时间想想自己的感受，而不是现在就做决定，会不会更好呢？

◆ Shouldn’t you

你难道不该......吗？

A: I’m worried, my son hasn’t called me all morning. He went to a party last night and stayed the night. I want to know he is okay.

我很担心，我儿子整个上午都没给我打电话。他昨晚参加了一个宴会，并在那过夜了。我想确保他没事。

B: Shouldn’t you give him a few more hours to call you? It’s still early in the morning.

你难道不该等他几个小时再打电话给他吗？现在还很早。

◆ Will you

你能……吗？

A: I want to improve my fi tness but the gym is so expensive! How can I get fi t if I don’t have money?

我想改善我的体型，但是去健身房太贵了！如果我没有钱，我怎样才能成功塑形？

B: Will you just relax? You can go for a run outside any time you want! The best part is that it’s free.

能放松一下吗？你可以随时出去跑步啊！这种方式的最好之处在于它是免费的。

These are very polite ways to give advice and can be used in formal situations as well as informal ones. They might be good ways to approach giving advice to someone that you do not know very well. The best part is, if they reject your advice, you can say I was only asking.

这些都是非常礼貌的给出建议的方式，可以在正式场合以及非正式场合使用。当给你不太了解的人提建议时，以上这些短语就是很好的方式。这些短语的最好之处在于，如果他们拒绝你的建议，你可以说我只是问问而已。

Use an order命令式建议

Using an order can sometimes cut through a problem like a knife through butter. They can make things much simpler. Be careful though, some people might not like being told what to do.

命令式建议有时可以像刀子一样迅速解决问题，让事情简单得多。但是要小心，有些人可能不喜欢别人告诉他们做什么。