你擅長做決定嗎？如何在課堂上表達(dá)自己

 
你擅長做決定嗎？如何在課堂上表達(dá)自己
 
來聽今天的講解:
 
beginner
 
A: are you good at making decisions?
 
你擅長做決定嗎？
 
B: not really. Sometimes, I even let other people make key decision for me.
 
不是。有時(shí)，我甚至讓別人替我做關(guān)鍵的決定。
 
A: what kinds of decisions do you leave to other people?
 
你把什么樣的決定留給別人？
 
B: there are basic decisions like which restaurant to go to. I can never seem to choose. I let my parents make big decisions for me. They chose my university and my course. I ended up studying something that I didn’t like, although the university they choose was fine.
 
有一些基本的決定，比如去哪家餐廳。我似乎永遠(yuǎn)無法選擇。我讓父母為我做重大決定。他們選擇了我的大學(xué)和課程。我最終學(xué)習(xí)了一些我不喜歡的東西，盡管他們選擇的大學(xué)很好。
 
A: your parents will be choosing your girlfriend if you aren’t careful! Why don’t you try being more decisive? Start with some basic ones. When your friends are discussing which restaurant to eat at, make a suggestion. As you haven’t suggested anything before, they’ll probably accept your choice.
 
如果你不小心，你的父母會(huì)選擇你的女朋友！你為什么不試著更果斷一點(diǎn)呢？從一些基本的開始。當(dāng)你的朋友討論在哪家餐廳吃飯時(shí)，提出一個(gè)建議。因?yàn)槟阋郧皼]有提出任何建議，他們可能會(huì)接受你的選擇。
 
B: that’s a good idea. You’re very decisive, I’ve noticed. So, which bar are we going to this evening?
 
這是個(gè)好主意。我注意到你很果斷。那么，我們今晚去哪家酒吧呢？
 
A: I can’t make a decision. You’ll have to put forward an idea.
 
我不能做決定。你必須提出一個(gè)想法。
 
B: you see? You’re becoming more decisive already!
 
你看到了嗎？你已經(jīng)變得更加果斷了！
 
Intermediate
 
A: I find it really hard to express myself in class. I have lots of ideas, but they never seem to come out of my mouth.
 
我發(fā)現(xiàn)在課堂上很難表達(dá)自己。我有很多想法，但似乎從來沒有說過。
 
B: let me give you a little advice. You know what the topics are going to be, so prepares what you would like to say in advance.
 
讓我給你一點(diǎn)建議。你知道主題是什么，所以提前準(zhǔn)備好你想說的話。
 
A: I often do, but I’m worried about the responses from other people.
 
我經(jīng)常這樣做，但我擔(dān)心其他人的反應(yīng)。
 
B: you have to be realistic. Not everyone is going to agree with you, but people will respect your opinion and they will respect the fact that you have contributed something to the discussion.
 
你必須現(xiàn)實(shí)一點(diǎn)。不是每個(gè)人都會(huì)同意你的觀點(diǎn)，但人們會(huì)尊重你的意見，他們會(huì)尊重你為討論做出貢獻(xiàn)的事實(shí)。
 
A: I’m worried that what I say will not make sense.
 
我擔(dān)心我說的話沒有道理。
 
B: we could chat about the topic before class. I could check that what you want to say is logical and it would also give you a chance to practice speaking.
 
我們可以在課前聊一聊這個(gè)話題。我可以檢查一下你想說的是否合乎邏輯，這也會(huì)給你一個(gè)練習(xí)說話的機(jī)會(huì)。
 
A: that’s a good idea. What should I do if I am in two minds about a topic?
 
這是個(gè)好主意。如果我對一個(gè)話題猶豫不決，該怎么辦？
 
B: that’s easy. Express possibilities. People will think that you are pretty smart to be able to look at the topic from more than one angle.
 
這很容易。表達(dá)可能性。人們會(huì)認(rèn)為你很聰明，能夠從多個(gè)角度看待這個(gè)話題。
 
A: I didn’t realize that speaking in class could be so easy.
 
我沒有意識到在課堂上講話會(huì)這么容易。
 
B: the most difficult thing is being able to predict what other people will say. They will reply to your statements, but you can’t be sure how.
 
最困難的是能夠預(yù)測別人會(huì)說什么。他們會(huì)回復(fù)你的陳述，但你不能確定如何回復(fù)。