英语口语每天说026

　　26. Opinion

　　1. How do you like working here?

　　2. What do you feel?

　　3. What’s your opinion?

　　4. What’s your view?

　　5. As far as I’m concerned, I think sport is good for you.

　　6. In my view, we all have secrets.

　　7. Personally, I see it good to invite him.

　　8. I consider nobody can avoid being influenced by advertisement.

　　9. I have nothing to say about the event.

　　10. Do you think so?

　　Dialogue 1

　　W: You honestly believe the world’s improving every year?

　　M: Yes, I do. I think that science is making us wiser. What do you think?

　　W: I don’t think you’re right there.

　　M: I believe industry is making us wealthier.

　　W: I don’t believe that.

　　M: And in my opinion, medicine is making us healthier.

　　W: I agree with you in the sense. But we’re all more miserable¹ than ever, aren’t we?

　　M: I don’t agree with you. I maintain² that we’re healthier, wealthier and wiser than we were a hundred years ago.

　　W: That’s your opinion not mine.

　　Dialogue 2

　　W: Have you ever watched Beijing Opera?

　　M: Yes, I watched once.

　　W: What do you think of it?

　　M: Well, honestly speaking, I went to watch it out of curiosity³. I’d say it’s really a special art form.

　　W: I couldn’t agree more. Actually, I’m a Beijing Opera fan.

　　M: Really? Good for you.

　　Dialogue 3

　　M: I hear you’re taking a music class. I didn’t know you’re interested in it.

　　W: Oh, I’m not. I’ve never had a music class before.

　　M: In my opinion, you’ll make it.

　　W: You’re having me on again.

　　M: No, I’m serious.

　　Dialogue 4

　　W: Jimmy, I’d like to wear this robe⁴ for tonight cocktail⁵ party. What do you think of it?

　　M: Don’t dress like that. You’ll make fool yourself. You look stupid in that robe.

　　W: What? But it is my favorite piece of clothing.

　　M: Maybe it is. But it’s out of fashion.

　　W: What am I going to do?

　　M: Let’s go downtown and pick up some fashionable⁶ clothes for you.

　　Dialogue 5

　　W: What do you make of the case?

　　M: If you ask me, I don’t think it’s guilty⁷.

　　W: What do you mean by saying so?

　　M: I mean it’s not his fault.

　　W: Oh, yeah?

　　M: Yes. Don’t you think he should be pitied rather than accused⁸?

　　Dialogue 6

　　M: When in Rome, do as the Romans do, they say.

　　W: What do you mean?

　　M: Roman is living in Rome, of course. And go to work by car, or bus, or on foot.

　　W: I think the Romans do what everyone else does.

　　M: Certainly.

　　W: And Roman really loves life. He knows how to enjoy himself.

　　M: Not always. But they like good meal.

　　W: Really?

　　M: How can I go there to have a taste?

　　W: By air of course.

　　Dialogue 7

　　M: What would you reckon⁹ the taxing increases?

　　W: Well, the state will benefit¹⁰ a lot, I suppose.

　　M: But what do most people think about it?

　　W: Ah, it’s hard to say.

　　The bell has rang and it’s time for English class, but the teacher hasn’t come. There is a stir¹¹ in the classroom. Some students are getting a little worried about their English teacher. She should have showed up for class by now. Some students wouldn’t be concerned, because they think she must have got stuck in traffic. And others believe she might have been detained¹² by some emergencies. But they’re not so sure. The monitor says, ‘now, don’t jump to conclusions. I’m positive she’ll show up for class soon.’ After these words, the class calm down a little.

1 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

2 maintain   

vt.支撑；赡养，抚养；维持，保有

参考例句：

• He has to maintain a large family on a small salary.他不得不依靠很少的工资养活一家人。
• We must do our best to maintain sales at their usual rate.我们要尽力使销售额保持在平日的水平上。

3 curiosity   

n.好奇心，新奇的事物，珍品

参考例句：

• He gave in to curiosity and opened my letter.他抑制不住好奇心，拆开了我的信。
• The children are dying of curiosity to see what's in the parcel.孩子们出于好奇，迫不及待地想看看包裹中是什么东西。

4 robe   

n.长袍，长衣，浴衣

参考例句：

• She was sitting at her mirror in a robe.她穿着长裙坐在镜子前。
• She put her robe on the chair.她把睡袍搭在椅子上。

5 cocktail   

n.鸡尾酒；餐前开胃小吃；混合物

参考例句：

• We invited some foreign friends for a cocktail party.我们邀请了一些外国朋友参加鸡尾酒会。
• At a cocktail party in Hollywood,I was introduced to Charlie Chaplin.在好莱坞的一次鸡尾酒会上，人家把我介绍给查理·卓别林。

6 fashionable   

adj.时髦的，上流社会的，流行的

参考例句：

• She is moving in fashionable circles in New York.她活动于纽约上流社会之中。
• We lunched in a fashionable restaurant.我们在一家上等的饭店吃午餐。

7 guilty   

adj.犯罪的；有罪的；内疚的

参考例句：

• There wasn't enough evidence to prove him guilty.没有充分的证据证明他有罪。
• Really honest people are ofter made to feel guilty.真正老实的人常被弄得感到犯了罪似的。

8 accused   

n.被告v.指责(accuse的过去式和过去分词)；控告adj.被控告的

参考例句：

• The accused was found innocent. 被告被判定无罪。
• He was accused of committing adultery . 他被控通奸。

9 reckon   

vt.计算，估计，认为；vi.计（算），判断，依靠

参考例句：

• Don't reckon upon your relatives to help you out of trouble.不要指望你的亲戚会帮助你摆脱困境。
• I reckon that he is rather too old to marry again.我认为他的年龄太大，不太适于再婚。

10 benefit   

n.好处，益处，福利；vt.有益于，对…有益；vi.受益于

参考例句：

• The money is to be used for the benefit of the poor.这笔钱用来为穷人谋福利。
• He thought he would benefit from going to school.他认为上学对他有好处。

11 stir   

n.感动(激动，愤怒或震动)，搅拌，骚乱；vt.激起，惹起，搅和；vi.挪动，活动，离开，搅拌，激动

参考例句：

• Give the soup a stir.把汤搅拌一下。
• Don't stir up trouble between them.不要在他们之间惹麻烦。

12 detained   

留住( detain的过去式和过去分词 )； 耽搁； 拘留； 扣留

参考例句：

• One man has been detained for questioning. 一个男人被拘留审问。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group. 他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。