喜欢看央视(CCTV)"开心辞典"的同学一定忘不了主持人王小丫常说的一句话：你决定了吗？不改了？生活中我们常面临着各种选择，面对选择我们要作出决策，同时在你不知所措时不妨多让别人给你提提建议。这就是我们本期的口语话题，请看---

　　I.Useful Expressions

　　A.Making decisions

　　1.-When willyou go there?你们什么时候去那儿？

　　-We've fixed on starting tomorrow.我们已决定明天出发。

　　2.-Willyou have a party?你们要举行晚会吗？

　　-You're right.We've decided to hold it on Saturday evening.对，我们已决定于周六晚举行。

　　3.-Can you finish the work before Friday?周五前你能完成这项工作吗？

　　-Yes.Nothing can stop me from finishing it on time.是的，没有什么能阻止我准时完成工作。

　　4.-I've decided to go to see a film alone this evening.我决定今天晚上一个人去看场电影。

　　-What has caused you to make such a decision?You used to go with Mary.是什么让你作出这样的决定？你过去常和玛丽一起去的。

　　5.-I have decided not to buy the bike.我已决定不买那辆自行车了。

　　-But yesterday you said you would buy it.但你昨天说要买的。

　　6.-I can't decide what to do today.我定不了今天要做什么。

　　-Well，let's go shopping.嗯，我们去购物。

　　7.-I'm worried about my daughter.She can't make her own decisions.我为我女儿担心。她不能自己作决定。

　　-You should encourage her to make up her mind by herself.你应该鼓励她自己作决定。

　　8.-Let's go fishing tomorrow.我们明天去钓鱼吧。

　　-OK.That's settled.好的，就这么定了。

　　B.Giving opinions

　　1.-I'm taking a music class.But I've never had a music course before.我要上音乐课了，但我以前没有上过音乐课程。

　　-In my opinion,you'll make it.在我看来，你会成功的。

　　2.-Did you like the concert last night?你喜欢昨晚的音乐会吗？

　　-Yes，it's wonderful indeed.There're many songs I've never heard.是的，真是太精彩了。有许多我从没听过的歌曲。

　　3.-What's the best time to visit the park?参观这个公园最佳时间是什么时候？

　　-I think evening is the best time.我认为晚间是最佳时间。

　　4.-What do you think is the most exciting sport?

　　你认为最令人兴奋的运动是什么？

　　-If you ask me,I think soccer certainly is.如果你问我，我想当然是足球。

　　5.-I think that teachers are still asking us to do too much note-making.我认为老师们仍然让我们做太多的笔记。

　　-Yes.They should give us more chances to express our opinions.是的。他们应该给我们更多的机会来表达我们自己的观点。

　　II.Cultural Information

　　A clearly expressed idea will be received more readily than a vague(含糊的)and badly communicated one. Opinions and ideas are best expressed in an even(平稳的)voice.A loud and sharp tone will force the listener to leave,and so miss the point of your idea.

　　(文/江苏洪泽衡爱明；英语辅导报高中一年级版03-04学年第17期；版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)