I. Talking about causes and effects

　　1. The reason why he was happy was that he had been praised by the teacher. 他高兴的原因是得到了老师的表扬。

　　2. The sports meet was put off because of the bad weather. 由于天气恶劣，运动会被推迟了。

　　3. The experiment wasn't successful as a result of his carelessness. 由于他的粗心，实验没有成功。

　　4. He went to see the film again because he liked it very much. 因为他非常喜欢这部电影，他又去看了一遍。

　　5. She went out of the bookstore sadly, for the book she wanted to buy had been sold out. 由于想买的书已经卖光了，她伤心地走出了书店。

　　6. What caused you to change your mind at the last minute? 是什么导致你在最后一刻改变主意的？

　　7. Do you know the cause of the fire? 你知道火灾的原因吗？

　　8. You didn't hear the telephone. You must have been asleep. 你没有听到电话声。你一定是睡着了。

　　9. Getting the job she wanted made her very excited. 得到她想要的工作令她兴奋不已。

　　10. That's why he gave up the chance. 那就是他放弃那次机会的原因。

　　II. Giving advice

　　11. My advice is that it is polite to bring a small gift when you visit your friend. 我的建议是当你拜访朋友时，带件小礼物很礼貌。

　　12. I think you'd better not leave immediately after dinner. 我想你最好不要吃完饭就走。

　　13. In my opinion, you should accept the invitation. 依我看，你应该接受此邀请。

　　14. It might be a good idea to go there by boat. 坐船去那儿可能是个不错的主意。

　　15. There's a concert about modern music this evening. Why not go with me? 今晚有场关于现代音乐的音乐会。何不和我一起去？

　　16. Have you ever thought of trying knocking at the back door? 你想过试着敲敲后门了吗？

　　17. I don't think you should give up. 我想你不应该放弃。

　　18. Perhaps / Maybe you should put yourself on a diet, or you'll be too fat. 可能你要节食了， 要不你会太胖。

　　19. I would advise you not to spend too much time on grammar. 我建议你不要在语法上花太多时间。

　　20. Take my advice and do it again. 听我的忠告再做一次。

　　III. Making decisions and giving opinions

　　21. Have you decided to take part in John's birthday party? 你决定参加约翰的生日聚会了吗？

　　22. I have made up my mind to buy a new MP3 player to study English. 我决定买台新的MP3来学英语。

　　23. She has made a decision to marry Tom. 她决定与汤姆结婚。

　　24. How do you find Mr. Smith? 你觉得史密斯先生怎么样？

　　25. What do you think of his new book? 你认为他的新书怎么样？

　　26. How in your opinion can I prepare for the coming English exam? 依你看，我怎样准备即将到来的英语考试？

　　27. What's your opinion about my suggestion? 你对我的建议有什么看法？

　　28. I find it very interesting. 我觉得很有趣。

　　29. I'm afraid it's a little too difficult for you. 恐怕对你来说有点儿难了。

　　30. In my opinion / I think / As I see it, you can buy him a tea set. He likes drinking tea. 依我看，你可以给他买套茶具。他喜欢喝茶。

　　(文/衡爱明； 英语辅导报高一版 04~05学年度第18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。)