Module 1 谈论你对未来的希望
1. 未来的计划
- applications 申请
- law school 法学院
- Peace Corps 和平队
- energy 能量
- jealous 嫉妒
- your whole future 你的全部前途
- I filled out 15 job applications after I graduated. 毕业后，我填了15份应聘表。
- Where does she get her energy? 她哪来的精力？
- He served two years with the Peace Corps in Africa. 他在非洲的“和平队”中服务了两年。
- My dream is to live and work in New York. 我的梦想是在纽约生活和工作。
- You have your whole future in front of you. 你的未来就在眼前。
- I love your new car. I'm really jealous. 我喜欢你的新车，我真的很嫉妒。
2. 嵌入式问句
- I've been thinking about my future. 我一直在思考自己的未来……
- where I want to go 我想要去的地方
- who I want to be 我想成为什么样的人
- what I want to do 我想要做的事情
- I don't know what I want. 我不知道自己想要什么。
嵌入式问句
在普通的 'wh' 问句中，动词位于主语之前。
- Where is the law school? 法学院在哪里？
嵌入式问句包含于陈述句或问句之中，所以主语位于动词之前。在交谈中，以 think 和 know 引导的嵌入式问句很常见。
- Do you know where the law school is? 你知道法学院在哪里吗？
- I don't know where the law school is. 我不知道法学院在哪里。
将嵌入式问句与普通的 'wh' 问句进行比较。
- What should I do? 我应该怎么办？
- I've been thinking about what I should do. 我一直在思考我应该怎么办。
- Where are the application forms? 申请表在哪里？
- Do you know where the application forms are? 你知道申请表在哪里吗？
- Do you know where you want to be in five years? 你知道五年后你想成为什么样子吗？
- I don't know what to do. 我不知道怎么办。
- I often think about where I should live. 我常常思考我该在哪里生活。
3. 谈论未来
使用类似表达谈论你的将来计划。
- I want to be a teacher. 我想做一名教师。
- I'd like to get a better job. 我想找一份更好的工作。
- My dream is to start my own company. 我的梦想是成立自己的公司。
- I hope to have a good job. 我希望找一份好工作。
使用类似时间表达谈论将来。
- In five years, I'd like to be the CEO. 五年后，我想成为首席执行官。
- By the time I'm 40, I want to have a lot of money. 40 岁时，我希望拥有很多钱。
- In the future, I want to be my own boss. 将来，我想自己当老板。
- She hopes to have a good job by next year. 她希望在明年之前能找到一份好工作。
- In five years, she'd like to start her own company. 她想在五年之内创办自己的公司。
- By the time she's 35, she wants to have a family. 她想在35岁时成家。
- Her dream is to have two kids - a girl and a boy. 她的愿望是生两个孩子 - 一个女孩，一个男孩。
- In the future, she wants everyone to know her name. 将来，她想让每个人都知道她的名字。
Module 2 讨论人生选择
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1. 用来描述未来选择的短语搭配
- get a job 找工作
- become a lawyer 成为律师
- make a lot of money 赚很多钱
- help people 帮助他人
- move out of the house 搬出房子
- get married 结婚
- move abroad 移居海外
- learn another language 学习另一种语言
- She hasn't decided on a career yet. 她还没决定从事什么职业。
- If he becomes a lawyer, he'll make a lot of money. 如果他成为一名律师，他将赚好多钱。
- I'd really like to see the world before I get a job. 在找到工作之前，我真的想先看看这个世界。
- I'm looking for a career where I can help people. 我正在寻找能帮助他人的职业。
- She wants to move abroad and learn another language. 她想移居海外并学习另一种语言。
- He's going to move out of the house and get married. 他打算从这个房子里搬出去，然后结婚。
2. 复习：第一条件句
使用第一条件陈述，表达一种真实的可能性。在第一个句子中用 If + 现在时态表述条件，在另一句中使用 will + 动词，表述如果该条件满足后的结果。如果两个句子顺序颠倒，则无需用逗号分隔。
- If she moves abroad, she'll learn another language. 果移居海外，她将学到另一种语言。
- She'll learn another language if she moves abroad. 果移居海外，她将学到另一种语言。
在 if 从句中，第一条件句可以有多个条件，在 will 从句中有多个结果。注意不必重复 if 和 will 表示第二个条件和结果。
- If you go to law school and become a lawyer, you'll be very successful and make lots of money. 如果你去读法学院并成为一名律师，你将非常成功并赚很多钱。
真实条件句还可以用 think 和 believe 等动词进行修饰。注意：在这些句子中，that 用不用均可。
- I think (that) if I go to law school, I'll be very successful. 我想如果我去读法学院，以后我将会非常成功。
- She believes (that) if she chooses a career helping people, she'll be happy. 她相信如果选择从事对他人有帮助的职业，她会很快乐。
3. 表达不确定性
用这些短语来表达不确定性。
- I don't know yet. 我还不知道。
- I haven't decided yet. 我还没决定。
- I'm not sure. 我不确定。
- I just can't decide. 我就是没法决定。
- I'm undecided. 我没有决定好。
- I don't know what I'm going to do. 我不知道要怎么办。
- I don't know what to do with my life. 我不知道怎样度过自己的人生。
- Have you made any decisions yet? 你已经做好决定了吗？
- No, not yet. There are so many possibilities. 不，还没有。有太多的可能性。
- If you get a job, you'll make some money. 如果你找到工作，你就会赚到钱。
- I'm not sure. I just can't decide. 我不确定。我就是无法决定。
- It doesn't hurt to get more information. 多获得一些信息也无妨。
Module 3 谈论你的希望与梦想
1. 带有ing的单词
- managing 管理
- unchallenging 没有挑战性的
- boring 令人厌烦
- rewarding 很有意义
- teaching 教学
- hoping 希望
- working 工作
- studying 学习
带有 -ing 的单词
看到或听到以 -ing 结尾的单词时，有三种可能：它是一个形容词、动名词（以 -ing 结尾的名词）或动词进行式。
Adjectives
- My job is unchallenging. 我的工作毫无挑战性。
- My work with the Peace Corps was very rewarding. 与和平队共事非常有意义。
动名词
- Working during the day and studying at night isn't easy. 白天工作晚上学习很不容易。
动词
- I am studying to become a teacher. 我正在为成为一名教师而学习。
- He was working in a bank when he decided to change his career. 决定跳槽时，他正供职于一家银行。
- I've been working the same job for five years. 同样一份工作我已经做了五年了。
- Working for the Peace Corps was exciting. 在美国和平队工作令人兴奋。
- My job as a teacher is very rewarding. 我的执教生涯非常有意义。
- I'm taking night classes. 我正在上夜校。
- Becoming a lawyer is quite difficult. 想要成为一名律师相当困难。
- Studying at night is hard. 晚上学习很辛苦。
2. 非真实条件句
非真实条件句
使用非真实条件句说明非真实的未来境况、想象的或不可能发生的事物。在 if 引导的分句中使用一般过去时，并在结果分句中使用 would + 动词原形。
- If I had a lot of money, I'd travel around the world. 如果我有很多钱，我就会环游世界。
如果结果分句出现在于 if 之前，则无需逗号(,)。
- I'd travel around the world if I had a lot of money. 如果我有很多钱，我就环游世界。
非真实条件句中动词 be 的正确一般过去式是 were。
- If he were a teacher, he'd be happier. 如果他是教师，他就会更加开心。
- If they were younger, they'd travel around the world. 如果他们再年轻一些，他们就会环游世界。
但是，在俗语中，你将经常听到 was。
- I'd be a basketball player if I was taller. 如果我能高一点，我就是篮球运动员了。
3. 谈论希望与梦想
- Why not change your job? 为什么不换个工作？
- It's always been my dream … 这一直是我的梦想……
- If I were a teacher, I'd be … 如果我是教师的话，我就……
- I need a teaching certificate. 我需要一张教师证。
- I'm hoping to get on it. 我希望能参加。
- a plan to change your life 改变人生的一项计划
- It won't be easy. 这并非易事。
- I'm hoping to start Spanish classes. 我正期待着西班牙语班开课。
- If I had a good job, I'd be a lot happier. 如果我有份好工作,我就会开心多了.
- His dream is to become a teacher. 他的梦想是成为一名教师。
- I hope that I can see the world. 我希望能看看这个世界。
- You have a real plan to change your life. 你有一个能够改变自己人生的真正的计划。
- I dream of owning my own business. 我梦想拥有自己的事业.
Module 4 谈论职业发展
1. 职业发展
- career path 职业道路
- professional development 职业发展
- project management 项目管理
- communication skills 沟通技能
- organized 有条理的
- technical background 技术背景
- courses 课程
- potential 潜力
- She has a strong technical background. 她拥有深厚的技术背景。
- What would you say are your strongest skills? 你认为自己最强的技能是什么？
- Project manager is a challenging position. 项目经理是一个富有挑战性的职位。
- Professional development can help all employees. 职业发展能帮助所有的员工。
- I don't think he's working to his full potential. 我认为他没有发挥出他的全部潜力。
- He's an efficient and organized employee. 他是一名效率高且做事有条理的员工。
2. 使用动词wish
使用动词 wish 表达对事物不理想的遗憾。对于现在的时态，使用动词现在式wish + 动词过去式。注意：与动词 wish一起时，动词 be 的唯一一般过去式是 were。
- He wishes (that) he were more organized. 他希望自己能更有条理。
- She wishes (that) she had a better technical background. 她希望自己能有更好的技术背景。
你也可以使用 wish + 情态动词过去时 could 或 would + 动词现在时态，用于表达遗憾。
- I wish (that) I could speak French. 我希望自己能说法语。
- I wish (that) my son would study harder. 我希望我儿子学习更努力一点。
对于过去的状况，使用动词现在式 wish + 动词过去完成式。
- Sally wishes (that) she had studied something different in college. 莎莉懊悔的是要是她在大学里学其他东西就好了。
- I wish (that) I hadn't gotten married so young. 我要是在这么年轻的时候没有结婚就好了。
- She wishes she hadn't taken the job. 她希望自己没有从事这份工作。
- They wish that the office were bigger. 他们希望办公室更大点就好了。
- He wishes he had studied harder. 他懊悔的是要是他再努力点学习就好了。
- I wish that I had more time. 我要是能有更多的时间就好了。
- I wish I weren't so busy. 我希望我没有这么忙。
3. 鼓励他人
- That's good. 那很好。
- Professional development is important. 职业发展很重要。
- You have good communication skills. 你有良好的沟通能力。
- You're extremely organized. 你做事极有条理。
- It won't be easy. 这并非易事。
- You can definitely do it. 你肯定能做。
- My pleasure. 我的荣幸。
- You have a lot of potential. 你有很大潜力。
- I'll help you all I can. 我会尽我所能来帮你
- You have strong communication skills. 你有很强的沟通能力。
- It won't be easy, but you can definitely do it. 这并不容易，但是你肯定能做到。
- Absolutely. You have a lot of potential. 绝对是这样。你有很大潜力。
- You're extremely organized. 你做事非常有条理。
- Good luck! Go for it! 祝你好运！加油！
- It's my pleasure. I'll help you all I can. 这是我的荣幸。我会尽我所能地帮助你。
