英語口語練習小對話 第135期:如法炮制
迷你對話：
A:I don’t know what activity my son should take part in?
我不知道該讓我的孩子學什么?
B:Many children are learning drawing, dancing, swimming and so on in their spare time. You can follow suit.
現(xiàn)在很多孩子在學繪畫，舞蹈，游泳，唱歌等等。你可以照他們的例子做呀。
A:But each children has his own interest.
但是每個孩子都有他們自己的興趣愛好。
B:Well, you should talk with your son and let him make his own decision.
對，那你就應該先和孩子談一談，讓他自己做決定。
地道表達：
follow suit
解詞釋義：
follow做動詞，有“按照(某事)去做，聽從，采用”的意思，suit是樣例的意思，所以follow suit就是“照別人的方式去做，學別人的樣”。和我們中文中說的“如法炮制”有近似之處。
支持范例：
Eg.He go to bed and she follow suit after a few minute
他上床睡覺,幾分鐘後她也跟著去睡了。
Eg.Should this happen, other countries will certainly follow suit.
如果發(fā)生這樣情況，別的國家一定會照樣行事。
Eg.One of the major banks has lowered its interest rate and the other bank is expected to follow suit.
有一家大銀行已降低了利率，其他銀行也準會照樣做的。
Eg.Todd is taking a long vacation. I suggest you follow suit.
托德正在休長假，我建議你也這么做。
詞海拾貝：
take part in：參加
Eg.Take part in the physical exercises and build up your strength.
參加體育活動增強體力。
Eg.Did you take part in the festival feast last night?
你參加昨晚的節(jié)日宴會了嗎?
Eg.He asked how many of us were going to take part in this maths contest.
他問我們將有多少人參加數(shù)學競賽。
Eg.It is necessary for us to take part in physical labor.
我們參加體力勞動是十分必要的。
and so on：等等
Eg.They increased their income by raising silkworms and so on.
他們靠養(yǎng)蠶等增加了收入。
Eg.She has many accomplishments, being able to sing, play the piano, draw, and so on.
她多才多藝，能唱、彈鋼琴、畫等等。
Eg.I know you want me to talk about artistic problems and so on.
我知道你想要我談談藝術問題等等。
Eg.They simply go over and over the same talk about Fords and the weather and so on.
他們只會翻來復去地談福特汽車、天氣等等。
in one’s spare time：在業(yè)余時間
Eg.Apart from school work, I spend my spare time in singing and angling.
除了學校功課之外，空閑時我喜愛唱歌和釣魚。
Eg.He spent much of his spare time roaming about the streets.
他把大部分的閑暇時間用來逛街。
Eg.He has nothing to do in his spare time.
他休閑時間無事可做。
Eg.In my spare time I won't do anything, apart from reading.
我在業(yè)余時間除了看書什么也不想干。
talk with：和......交談
Eg.He looks like he's got an axe to grind. Better have a talk with him.
他看來是牢騷滿腹, 你最好找他談談。
Eg.I will go over to his office and have a talk with him.
我要到他辦公室去找他談一談。
Eg.I'd like you to talk with him about the hospital generally.
我希望你把醫(yī)院的情形大致跟他談一下。
Eg.I wish to talk with you in private.
我希望同你私下談談。
make one’s decision：做決定
Eg.We must make a decision whether we follow his advice.
是否采納他的建議，我們必須做出決定。
Eg.That's quite true, but everyone should make his own decision.
這很正確，但每個人都應自己拿主意。
Eg.The judge will make the final decision on his sentence.
法官會對他的判決作出最后的裁定。
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