生活英语对话 Episode 30: Career decisions

本单元是关于职业生涯的对话

Episode 30: Career decisions

Tim: Hi Alice, what are you reading?

Alice: Oh. It\'s about maternity and baby care. They\'ve asked me to change wards.

Tim: But you love working in the emergency wards.

Alice: Yes, well...I want to work with Dr. Laver.

Tim: Dr. Laver?

Alice: He specialises in looking after children. He\'s a great doctor, really friendly with the patients.

Tim: I see. And he\'s not bad looking, I suppose?

Alice: Don\'t be ridiculous! I\'m thinking about my career.

Tim: But you want your own children. Don\'t you think it\'d be horrible looking after other people\'s kids?

Alice: Yeah, that\'s the problem. So I haven\'t decided whether to take the job or not.

Vocabulary (词汇):

maternity (adj): 产妇的，孕妇的

about pregnancy and childbirth

specialise (v): 成为专家;专门研究;专攻

to study or work in depth in a particular area or subject

本单元的语言点是动词句式，在一个句子里，有时一个动词跟着另一个动词。比如，I want to buy an electric car. 第一个动词是“want”，第二个动词是“buy”，看看下面常用的动词句式。

Verb patterns

Sometimes in a sentence, one verb follows another. For example, I want to buy an electric car. The first verb is \'want\', the second verb is \'buy\'(在一个句子里，有时一个动词跟着另一个动词。比如，I want to buy an electric car. 第一个动词是“want”，第二个动词是“buy”).

In sentences like this, there are different possible patterns. For example (这类动词有几种可能的不同形态，比如):

(a) I want to buy an electric car.

(b) I hate driving.

In sentence A, the first verb is followed by an infinitive (在A句里，第一个动词后面跟着一个动词不定式 - 动词不定式不受人称、数、时态的限制，通常前面带to).

In sentence B, the first verb is followed by a gerund (-ing) form (在B句里，第一个动词后面跟着一个动名词 - 动名词由动词加‘-ing’形成).

The verb patterns are dependent upon the first verb. There are several different types of pattern. When you learn a new verb, you need to learn the verb pattern. Unfortunately, some verbs have more than one possible pattern! Sometimes, if a verb has two patterns, each pattern can have a different meaning or use (动词形态取决于第一个动词，一般有几种不同的形式。当学习一个新的动词时，应该了解这个动词的形态。然而，有些动词不只有一种形态。一个动词有时有两种形态，每种形态的意思和使用方式都可以不同).

Here are examples of some of the patterns (下面，我们来看看一些不同的动词形态):

Verb + to + verb (动词 + to + 动词):

These verbs all use this pattern: want, hope, decide, agree.

I want to work with Dr. Laver.

Tim hopes to leave the stockroom soon.

Helen decided to go out with Michal.

Alice might agree to change wards.

Verb + verb + ing (动词 + 动词 + ing):

These verbs all use this pattern: enjoy, mind, consider.

I enjoy working on the emergency ward.

Alice doesn\'t mind working with children.

Tim is considering changing his job.

Verb + preposition + verb +ing (动词 + 介词 + 动词 + ing)：

These verbs all use this pattern: specialise, think.

He specialises in helping children.

Michal is thinking about cooking dinner.

Verb + object + verb (动词 + 宾语 + 动词):

These verbs all use this pattern: let, make.

Dad let me keep the cat.

She made me say sorry.

Verbs with two patterns and different meanings (有两种形态并有不同意思的动词):

These verbs have two possible patterns, and there is a difference in meaning between the patterns: like, hate, regret.

I like to swim every day = I think it is a good idea to do this

I like swimming every day = I enjoy the activity. It gives me pleasure

I hate to tell you this = I am sorry to tell you this

I hate flying = I do not like this activity

I regret to tell you this - I am sorry to tell you this

I regret leaving London - I left London in the past, and I am sorry that I did that