1、肯定的祈使句结构
(1)be+形容词/名词
例:Be quiet for a moment.请安静一会。
(2)实义动词原形+其他成分
例:Make your own rules.给自己制定规划。
(3)let+宾语+动词原形+其他
例:Let's run to the police station on fourth street.我们跑去第四大街上的警察局吧。
2、否定句的祈使句的结构
(1)Don't+动词原形
例:Don't eat in the classroom.不要在教室里吃东西。
(2)Let's+ not+动词原形
例:Let's not say anything about it.对于这件事,咱们什么也不要说。
(3)用否定副词never构成,以加强否定含义
例:Never judge a person by looks.绝不能以貌取人。
3、May I suggest
我可以建议.....吗?
A: I am so frustrated with this book I can’t get anywhere near to the end of it and I have to finish it by Wednesday!
A:我对这本书感到非常失望,我就是读不到结尾,我得在星期三之前读完它!
B: May I suggest that you set yourself a target and try to read a certain amount of pages per day until you reach your target?
B:我能建议你这样做吗?就是给自己定一个目标,每天读一定数量的网页,直到你达到目标为止。
4、Couldn’t you
你不能......吗?
A: I’m panicking, I need to get to London on Wednesday to meet up with my friends. They are all driving there but I don’t have a car!
A:我很紧张,我得在星期三去伦敦见我朋友。他们在那里都开车,但我没有车!
B: Couldn’t you just get a lift with one of them?
B.你不能找其中一个有车的朋友搭便车吗?
5、Wouldn’t it be better
......会不会更好呢?
A: I don’t know whether I should take this new job or stay with my current one. It’s a big opportunity for me but it would mean I would need to move house. I don’t know what I want.
我不知道该不该接受这份新工作,还是留在现在的工作岗位。这对我来说是一个很大的机会,但这意味着我需要搬家。我不知道我想要什么。
B: Wouldn’t it be better if you take some time to see how you feel, rather than make a decision right now?
B:如果你花点时间想想自己的感受,而不是现在就做决定,会不会更好呢?