suggest : to offer an idea or a plan for someone to consider (提供意見,建議) 除了suggest + that-clauses子句 之外,還可以這樣用: 1. suggest + Ving (動名詞) + something 例句: The government suggested constructing another railway link to the mainland. He suggests taking all or part of the party budget and giving employees bonuses to help with their holiday expenses." 2. suggest + Noun (名詞) 例句: Can you suggest an inexpensiverestaurant? She suggested Paris as a good place for the conference. 3. suggest + to 原形動詞 NO! NEVER! 補充: 1. suggest後面不能直接加人(受詞),需要 to + personal object (人) If this happened to one of your friends, what would you suggest to her? He suggests to parents that they should adopt a different way of bringing up their children. 延伸閱讀:
中文我們會說 建議某人做某件事,像是,我建議你先打給他。 所以英文 suggest someone to do something?(X) 好像很合理,但是大錯特錯啊! 正確用法是,suggest後面+ that (可省略) + 子句(有主詞和動詞的子句): 主詞 suggest (that) someone do something 所以句子可以這樣開始:I suggest that ....... 例句:I suggest (that) you call him first. My mom suggested (that)Iget a part-time job.
Helicopter parents vs. Monster parents 1. Helicopter parents : 字典 informal) disapproving a parent who is closely involved with their child's life and tries to control it too much, especially their child's education 過度干預並控制小孩的生活,尤其是在教育方面。 這一詞第一次出現在1969年暢銷書 Between Parent & Teenager by Dr. Haim Ginott,書中一青少年抱怨:Mother hovers over me like a helicopter. (媽媽就像直升機一樣盤旋在我周圍) (好有畫面的形容) 2. Monster parents :