Lesson 9. Be Thoughtful 为别人着想

（右键另存）●MP3下载 Being thoughtful simply means thinking of others before yourself. What you say or do will have an effect on
others. So it is important that you think before you say or do anything. In this way, you can avoid hurting
others' feelings. Moreover, a thoughtless act or remark can spoil a perfect relationship.

Children should be considerate of old people. 体谅
mean to do 打算做 mean doing 意味着
When I say I mean to do it, I mean it.
essential = necessary / important
It is important that he (should) be punctual.
a piece of cake
It is cinch(俚easy).
feeling 感觉 feelings 感情
scold 责骂
undermine 破坏(少用)
bear 牢记 = remenber
likewise 同样地
Yesterday was a lousy day. By the same token today does't look any better.
What goes around comes around.

下面是在本课中出现的一些很有价值的表达方法，但它们往往会被学习者所忽略。

* 我有一种感觉，玛丽对她的网球教练怀有特殊的感情。
I have a feeling that Mary has special feelings for her tennis coach.

* 你不邀请我参加生日晚会真是太体贴了。这样一来，我就可以避免见到我的前女友了。
It's very thoughtful of you not to invite me to your birthday party.In this way,I can
avoid seeing my ex-girlfriend.

* 如果天气太热的话，这台计算机就无法工作。同样，如果天气太冷的话，它也容易出问题。
If it's too hot,the computer can't work properly.Likewise,if it's too cold,it is likely
to fail.

* 他消极的态度最终使他丢了工作。
His negative attitude finally cost him his job.

* 当着孩子们的面抽烟是不合适的。因为那会对他们产生很不好的影响。

It's not advisable to smoke in front of children.Because it will have a bad influence/
effect/impact on them.

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