问题与解决办法
个人问题
如果你无法放弃止做某事，你就是对它addicted，或你对它有了一种addiction，下面就是一些常见的沉溺。
He’s addicted to cigarettes.
他有烟瘾。
She’s addicted to coffee.
她喝咖啡上瘾。
They’re addicted to gambling.
他们嗜赌成瘾。
He’s addicted to alcohol. He’s an alcoholic.
他嗜酒成瘾。他是个酒鬼。
以下是一些其他常见的个人问题。
She has financial problems. 她碰到了一些经济上的问题。
He has a weight problem. He’s overweight. 他有体重问题。他非常胖。
I have a problem sleeping. I have insomnia. 我睡不着觉。我患有失眠症。
They have marital problems. 他们遇到了婚姻问题。
阅读找出大意
找出段落或文本的大意是一种重要的阅读技巧。大意是指梗概，不是具体细节。了解大意后，更容易理解文本。
你通常可以通过确定主题句来找出大意。主题句一般位于段首，但也可以出现在其他位置。
如果你不确定主题句，你可以通过用自己的话概括来得出文本大意。寻找重复的单词或观点来帮助概括。
确定大意时不可太狭隘，也不能太宽泛。一个陈述即便真实，但可能过于具体或笼统，不可能是大意。
谈论问题
在确定一个问题后，你可能想详细加以解释。以下是一些帮助你进行解释的表达。
I have insomnia. The problem is that I can’t stop thinking about work. 我患有失眠症。问题在于我老想着工作。
She can’t quit smoking. One big problem is that her husband smokes, too. 她戒不了烟。一个大问题是她的丈夫也抽烟。
that可省略而不会造成意义的改变。
He is very overweight. The trouble is he eats too much chocolate. 他非常胖。问题是他吃太多巧克力了。
She can’t quit smoking. One big problem is her husband smokes, too. 她戒不了烟。一个大问题是她的丈夫也抽烟。
情态动词 ‘ought to’和’had better’
你可以使用情态动词 ought to 和 had better 来给予个人建议。Had better 语气强于ought to，在提出强烈的建议时使用。
He’s very overweight. He ought to lose some weight. 他很胖，应该减减肥。
Your health is very poor. You had better quit smoking. 你身体很不好，最好把烟戒了。
had better 的否定是 had better not。ought to 的否定是 ought not to，但很少使用。
You had better not start smoking. It’s a terrible habit. 你最好不要开始吸烟。这个习惯很不好。
She has terrible insomnia. She ought not to drink coffee in the evening. 她严重失眠。她晚上不应该喝咖啡。
提出强烈建议
提出强烈建议有许多方法。学习这些不同的表达。
Make sure to get enough sleep. 务必保持充足的睡眠。
Make sure not to drink coffee at night. 晚上千万别喝咖啡。
Be sure to exercise every week.
务必每周锻炼身体。
Be sure not to eat too much fast food. 务必不要吃太多快餐。
Don’t start smoking. 不要开始吸烟。
You ought to give up gambling.
你应该戒赌。
You had better stop smoking. 你最好戒烟。
You had better not talk to him. You’re angry! 你最好别和他说话。你很生气！
工作问题
与生活中其他方面一样，有时工作中也会碰到一些问题。一位员工可能需要与老板就以下方面谈话：
being late = tardiness 迟到
being disorganized 缺乏条理的
being lazy 懒惰
being sloppy 粗心
being argumentative 好辩
being offensive 无礼
not being flexible 处事不灵活
not following instructions 不遵守指示
not working well with the team 和团队合作不愉快
not meeting deadlines 没有如期完成
‘who’ 引导的关系从句
用关系从句连接两个句子。关系从句使您的写作和讲话更流利，并帮助您避免重复。关系代词 who 用来指人。
We have a lot of engineers. The engineers work late.
We have a lot of engineers who work late.
在例子中，主句We have a lot of engineers 是一个完整的句子。关系从句who work late不是一个完整的句子，故不能独立成句。
。。。
So what’s going on?
那么，发生什么事了？
What’s the story?
怎么回事？
We have to figure out a solution.
我们必须想出解决的办法。
Another possibility would be …
另一种可能是……
Would that work for you?
你觉得这可行吗？
Yeah, that would work.
对，这可行。
Let’s see how it goes.
我们看看会怎么样。
‘that’ 引导的关系从句
用关系代词连接两个句子。用关系代词that 代替事物。
I work for a company. The company has lots of problems.
I work for a company that has lots of problems.
在该例子中，主句I work for a company 是一个完整句，关系从句that has lots of problems 不是完整句，故不能单独成句。
记住，使用关系从句可以让你的作文和讲话更流畅，避免重复。
提出解决办法
使用类似表达来提出解决办法:
One solution could be that we hire a new manager. 一种解决办法是我们雇一位新经理。
Another possibility would be to have a team meeting. 另一种可能是开一场团队会议。
为了竭力提出解决方法，使用类似下列表达。
I really think that the only solution is to replace the entire management team. 我真的认为唯一的解决办法是替换整个管理团队。
The only way to solve this problem is to buy the company. 解决问题的唯一办法是买下这家公司。
I strongly suggest that we deal with this problem immediately. 我强烈建议我们即刻处理这一问题。
