迷你對話學地道口語第263期:總的看來 大體來說
迷你對話：
A: Do naughty boys upset you?
你討厭調皮的孩子嗎？
B: Oh, no. On the whole, I would rather see children active.
喔，不討厭。總的來說，我更爲喜歡活潑的孩子。
A: What about the trouble they made.
如果他們闖禍了怎麼辦？
B: They are annoying sometimes.
那確實有點煩人。
地道表達：
on the whole
解詞釋義：
此語的意思是“大體上說來，總的看來”，其中的whole是名詞，也可以做upon the whole。與之相似的on whole是表示“整個地，全部地”的意思。
支持範例：
My opinion is on the whole the same as yours.
我的意見大體上同你的差不多。
On the whole it's a good plan and we shouldn't nitpick.
總的來說，這個計劃是好的，我們不應過於挑剔。
On the whole she had lived modestly, with a notable lack of ostentation.
大體上說，她生活儉樸，不事張揚。
Journalists on the whole don't create public opinion. They can help to nourish it.
大體說來記者不製造輿論。他們會助長輿論。
詞海拾貝：
1. would rather：寧可，寧願
Eg. I would rather go out tonight, if you don't mind.
如果你不介意的話，我寧願今晚出去。
Eg. They want a house, whereas we would rather live in a flat.
他們想要一座房子, 而我們寧願住在一套房間裏。
聯想記憶：would ...寧可.......也不......
Liu Hulan would rather die than surrender before the enemy.
劉胡蘭在敵人面前寧死不屈。
He would rather die than live in dishonor.
他寧死不願忍辱偷生。
2. make trouble：招來麻煩，闖禍
Eg. We decided not to implead them in case of make trouble.
我們決定不起訴他們，免得惹事生非。
Eg. It is typical of him to make trouble.
製造麻煩是他的特點。
聯想記憶：
make the worst of one’s trouble：朝最壞的地方想，往最壞處想
make light of one’s trouble：對麻煩是滿不在乎
make trouble by spreading rum ours：造言生事
make trouble on every hand：橫生事端
口語句型：
What about...?
釋義：......如何？......怎麼樣？
用法：用於徵詢別人的意見如何。使用時，about後面能接名詞或動名詞短語。
例句：What about the salary? 薪水怎麼樣？
They are very splendid. What about the price? 這些非常不錯。價格怎麼樣呢？
What about washing the car on Sunday? 禮拜天洗車怎麼樣？
What about going for a row? 一起去划船好嗎?
