英语口语：精品五句（二十七）-Be supposed to do…应该…

说到“应该”，我们脑子当中的第一答案就是“should”，这也难怪，在学校里学的东西都是起码说出来外国人能够懂的，至于是不是最常用就不得而知了。今天Steven介绍给大家的be supposed to do…就是should的很好的“替代品",而且表达的意思只会比should更加丰富。一起来见识下吧！

精品五句

普通句

We are supposed to arrive at the hotel。

我们应该到达饭店。

次级高手句

We are supposed to arrive at the hotel I mentioned.

我们应该到达我提到的那个饭店。

高手句

We are supposed to arrive at the hotel I mentioned yesterday.

我们应该到达我昨天提到的那个饭店。

超级高手句

We are supposed to arrive at the hotel I mentioned yesterday on the phone.

我们应该到达我昨天电话里提到的那个饭店。

专家句

We are supposed to arrive at the hotel I mentioned yesterday on the phone around6:30.

我们应该到达我昨天六点半左右打电话提到的那个饭店。

解句

We are supposed to arrive at the hotel(核心句）

+I mentioned yesterday on the phone around6:30.(零零碎碎不嫌多）

编辑部的故事

（Steven and Arnold's professor-Mark-has come to Shanghai.They decide to go to the hotel to see him.)

（Steven和Arnold的老师Mark教授来上海了，他们决定去饭店看望他。）

Steven:When are we supposed to arrive at the hotel?

我们什么时候到饭店啊?

Arnold:Around 11:00 A.M

大概11点左右吧。

Steven:I can't wait to see him.He is such a lovely and respectable professor.

我都快等不及要见到他了，他是多么可爱多么受人尊敬的教授啊！

Arnold:Yes,I liked attending his classes before.He's really a big joker.

是啊，我以前就喜欢上他的课。他特别爱讲笑话。

Steven:We couldn't even tell when he was joking or when he was being serious.

我们甚至都猜不透他什么时候在讲笑话，什么时候是认真的。

Arnold:Yes.

是啊。