1. 表示“建議”、“勸告”、“忠告”等,是不可數(shù)名詞,若表示一條或幾條建議或勸告,要借用 piece 這樣的詞。如:
This is a good piece of advice. 這是一條很好的建議。
2. 表示按照某人的意見做某事,一般要用介詞 on 或 by。如:
We did the work on [by] her advice. 我們按她的意見做此工作。
3. 表示提出建議或忠告,一般用動(dòng)詞 give;表示向某人請(qǐng)教或征求意見,一般用動(dòng)詞 ask (for);表示接受意見或勸告,一般用動(dòng)詞take, follow, accept 等。如:
The old often give good advice to the young. 老年人常常對(duì)年輕人提出金玉良言。
You should ask for the teacher’s advice. /You should ask the teacher for advice. 你應(yīng)該去征求老師的意見。
If we had followed his advice, we could have done the job better with less money and fewer people. 要是聽取了他的意見,我們不僅可以節(jié)省人力、物力,而且還會(huì)把工作做得更好。
4. 其后若出現(xiàn) that 從句,通常用“should+動(dòng)詞原形”這樣的虛擬語(yǔ)氣。如:
My advice is that he (should) give up smoking. 我建議他戒煙。