Unit 90
If I were you,I'd… 如果我是你，我会……
这个句型通常适用在给别人建议，或者听完别人的论述想给个不一样的观点时，用自己的同理心去揣测对方的情况，然后再说“If I were you，I'd…”
模拟对话
警察局报案
Sally: Recenrly. strange man has been following me home every day.
莎莉：最近我发现每天都有一个奇怪的男人尾随我回家。
David: Are you serious? That's horrible!If I were you,, l'd go to the police station straight away and report it.
大卫：你说真的吗？太可怕了，如果我是你，我会直接去警察局报案。
Sally: Maybe I should just walk to the police station and see if he follows me there.
莎莉：不如我直接走到警察局，看看他会不会也跟去。
在这段对话当中，Sally说出她最近常被跟踪，而David因担心她的安危给她建议，回以“ If I were you,I'd…”希望确保Sally的安全。
模拟对话
老师生气了
Megan: Oru English teacher was very angry with me because l kept chatting to Mary in English class.
梅根：我上英文课一直跟玛莉聊天，我发现英文老师很生气。
Sally:If I were you,I'd go apologize. After all. chatting in class is very impolite to teachers.
莎莉：如果我是你，我会去道歉。毕竟上课聊天对老师是不礼貌的。
Sally建议Megan去跟老师道欺，当然她不是Megan,所以只能用"If I were you.I'd…"至于Megan接不接受那又另当别论了。
模拟对话
手机掉了
John:What should I do ? I lost my mobile phone in the theater.
约翰：怎么办？我昨天在戏院掉了手机。
Jane:If I were you, l'd ask the theater employees to help me find it.
珍：如果我是你,我会要求戏院员工帮我找。
John在戏院掉了手机,Jane告诉他如果换成是她掉手机，她一定会要求戏院的人帮她找的。
再多学一句
★Don't know him from Adam 根本不知道那家伙是谁
“自盘古开天辟地以来”是中文的说；英文说from Adam（从亚当以来），意思都是一村的。它就是说，很久很久以前，有多久呢，就是从有人类以来那么久。
