Making suggestions

在今天的节目当中，我们来学习下提出建议时的地道英语表达法。

- Well it's for Jackie's leaving party because she's going to work in another department, so we need to have a really good party so we can send her off really well. So what shall we do?
- Well, why don't we have a surprise party?
- That's a good idea…
- Why don't we hire the ground floor of a bar, get some food in and we could get a band in?

结构: why don't + 主语 + 动词
Examples
- I'm worried that they won't have anything to do on Sunday.
- Well, why don't they come with us?
- I don't think he'll have time to see them.
-Why doesn't he get the later train, then he'll have more time?

Shall we have some music?
结构: shall+主语+动词

- But why do we have to have catering? That's expensive!
- Yeah, why not buy our own food?
why not一定要直接跟动词，动词前不能有其他成分.

- Shall we have some music?
- Yeah, why not buy our own food?
- Why don't we make our own food?
- I was thinking exactly that myself.
- That's a nice idea.

Let's ask Carrie to make a cake.
Yeah, let's do that
let's=let us.意为:让我们(怎样). 一般位于句首.
如:Let's give praise to God.
让我们赞美神吧。

- Perhaps we could put up some decorations in the office, some balloons and…
- Yeah
- …A 'Goodbye Jackie' banner...
I could go tomorrow.
He could tell them tonight.
Could在这里表示建议。

更多例句
We could write a letter to the headmaster.
我们不妨给校长写封信.
You could always try his home number.
实在不行的话, 你还可以试一试他家的电话号码.

I think we should buy a really, really big card - a huge card - and we should get everybody
to sign it.
Should在表示建议的时候，口气比could更加强烈一点。