1.表示“建议”“劝告”“忠告”等,是不可数名词,若表示一条或几条建议或劝告,要借用piece,bit,word这样的词。如:
Here are two pieces of advice.这是两条建议。
2.表示按照某人的意见做某事,一般要用介词on或by。
We did the work by her advice.我们按她的意见做此工作。
3.表示提出建议或忠告,一般用动词give;表示向某人请教或征求意见,一般用动词ask(for);表示接受意见或劝告,一般用动词take,follow,accept等。如:
The old often give good advice to the young.老年人常常对年轻人提出金玉良言。
4.表示对某人的忠告,其后通常接介词to。如:
Advice to investors was based on the premise that interest rates would continue to fall.给予投资者的建议是以利率将继续下降这一点为前提的。
5.表示关于某事的忠告,其后通常接介词about或on。如:
He asked me for my advice on what he should do.他征求我的意见该做些什么。
Here are two pieces of advice.
这是两条建议。
Let me give you a bit of advice.
让我给你一点忠告吧。
The old often give good advice to the young.
老年人常常对年轻人提出金玉良言。
You should ask for the teacher’s advice. /You should ask the teacher for advice.
你应该去征求老师的意见。