thinking的用法总结

　　在间接引语中,going to 是间接引语中表达将来时的一种形式。

　　I was telling Steve how we were going to launch the new product when our boss walked in.

　　当老板走进来的时候，我正告诉史蒂夫我们将如何推出新产品。

　　Sarah and Jo were deciding where they were going to eat dinner when the phone rang.

　　萨拉和乔正在决定他们要去哪里吃饭，这时电话铃响了。

　　3. When talking about the past action of traveling to a location.

　　谈论过去去某地旅行时

　　The Smith family was going to Bermuda for a holiday.

　　史密斯一家打算去百慕大度假。

　　They were going to a Thai restaurant for lunch last I spoke to them.

　　他们要去我提过的一家泰国餐馆吃午饭。

　　was/were thinking of

　　was/were thinking of

　　When using the phrase was/were thinking of, it can mean two things.

　　当使用was/were thinking of这个短语的时候，这有两层含义。

　　Either it describes a moment in the past when someone was thinking about a person in connection with a specific event or item.

　　它描述的是过去某一时刻，某人在想与某个特定的事件或项目有关联的人的时候。

　　We were thinking of you when deciding what flavor birthday cake to get.

　　在决定买什么口味的生日蛋糕时，我们一直在想你。

　　The old man was thinking of his wife and how she used to love playing the piano.

　　老人想起了他的妻子，她曾经多么喜欢弹钢琴!

　　Or, was/were thinking of is also used when talking about a choice of action that was not yet certain. It was (or is) still not a sure thing and open to change.

　　此外，was/were thinking of用来谈论一种你不确定的选择。这仍然是一个随时会变的不确定事件。

　　John was thinking of buying either a red or a blue car.

　　约翰想买一辆红色或蓝色的车。

　　Sally and Tom were thinking of getting married in May but weren’t sure if they could find a church in time.

　　莎莉和汤姆想在五月结婚，但不确定他们能否及时找到一个教堂。

　　was/were wondering

　　was/were wondering

　　What makes was/were wondering different from the other two is that it’s not about action.

　　was/were wondering与其他两个短语不同的是，它描述的不是动作。

　　When you are wondering something, it means that you are thinking about something and are unsure of the answer. So was/were wondering means the action of thinking of something in the past of which you were unsure of the answer to.

　　当你在考虑某事的时候，这意味着你在想这个事情并且你并不确定答案。因此was/were wondering意为你想的是发生在过去的某一件你不确定答案的事。

　　Was/were wondering, is often used with indirect questions, where it is followed by a question word such as, where, who, what, etc.

　　Was/were wondering常与间接引语连用，后常接疑问词，例如，where, who, what等等。

　　We were wondering whether you would like to join us for lunch tomorrow.

　　我们想知道你明天是否愿意和我们一起吃午饭。

　　Sally was wondering where Steve had been all day.

　　莎莉想知道史蒂夫一整天都在哪儿。