Decision-Making Verbs

Resume: to continue or start again after a?pause [p?z].

After a short interruption, our work resumed and we worked for another hour.

Work on the project resumed once we passed the safety?inspection.

填空：????????

????????When we?lost?electricity everything shut down, but a few minutes later the power?returned?and we?resumed?our work.

? ??????lost electricity= 斷電

????????停電 =power cut / power failure / black out / power outage

Interrupt: to stop something in progress.

I hate to be interrupted when I'm working, but sometimes it's necessary.

It's difficult to have a conversation with her because she always interrupts.

填空：

? ? ? ? ?I'm sorry to?interrupt, but I think we need to?focus?on the main problems.

????????Be careful not to?interrupt?the?boss?when he's speaking.

????????After a short?interruption, our work?resumed?and we worked?for?another hour.

Reconsider?[?ri?k?n?s?d?r]: to?reassess [?ri???ses] or think again about changing something.

I was planning to vote against him, but after hearing him speak, I'm going to reconsider.

I didn't want to hire her at first, but then I reconsidered and offer her the job.

填空：

? ??????I'm asking you to?reconsider?your decision, or I'll have no choice but to?sue?you.

????????I'm glad I?reconsidered?your plan because it's turning out to be a big?success.

? ???????I was planning to?vote?against him, but after?hearing?him speak, I'm going to?reconsider.

Conclude: to reach a decision; to end something or?summarize the main points.

To conclude my presentation, here is a summary of my recommendations.

After hearing arguments for and against the project, we have reached a conclusion.

填空：

? ??????Given all the?evidence?we have come to the?conclusion?that the pilot was not to blame for the accident.

????????We have?concluded?that there are too many risks, so we're going to?cancel?the project.

Anticipate [?n?t?s?pe?t] : to think in advance; to predict what's ahead.

I won the game because it was easy to anticipate my?opponent's next move.

He tried to anticipate what we were going to do, but he was completely wrong, so he lost.

填空：

? ? ? ?I'm?anticipating that they won't begin their attack until the weather conditions improve, but they may surprise us.

? ??????He tried to?anticipate?what we were going to do, but he was completely wrong, so he lost.

聽說：

? ??????I'm trying hard to concentrate, so pelease don't?interrupt?me.

? ??????I won the game because it was easy to?anticipate?my?opponent's?next move.

? ??????The conclusion is often the most important part of?a?presentation.

閱讀：

? ??????I'm sorry to?interrupt, but I think we need to?focus?on the main problems.

? ???????I'm asking you to reconsider your?decision, or I'll have no choice but to sue you.

Exercises:

1. Even though he tried to?anticipate?our attack, we were able to?overwhelm?his defenses.

2. To continue or start again after a pause ——to resume.

3. To reach a decision; to end something or?summarize the main points ——to conclude.

4. To think in advance; to predict what's ahead ——to anticipate.

5.?After a short?interruption, our work?resumed?and we worked?for?another hour.

6.?I was planning to?vote?against him, but after?hearing?him speak, I'm going to?reconsider.

7.?After?hearing?arguments for and against the project, we have?reached?a?conclusion.

Repeat & Read Sentences:

1.?I hate to be interrupted when I'm working, but sometimes it's necessary.

2. Are you sure you won't reconsider your?decision?

3.?We have?concluded?that there are too many risks, so we're going to?cancel?the project.

4. We resumed watching the movie as soon as the wireless connection was restored.

5. I'm asking you to reconsider your?decision, or I'll have no choice but to sue you.