Role-play the conversation
Jill: What are you doing this weekend, Scott?
Scott: Not much. I suppose I’ll just listen to this new CD I bought.
Jill: Oh, what CD is this?
Scott: Well, it’s all music. There’s no singing. I like smooth music that helps me relax after a long week at work.
Jill: Sounds nice. Well, if you have spare time, do you want to watch a movie with me? The director is really famous.
Scott: Hmm, depends which movie. I only like movies that are funny. I just want to laugh and not think too much. You know what I mean?
Jill: Oh, in that case, I’ll ask someone who likes serious movies.
Scott: What’s the movie about?
Jill: It’s about World War II. I prefer movies that give me something to think about.
参考译文
吉儿：斯科特，这个周末你打算做什么呀？
斯科特：没什么特别的事。我想我就听听我新买的这张 CD 吧。
吉儿：哦，这是张什么 CD 呀？
斯科特：嗯，里面全是音乐，没有唱歌的。我喜欢舒缓的音乐，它能帮我在工作了一整周后放松下来。
吉儿：听起来不错哦。对了，要是你有空闲时间，想不想和我一起去看电影呀？这部电影的导演可有名了。
斯科特：嗯，那得看是哪部电影了。我只喜欢搞笑的电影，就想笑一笑，不用想太多。你懂我的意思吧？
吉儿：哦，那这样的话，我就去问问喜欢看严肃电影的人吧。
斯科特：那部电影是讲什么的呀？
吉儿：是关于第二次世界大战的。我更喜欢能让我有所思考的电影。
Key Words
suppose (that) … 猜测/认为······，语气较委婉，不强调结论的绝对正确性，常用于日常对话或非正式语境。
- She supposes (that) her mom has prepared her favorite food for dinner.
- I suppose (that) this movie is worth watching—many people have recommended it.
- Suppose (that) you have one million yuan, what would you do first?
*【辨析】think，更直接，强调 “个人观点”。
in one’s spare time 在某人的空闲时间里
spare sth. for sb. = spare sb. sth. 为某人抽出/留出······
- She often practices playing the guitar in her spare time because she wants to join the school band.
- The hotel manager spared a quiet room for us because we told him we needed to work.
- = The hotel manager spared us a quiet room because we told him we needed to work.
- “prefer + 名词/代词”，表示“更喜欢······”，可与 “would” 连用（would prefer），语气更委婉，适合礼貌表达需求。
- prefer (sb.) to do sth. 表示“更喜欢（某人）做某事”。
- prefer (doing) A to (doing) B 表示“和（做）B相比，更喜欢（做）A”。
- prefer to do A rather than do B (=would rather do A than do B)表示“宁愿”做A，也不愿做B“。
- She prefers this red dress—she thinks it matches her shoes better.
- The teacher prefers students to ask questions if they don’t understand.
- She prefers listening to music to watching TV when she’s free.
- I prefer to cook at home rather than eat out, because homemade food is healthier.
Key Structures
口语中为了简洁自然，常会省略句子的 “冗余成分”，“depends which movie” 本质是 主句 + 宾语从句 的省略形式，完整表达应为：
It depends on which movie (it is/we are going to watch).
- “depend” 本身是 不及物动词（不能直接接宾语），必须搭配介词 “on/upon” 构成短语，才能接 “依赖 / 取决于的对象”
- Whether we go out depends on the weather.
- 完整句中的 “It depends on…” 用 “It” 作形式主语，是因为 “取决于……” 这个概念本身没有具体的 “主语”，用 “It” 填充主语位置，符合英语 “句子必须有主语” 的语法规则，属于 “形式主语的固定用法”。