2026-03-11
13 分钟Hi there,
this is Harry and welcome back to Advanced English Lessons with Harry where I try to help you to get a better understanding of the English language.
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So in this Advanced English Lesson we're looking at expressions and phrases and words about thinking,
okay, everything connected with thinking.
So I'll give you them and then I'll give you an example as to how you might use them.
We've got 10 in total.
So I'll go through them one by one.
And as I said, at the end of the lesson,
you'll get the address if you need to contact me, then you can use that.
Okay, let's get going.
Number one, a rational thinker.
Well, when we refer to somebody as a rational thinker, they think everything through logically.
it's not irrational they think it through logically they see what the implications are and then they make the decision then they plan so rational means something that is well thought out something that will work perhaps it may not always work but it's done in a very logical way very rational not somebody just thinking off the top of the head so they give it a lot of thought a lot of consideration and a lot of planning So somebody could be described as a very rational thinker who takes a bit of time before he gives an answer but he doesn't like to give quick answers
because he likes to consider the situation from both sides and then give his view or opinions and therefore he could be described by colleagues and classmates or family as a rational thinker.
He never makes quick decisions.
Number two.
on a whim.
When we do something on a whim...
We usually do it without really thinking or considering.