Lesson 19 Sold out票已售完 情态动词 can may
First listen and then answer the question: When will the writer see the play?
"The play may begin at any moment," I said.
"It may have begun already," Susan answered.
I hurried to the ticket office. "May I have two tickets please?" I asked.
"I'm sorry, we've sold out," the girl said.
"What a pity!" Susan exclaimed.
Just then, a man hurried to the ticket office.
"Can I return these two tickets?" he asked.
"Certainly," the girl said.
I went back to the ticket office at once.
"Could I have those two tickets please?" I asked.
"Certainly," the girl said, "but they're for next Wednesday's performance. Do you still want them?"
"I might as well have them," I said sadly.
课文理解无奈的选择 更新于:2024-01-11 11:45:44
| 推测现在(情态动词 + do) | 推测过去(情态动词 + have + done) |
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| 'The play may begin at any moment,' I said. | 'It may have begun already,' Susan answered. |
| must/can't/may + do 表示对现在、未来的推测 | may/must/can't + have + done 表示对过去的推测 |
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| at any moment 在任何时候, 随时 | at the moment ＝now | at that moment ＝just then 就在那时 |
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I hurried to the ticket office. 'May I have two tickets please?' I asked.
- have coffee 喝咖啡
- have ticket 买票 (习惯用法)
- I'll have/take sth. 我买…(一般不用“buy”，用“have”习惯用法)
| Can(May) I...? 我…可以吗?(第一人称可以和 can 或 may 相连) | Can you...? 你可以...吗?(第二人称不能用may 来表示) |
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'I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girl said.
| sell out （店主）售完（某种货物），（货）被售完 | out of stock 缺货;售罄 |
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'Certainly,' the girl said, 'but they're for next Wednesday's performance. Do you still want them?'
for next Wednesday's performance 用名词所有格来取代时间，“…时间的”用介词for, 起修饰作用。
| ticket for + sth. 事情…的票 | ticket to + 地点 去…的票 |
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'I might as well have them,' I said sadly.
| may/might as well + do 还是…好(无可奈何)，不妨… | had better + do 最好…(积极心态) |
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语法知识情态动词Can、May 更新于:2024-01-11 11:40:19
情态动词表示情绪、态度、可能性，后面跟动词的原形，不能单独使用。
| can 常用于否定句cannot推测为“不可能”与must相反 | Can I use your phone please?(能够) | Of course you can/may.(肯定) |
| Could can的过去式是更委婉的表达方式 | Could I use your phone please? (能够) | |
| May 疑问句中“May”只能接主语“I” | May I use your phone please?(可以) | No, you can’t/ may not.(否定) |
| Might may的过去式，语气与态度上更真诚(现在时中可用) | Might I use your phone please?(可以) |
情态动词表推测 §
may 和 might 表推测翻译为“可能…”，而must做为推测最高级翻译为“肯定...”。may 可以用 might 代替，语气更委婉，更有礼貌，但时间上没有区别。
| may/might + do 表示对现在或未来事情的推测 |
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| may/might + have + done 表示对过去事情的推测 |
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| may/might as well + do 还是…好(无可奈何)，不妨… |
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单词句型情态动词练习 更新于:2024-01-05 03:07:48
With the help of the new technology, you can E-mail your friends by mobilephone.（中考真题）
Have you decided which senior high school to choose? Not yet. I may go to Moonlight School.（中考真题)
How's your new babysitter? We couldn't ask for a better one. All our kids love her so much.（高考真题）
This TV program is quite boring. We might listen to the music as well.（不妨听听音乐）（四级翻译真题）
| 原型 (Base Form) | 过去式 (Past Tense) | 过去分词 (Past Participle) |
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| sell | sold | sold |
练习题
The writer .（单选）
A、was very pleased to get tickets for next Wednesday's performanceB、didn't buy tickets for next Wednesday's performanceC、didn't want tickets for next Wednesday's performanceD、wasn't too pleased to get tickets for next Wednesday's performanceThe play may begin at any moment. It .（单选）
A、has begunB、won't begin for a long timeC、hasn't begun yetD、began a long time ago