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情态动词
一、情态动词的基本用法:
1. can/could
表示能力;
Eg. He can speak three languages.
She could swim at the age of 5.
表示客观的可能性;
Eg. Accidents can happen to any
drunken driver.
Swimming in the lake can be dangerous.
表示请求和允许;
Eg. Can I have a loolk at your new watch?
Yes, of course you can.
表示请求时,口语中常用could代替can使语气婉转,但回答时仍用can;
Eg. Could you please help me learn Englsih?
Yes, I can.
表示惊讶、怀疑、不相信的态度(主要用于否定句、疑问句);
Eg. How can you believe such a liar as him?
That can’t be true.
2. may/might
表示允许、许可;(否定回答用mustn’t, 表示“禁止”)
Eg. May I listen to music while doing my homework?
No, you mustn’t.
表示请求许可时,might比may的语气更委婉些;
Eg. May/Might I trouble you to pass me the book?
表示可能性的推测,might比may的语气显 得更加不肯定;
Eg. Tom may go to the cinema with us this evening.
Tom might go to the cinema with us this evening.
may 用于祈使句表示祝愿;