新概念英语第二册 Lesson19 Sold out讲义

Lesson 19 Sold out Text课文 First listen and then answer the question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 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. 》New words生词 hurry ['hAri]v.匆忙 ticket office售票处 pity['piti]n.令人遗憾的事 exclaim[ik'skleim]v.大声说 return[ri'ta:nv.退回 sadly['saedli]ad,悲哀地，丧气地 Grammar focus语法 1.The play may begin at any moment.剧马上就要开演了。 情态动词may在句中表示推测，might也可以表示推测，比may的可能性小一些； must在表示推测时的可能性是最大的。如： Dad must arrive home on Friday morning. 父亲一定会在星期五早上到家。 Dad may arrive home on Friday morning. 父亲很可能在星期五早上到家。 Dad might arrive home on Friday morning. 父亲也许会在星期五早上到家。 2.It may have begun already.也许已经开始了呢。 may+have done表示对过去某动作的推测，might+-have done的可能性比may +have done的可能性较小，must+have done的可能性最大。如： I can't find my book.I must have left it at home. 我找不到我的书了，我一定是把它丢在家了。 I can't find my book.I may have left it at home. 我找不到我的书了，我可能是把它丢在家了。 I can't find my book.I might have left it at home. 我找不到我的书了，我也许是把它丢在家了。 3.May I have two tickets please?我可以买两张票吗？ 本句中情态动词may表示请求。could也可以表示请求，语气没有may委婉。can 的语气最不委婉。如： Can I borrow your pen,please? Could I borrow your pen,please? May I borrow your pen,please? 以上三句话的语气，从can到may依次变得更加委婉、恭敬。 4.We've sold out.票已售完。 We've是We have的缩写形式。 sold out表示卖光了。如： The books are sold out. 书已经卖完了。 5.I might as well have them.我还是买下的好。 might as well表示还是.好，与may as well的意思相同，只是might as well的语 气更加委婉一些。如： You may as well go at once. 你还是立刻走好。 》 Exercises练习 -Answer these questions. 1.When was the play going to begin? The play wa