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Could
1. 表示能力或许可
是can 的过去式,意为“能;会;可以”。
2. 表示提出礼貌的要求
可以委婉地请求对方做某事,即委婉地提出请求。
常用在“Could you…?”句式中,意为“请你……好吗?”。肯定回答:Sure./Certainly./Of course./No problem./I'd love to.否定回答:Sorry, l can't./I'd love to, but I…
3. 表示请求或允许
could 表示请求或允许时,并不表示过去,只表示语气更加委婉,表示委婉的请求和陈述看法时,回答时用 can。常见句式:Could I…? 意为“我可以……吗?”。
肯定回答:Yes, you can./Sure./Certainly./Of course./No problem.
否定回答:Sorry, you can't.
4. 表示建议
意为“可以”,语气比can 更加委婉。
例:You could ask your doctor to check you over and do a few tests.
单项选择
1. — Could you take the dog for a walk, Tom?
— . I have a lot of homework to do.
A. Sorry, I can't B. No problem
C. I agree D. No, I couldn't
2. — you please play tennis with me?
— Sorry, I .
A. Could; can't B. Could; couldn't
C. Can; don't D. Could; could
3. David, you please sweep the floor and take out the trash?
A. could B. may
C. might D. must
4. — Could you please tell me the way to the library?
— . Go along this road and you'll see it.
A. Yes, I could B. No, I couldn't
C. Yes, sure D. No, I can't
5. — Could you help me with my English after school?
— .
A. It's a pleasure B. With pleasure
C. You're welcome D. OK, I could
6. — Tom, could you please take out the rubbish?
— .
A. Me, too B. What a pity
C. See you D. No problem
7. — you please do the dishes, Sarah?
— Sure, I will do it after I finish my homework.
A. Could B. Should
C. Must D. May
8. — Could I have the television on?
— .
A. Yes, you can B. Yes, you could
C. No, you couldn't D. No, you can
9. — Could I use your dictionary?
— Of course, you .
A. can B. could
C. can’t D. couldn’t
10. — people talk with friends by QQ twenty years ago?
— No, but today most of us do that.
A. Can; could B. Could; can
C. Could; could D. Could; can't
Should
1. 某人有必要或有义务去做某事,意为“应该,应当”。后接动词原形,无人称和数的变化。
shouldn't 是其否定结构,意为“不应该……”。通常可与ought to 互换。
例:
You should answer my question in English.
你应该用英语回答我的问题。 They shouldn't drive the car too fast.他们不应该开车太快。
2. 征求对方的意见,意为“应当;应该”。
一般用于第一人称的一般疑问句或特殊疑问句中。例:
Should I help her clean the park?
我应该帮她打扫公园