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常用情态动词 can/could表示能力
1) can/could表示具有某种能力
I can sing many English songs.
我会唱许多英语歌曲。
Can you ride a horse?
你会骑马吗?
She could play the piano at the age of five.
她五岁就会弹钢琴。
He couldn’t swim when he was young.
他年轻时不会游泳。
2)be able to(能够),与can/could同义,但较之can/could,be able to可以用于各种时态。比如:
He is able to draw Chinese paintings.
他会画国画。
We have been able to talk with each other in English.
我们已经能够用英语相互交流了。
They will soon be able to repair a motorbike.
他们很快就会修理摩托车了。
3)was/were able to表示过去一次特定的能力,即表示在某特定场合设法成功做某事,相当于managed to do sth.,此时不能用could。比如:
We were able to return to our campsite before the storm.
我们在暴风雨前设法回到营地。
He was able to save the child in the water.
他设法救起了水中的孩子。
但在否定结构中两者没有区别。比如:
She wasn’t able to/couldn’t find her lost watch.
她找不到遗失的手表。
一、选择填空。
1. Traveling by train is not nearly as popular in the US as is ___ be.
A. used to B. would
C. could D. must
2. —— ___ I be at the party by 7 o’clock.
—— No,you ___, but don’t be much later.
A. Must, needn’t B. May, don’t
C. Can, couldn’t D. Need, might not
参考答案:
1. A 2.A
二、分析句子的英语语法结构,并翻译成中文
When Emmanuel Macron travels to St Petersburg to watch France play Belgium in the World Cup semi-final, it is in the knowledge that French football mania can yield political capital.【The Guardian】
$$常用情态动词 must/may/might表示推测语气
(1)may/might表示可能性,可解释为“或许”、“可能”。比如:
It may rain this afternoon.
今天下午可能下雨。
It may be to sell a film.
或许是营销一部影片。
The coat is too close to the fire. It might get burnt.
这件上衣离火炉太近,可能会烤焦。
(2)must表示“一定,必定”,用于肯定结构。比如:
This must be the book you want.
这一定是你要的那本书。
This must be the movie you want to watch.
这一定是你想要看的电影。
They young man look s like Jimmy. He must be Jimmy’s brother.
那个年轻人看上去像杰米。他一定是杰米的兄弟。
一、选择填空。
9. A high school is a place where students ___ team up for all kinds of things: sports, class projects and trips.
A. can B. shall
C. ought D. need
10. The murderer has been on the run for over a month.The police ___ catch him before he does something worse.
A. would B. had better
C. could D. h