<例句>
You may as well bring me a book too.
你不妨也給我?guī)б槐緯鴣怼?/p>
<語法分析>
情態(tài)動詞may可以用于某些成語中,其意義有所變化。用may來提出問題,表示“可不可以”,用于陳述句中表示“可以”或“不可以”及“可能”等。在某些狀語從句里,也可以用may,此外還可以用來表示祝愿等。might可以用作may的過去式,也可以代替may,用來談現(xiàn)在的情況,口氣比may更婉轉(zhuǎn)一些。在需要表示輕微的埋怨或批評以及在某些虛擬條件句中都需要用might。
<觸類旁通>
(1) I may leave now, mayn't I?
我現(xiàn)在可以走了,是嗎?
語法分析:用may來提出問題,問可不可以。
(2) She may have gone abroad.
她有可能出國了。
語法分析:表示“可能性”。
(3) Shut the door for fear that it may rain.
關(guān)上門,以防下雨。
語法分析:用在某些狀語從句中。
(4) May you be happy!
祝你們幸福!
語法分析:表示祝愿。
(5) They may well have won the football match.
他們很可能贏得了那場足球賽。
語法分析:用在某些成語里。
(6) Might I have a little brandy?
可否給我一點(diǎn)白蘭地?
語法分析:might代替may,使口氣更婉轉(zhuǎn)。
(7) If you didn't mind, we might go there.
假如你不介意,我們可能去那里。
語法分析:might用于虛擬條件句中。
(8) You might have told me!
你本可以告訴我一聲的嘛!
語法分析:表示輕微的埋怨或批評。
<鞏固練習(xí)>
(1) ______ I use your phone?
(2) Dogs _____ not be taken into these carriages.
(3) However frightened you _____ be yourself, you must remain calm.
(4) They _____ be good reports, but they seem to lack facts.
(5) Try as he _____ ,he could not persuade his friends to go.
(6) If you invited her, she _____ come.
(7) You ______ tell me if you're going to be late.
<參考答案>
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