Lesson 19 Sold out票已售完
First listen and then answer the question.聽錄音,然后回答以下問(wèn)題。
When will the writer see the play?
'The play may begin at any moment,' I said.
“劇馬上就要開演了,”我說(shuō)。
'It may have begun already,' Susan answered.
“也許已經(jīng)開演了呢,”蘇珊回答說(shuō)。
I hurried to the ticket office. 'May I have two tickets please?' I asked.
我匆匆趕到售票處,問(wèn):“我可以買兩張票嗎?”
'I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girl said.
“對(duì)不起,票已售完。”那位姑娘說(shuō)。
'What a pity!' Susan exclaimed.
“真可惜!”蘇珊大聲說(shuō)。
Just then, a man hurried to the ticket office.
正在這時(shí),一個(gè)男子匆匆奔向售票處。
'Can I return these two tickets?' he asked.
“我可以退掉這兩張票嗎?”他問(wèn)。
'Certainly,' the girl said.
“當(dāng)然可以,”那姑娘說(shuō)。
I went back to the ticket office at once.
我馬上又回到售票處。
'Could I have those two tickets please?' I asked.
“我可以買那兩張票嗎?”我問(wèn)。
'Certainly,' the girl said, 'but they're for next Wednesday's performance. Do you still want them?'
“當(dāng)然可以,不過(guò)這兩張票是下星期三的,您是否還要呢?”
'I might as well have them,' I said sadly.
“我還是買下的好,”我垂頭喪氣地說(shuō)。
New words and Expressions生詞和短語(yǔ)
hurry
v. 匆忙
ticket office
售票處
pity
n. 令人遺憾的事
exclaim
v. 大聲說(shuō)
return
v. 退回
sadly
adv. 悲哀地,喪氣地
Notes on the text課文注釋
1 The play may begin at any moment,劇馬上就要開演了。在這句話中,說(shuō)話人指的并不是一種確信不疑的事實(shí),而是可能發(fā)生的事情,因此用了may+動(dòng)詞的結(jié)構(gòu)。
2 It may have begun already.可能已經(jīng)開始了。這句話同樣表示可能發(fā)生的事情,但與上句的區(qū)別在于它指的是可能已經(jīng)發(fā)生的事情,因此,要用"may+動(dòng)詞的完成時(shí)"的結(jié)構(gòu)。
3 we've sold out,票已售完。
4 What a pity!真遺憾!
5 at once,立刻。
6 Could I...please?這里could是代替can的一種比較委婉地提出請(qǐng)求的用法。在時(shí)間上和can沒(méi)有區(qū)別。
7 might as well...作“還是……好”、“不妨”講,與may as well的意思完全相同,只是前者更為委婉。
Lesson 19 自學(xué)導(dǎo)讀First things first
課文詳注 Further notes on the text1.The play may begin at any moment. 劇馬上就要開演了。
The guests may arrive at any moment.
客人們馬上就要來(lái)了。
It may/might rain(at) any moment.
這天氣隨時(shí)都可能下雨。
2.I'm sorry, we've sold out. 對(duì)不起,票已售完。
?。?)這句話中用了縮略形式 I'm(=I am) 和we've(=we have)??s 略形式一般用于口語(yǔ)和非正式文體中。在正式文體中要避免使用。
?。?)sell out為固定短語(yǔ),可指“(店主)售完(某種貨物)” 、“(貨)被售完”:
They have sold out of eggs.
他們的雞蛋賣完了。
Tickets for tonight's performance are sold out.
今晚演出的門票已售完。
3.What a pity! 真可惜!
這是一個(gè)常用的表示可惜、遺憾的感嘆句。我們還可以說(shuō):
What a pity(it is) you can't see their performance!
你不能觀看他們的演出真是遺憾!
4.I went back to the ticket office at once. 我馬上又回到 售票處。
at once 為固定短語(yǔ),在這里可譯為“馬上”、“立刻”:When he heard the news, he went home at once.
聽到這消息,他立刻就回家了。
Please come at once.
請(qǐng)立刻就來(lái)。
5.Could I have those two tickets please?我可以買那兩張票 嗎?
?。?)could 雖然是can的過(guò)去式,但在這里并不表示過(guò)去,而是指 現(xiàn)在。用could提出請(qǐng)求或建議比can要委婉。(cf.本課語(yǔ)法)
(2)在這句話中,have=buy,是行為動(dòng)詞。(cf. 第18課語(yǔ)法)
6.I might as well have them. 我還是買下的好。
may as well表示“還不如”、“無(wú)甚差別”,和might as well一 般可以互換:
It's not very far, so we may/might as well go on foot.
那地方不太遠(yuǎn),所以我們還不如走著去。
語(yǔ)法 Grammar in use
情態(tài)助動(dòng)詞can與may
can(過(guò)去式為 could)原義為“能”,表示“有能力”、“能夠 ”等:
Can you drive a car?
你會(huì)開車嗎?
Jim couldn't run very fast when he was a boy.
吉姆小時(shí)候不能跑很快。
(1)請(qǐng)求別人允許或答復(fù)時(shí)一般用 can,could,may和may的過(guò)去 式 might。在這4個(gè)詞中,can最常用,也最不正式;could比can表示更 “猶豫”和客氣,通常用在不能確定請(qǐng)求是否會(huì)得到同意的時(shí)候;may 比can和could更正式、更客氣、更恭敬;might顯得最猶豫,也最客氣 、最恭敬,但不及上述3個(gè)詞常用。實(shí)際上,是一般性的請(qǐng)求時(shí),can, could,may往往可以互換。含有情態(tài)助動(dòng)詞的普通答語(yǔ)為:
肯定:
Of course you can/may.
你當(dāng)然可以。(不可用could或might)
否定:
No, you can't/may not.
不,你不可以。(不用could not或might not)
試體會(huì)下列例句中這些詞的用法:
Can I borrow your umbrella(please)?
(請(qǐng)問(wèn))我能借用你的雨傘嗎?
Could I borrow your umbrella(please)?
(請(qǐng)問(wèn))我可以借用一下你的雨傘嗎?
May I borrow your umbrella(please)?
(請(qǐng)問(wèn))我可以借用您的雨傘嗎?
Might I borrow your umbrella(please)?
(請(qǐng)問(wèn))我是否可以借用您的雨傘?
(2)may和might還可以表示可能。如果說(shuō)話人對(duì)所說(shuō)事實(shí)確信無(wú)疑,就可以用be或其他完全動(dòng)詞:
Jane is at home now.
簡(jiǎn)現(xiàn)在在家。(確切的事實(shí))
但如果不敢確定,則可以說(shuō):
Jane may/might be at home.
簡(jiǎn)可能/或許在家。
might比may更不確定。它們也可以表示過(guò)去可能已經(jīng)發(fā)生過(guò)的事:
Has the post arrived yet?
郵件來(lái)了嗎?
It may have arrived.Why don't you ask John?He's been in all day.
可能來(lái)了。你為什么不問(wèn)一聲約翰呢?他一天都在(家)。(may+完成時(shí))
詞匯學(xué)習(xí) Word study
1.hurry
?。?)vi. 趕緊,趕快,匆忙:
We'd better hurry if we want to see the performance.
如果我們想看演出的話,我們最好趕快走。
Hurry up! The film may begin at any moment.
快點(diǎn)!電影馬上就要開始了。
When he saw that it was already eight o'clock, he hurried to the office.
當(dāng)他發(fā)現(xiàn)已經(jīng)8點(diǎn)鐘的時(shí)候,他趕緊去了辦公室。
?。?)n.急忙,匆忙,倉(cāng)促:
I'm in a hurry now. I'll write the letter tomorrow.
我現(xiàn)在有急事。我明天再寫信。
In his hurry, he dropped some coins on the floor.
匆忙之中,他把一些硬幣掉在了地上。
2.exclaim
?。?)vt.,vi. (由于痛苦、憤怒、驚異、欣喜等)叫喊,驚叫:
When she saw the gift, she exclaimed in delight.
她看到禮物后高興得叫了起來(lái)。
‘What a beautiful picture!’she exclaimed.
她驚訝地叫道:“多美的一幅畫呀!”
?。?)vi.,(表示抗議等)大聲叫喊:
She exclaimed against the rudeness of the young man.
她憤怒地斥責(zé)那位年輕人的粗魯行為。
3.return
?。?)vi. 回,返回:
Tim has just returned from Australia.
蒂姆剛從澳大利亞回來(lái)。
He returned home yesterday.
他昨天回來(lái)的。
?。?)vt. 把……送回,歸還,退回:
He returned the books to the library.
他把書還給了圖書館。
He returned two tickets, as Jack and Tom were too busy and they couldn't go to the theatre.
他退了兩張票,因?yàn)榻芸撕蜏诽α?,不能去看戲?br />