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语法 Grammar in use

表示“能力”的情态助动词及其他有关的动词： can/ could,be able to与 manage to

(1)在第43课的语法中，我们学习了表示“能力”的can/could。用将来时的句子中表示“能力”时通常用 will beable to, 在表示成功地完成过去某个动作时用was able to而不用could：

I can't remember where I've seen him.

我想不起来我在什么地方见过他。

I can sing some songs, but I can't play the piano.

我会唱一些歌，但我不会弹钢琴。

He thought he could pass the exam easily, but he failed.

他以为他能轻易地通过考试，结果他没通过。

After Byrd had ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks, the plane was then able torise.

在伯德命令他的助手们扔掉两个沉重的食物袋之后，飞机才可以上升了。

Jane can't swim yet. She'll be able to swim in a few months time.

简不会游泳。再过几个月她就会游泳了。

(2)表示“能力”的另一种方式是用 manage to。在表示成功地完成过去某个动作时，它经常代替 be ableto。与 be able to相比，它更强调“虽然困难很大，但仍能……”这种含义。

如果把最后这句话改成：He was able to watch it after all(他最终看了那场比赛)，那么他就不一定是克服困难才看到比赛，而可能是因为情况有变化等。

词汇学习 Word study

say与tell

这两个词都有“说”的含义，但在用法上有区别。

1.say新三板概念

(1)在表示“说”、“讲”时，say后面不跟间接宾语(人)。如果一定要指明，则用to+名词/代词：

‘You haven't got much time,’he said (to me).

他(对我)说：“你的时间不多了。”

(2)表示“道别”、“诵读(祈祷)”、“背诵”等含义时用say而不能用tell：

We'll see his boat and then we'll say goodbye to him.

我们将参观他的船，然后和他告别。

Mary's children say their prayers every night.

玛丽的孩子们每天晚上做祷告。

(3)say有“表达(思想、意见等)”含义，tell则没有：

Do you have anything to say about the accident?

关于这次事故你有什么想说的/想法吗?

(4)say通常用于表达“据说”的意思，tell则不能：

John is said to be very interested in art.

据说约翰对美术很感兴趣。

(5)say可以用于固定短语 say a good word for(为……说好话/辩护;推荐)：

Don't expect that he'll say a good word for you.

别指望他会为你说好话。

2.tell

(1)在表示“说”、“讲”时，tell后面可以跟双宾语：

He told me/ said that he would be retiring.

他告诉我/说他快要退休了。

(2)tell经常用于表示“讲(实话、谎话、秘密等)”：

He's telling a lie/the truth.

他在撒谎/说实话。

I won't tell you the secret if you can't keep it.

如果你不能保守秘密，我就不把这秘密告诉你。

(3)tell可以表示“辨别”、“分辨”，say则不可以：

The snake obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz.

那条蛇显然分辨不出印度音乐和爵士乐。

(4)在英国英语中，tell the time为固定短语，表示根据钟表等“说出时间”、“识钟”(美国英语中为 telltime)：

Jimmy is only five years old, but he can already tell the time.

吉米只有5岁，但他已经识钟了。

另外，say和tell后面跟so时含义不一样：

I told you so!

我告诉过你是这样的!(用于情况被证实之后)

练习答案 Key to written exercises

1.关键句型练习答案

C 1 He did not manage to get into town this morning.

2 They did not manage to find the boy who had run away.

3 He did not manage to find a new job.

4 I did not manage to translate the passage into English.

5 They did not manage to swim to the other side of the river.

2.难点练习答案

1 tell 2 said/would say 3 say…tell 4 tell 5 told 6 say

3.多项选择题答案

1d 2a 3d 4d 5d 6d

7 b 8 b 9 a 10 d 11d 12 d

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