新概念英语第二册-Lesson19.pptVIP

can和may 都可以表示请求，can可以用could，may可以用might代替，语气更委婉，更有礼貌，但时间上没有区别。 Can I use your phone please? Could I use your phone please? May I use your phone please? Might I use your phone please? 含有情态动词的普通回答： 肯定：Of course you can/may. 否定：No, you can’t/ may not. can/ could/ may/ might 表示请求 Can you …? Could you…? Can I …? Could I…? May I …? Might I… ? （只能和第一人称连用） 我问：“我可以买两张票吗？” ‘May I have two tickets, please?’ I asked. “对不起，票已售完。”那位姑娘说。 “I’m sorry ,we’ve sold out,” the girl said. It must be true. It can’t be true. It can be true. It could be true. It couldn’t be true. It may be true. It may not be true. It might be true. It might not be true. It may/ might well be true. 我能个搭便车吗？ Can I have a ride? 我能问你个问题吗？ May I ask you a question? 你能帮我把门打开吗？ Could you open the door, please? 肯定回答: Sure! Certainly! Of course! 否定回答: I’m sorry , + 原因 “我可以退掉这两张票吗？”他问。 “Can I return these two tickets?” he asked. “当然可以，”那姑娘说。 “Certainly,” the girl said. “我可以买那两张票吗？”我问。 “Could I have those two tickets, please?” I asked. “当然可以，不过这两张票是下星期三的，您是否还要呢？” “Certainly, but they are for next Wednesday’s performance. Do you still want them?” may well may well 与may 的意义大致相同，表示推测。 火车也许会晚点。 The train may well be late. 他爷爷可能已经有八十多岁了。 Her grandpa may well be over eighty. may/might as well may / might as well 不妨，还是…的好。 因为没有更好的选择，或没有理由不去做。 我还是买下的好。 I may/might as well take it. 今天天气真好， 我们不妨出去走走吧。 It’s a nice day. We may as well go for a walk. 出租车太贵了，我还是乘公交吧。 The taxies are so expensive. I might as well take a bus. could (not) have done could have done 过去本能够做的事，但是实际上没有发生。 不能用can have done 我昨晚本可以睡着的，但是隔壁太吵了。 I could have slept last night, but the neighbor was too noise. can, may, must +动词原形, 表示对现在、未来的推测 She must be a model. （must 一定, 很可能）　　 She may be a model. （may 有可能） She cant be a model. （cant 不可能） may，must，can+ have done，表示对过去的推测 She must/may/can have been a model. I must/may/can’t have watched TV. 1.may和might表示推测，“可能……”。may