独立主格
- The wolf inviting him, the rabbit decided to go to the party.
- the wolf是inviting的逻辑主语,inviting也不是谓语动词
- 独立主格可以对从句简化,例如
- If the weather permits, the rabbit will go out.
- The weather permitting, the rabbit will go out.
- After the work was finished, the rabbit went home.
- The work finished, the rabbit went home.
- The rabbit is lying in bed and a carrot is still held in his hand.
- The rabbit is lying in the bed, a carrot still held in his hand.
- The rabbit to come, the wolf is overjoyed.
- the rabbit是逻辑主语,to come是动词不定式,表示将要发生的动作
- Many animals went to the party, some of them rabbits and wolves.
- some of them rabbits and wolves为不定代词+名词
- Many animals went to the party, some of them happy.
- some of them happt为不定代词+形容词
- The rabbit came in, carrot in hand.
- carrot in hand为名词/代词+介词短语
- With the work finished, the rabbit went home.
- with+宾语+宾语补足语,也是独立主格
- If the weather permits, the rabbit will go out.
助动词&情态动词
助动词
助动词:辅助构成谓语,而自身不能作谓语动词的词。
情态动词可以认为是助动词的一种。
- 基本助动词(可以作实义动词):be, do ,have
- 情态助动词:can/could, may/might, will/would, shall/should, must, ought to, dare/dared, need, used to
- 半助动词:be able to, be going to, be able to, had better
基本助动词
- The rabbit is eating a carrot.
- The carrot was eaten by a rabbit.
- The rabbit has eaten a carrot.
- The rabbit does like coins!
情态动词
- can/could
- I can kill a wolf.
- 我能杀狼
- I could kill a wolf last year.
- 我一年以前能杀狼
- Could I borrow your book?
- Could并非过去式,而是一种更诚恳的态度
- Anything can/could happen
- 这里如果用could,既可能表示过去可以,也可以表示比can可能性更小的可能
- I can kill a wolf.
- may/might
- May/might I borrow your book?
- might更加礼貌
- may/might的可能性比can/could更小
- May you succeed!
- 祝你成功,这里的May表祝福
- May/might I borrow your book?
- must
- 表示必须
- You must finish your homework first!
- 表示禁止
- You must not smoke here!
- 注意must not只有禁止的含义,没有其他含义
- 所有的must not都要翻译成禁止,不要意译成其他词,没有不可能的意思,只有禁止的意思,不可能用can’t表示
- 表示一定、肯定
- The light is on.The rabbit must be at home.
- 表示必须
- will/woulf
- 表示将来时/过去将来时
- 表示请求
- Will you lend me that book?
- Would you please lend me that book?
- 表示推测
- Ask him.He will/would know.
- shall
- 可以构成将来时
- 表示请求和征求意见
- Shall we meet at 9AM?
- 表示警告、命令
- You shall not pass!
- should
- 表示应该
- 表示推测,根据事实推测,可能更大
- It should rain tomorrow
- 表示惊讶
- It’s surprising that he should be late.
- 构成虚拟语气
- If it should rain tomorrow, I wouldn’t go.
- ought to
- 表示应该、语气更强
- need
- 作实义动词,表示需要
- I need your coins.
- 作情态动词,表示需要、有必要
- The rabbit need wait.(情态动词)
- The rabbit needs to wait.(实义动词)
- 作实义动词,表示需要
- dare
- 作实义动词,表示敢、挑战
- 作情态动词,表示敢
- used to
- 表示过去常常做某事
半助动词
- be able to
- 和can类似,但是有些区别,可以表达将来的能力
- I’ll be able to reach school on time if I leave right now.
- was/were able to…
- 表示成功做成某事
- 和can类似,但是有些区别,可以表达将来的能力
- be going to
- 表示将要做某事,有计划性,表示很快将要做某事
- be about to
- 表示马上就要做某事,更快
- be to
- 表示被命令做某事
- had better
- 最好做
系动词
系动词的作用是“赋值”
- A is B
- 就是把B赋予给A
- The carrot smells nice.
- smells也是系动词
- The room remained empty.
- remained也是系动词
- keep, stay, seem, appear, feel, become, turn, prove…
使役动词
使役动词除了后面需要接宾语,还需要增添补充信息
- make:隐含意义,强迫或需要某人做某事
- I make the wolf eat carrots from time to time.
- make是谓语动词,the wolf是宾语,eat carrots是宾语补语
- eat是非谓语动词,是不定式,省略了前面的to
- The carrot made the wolf full.
- I make the wolf eat carrots from time to time.
- let:隐含意义,允许某人做某事,但不绝对
- I’ll let the wolf eat some chocolate.
- Let me out!
- have
- I’ll have the wolf wash the dishes.
- 我会让狼洗盘子(我把洗盘子的任务给了狼)
- I had someone wash my car.
- 可以省略成,I had my car washed.
- have+宾语+过去分词:也可能表示遭遇不幸
- I’ll have the wolf wash the dishes.
- get
- I‘ll get the wolf to clean the kitchen after she washes the dishes.
- 我会让狼洗碗盘子再把厨房清理了
- I’ll get the wolf to wash my car for free.
- 想办法让狼帮我洗车,说明我占便宜了(一般用get都占了便宜,但是有的时候又没有)
- I got my nails done.
- I‘ll get the wolf to clean the kitchen after she washes the dishes.