Lesson 19 Sold out 票已售完

1.原文

2. 参考译文

3. New words and expressions

★hurry v. 匆忙

• ① vi. 赶紧，赶快，匆忙he hurried to the office.
• ② n. 急忙，匆忙，仓促
  In his hurry, he dropped some coins on the floor.
  in a hurry <n.> 匆忙 (时间、动作上的紧急)
  If you are not busy. 如果你不忙(行为上的匆忙)
  in no hurry <n.> 不匆忙I am in no hurry. 我不急
  hurry up <v.> 快点hurry to 匆匆忙忙地去
  come in 进来hurry in 匆匆忙忙地进来
  go out 出去hurry out 匆匆忙忙地出去

★pity n. 令人遗憾的事

• What a pity! <n.> 真遗憾!
  It is a pity to be grown up. (it做形式主语)
  I am sorry to hear that.听到这个消息我很遗憾
  注意 sorry 与 pity 词性上的区别

★exclaim v. 大声说

• ① vt.&vi.(由于痛苦、愤怒、惊异、欣喜等)叫喊，惊叫When she saw the gift, she exclaimed in delight.
• ② vi.(表示抗议等)大声叫喊
  She exclaimed against the rudeness of the young man.
  shout =cry =call out 大声喊

★return v. 退回

• ① vi. 回，返回Tim has just returned from Australia.
  return to 回来 return to China/Beijing 回到中国
• ② vt. 把.送回，归还，退回return to you 退回你
  He returned the books to the library.
  return money ＝pay back =repay 还钱

★sadly adv. 悲哀地, 丧气地

• 涵盖了所有悲哀

4. 课文讲解

• 1、‘The play may begin at any moment,’ I said.
  at any moment 在任何时候, 随时
  It may/might rain (at) any moment.
  at the moment ＝now
  at that moment ＝just then 就在那时
  I will help you at any time. 我随时都会帮你
  must，can’t，may+动词原形, 表示对现在、未来的推测 ;+ have done，表示对过去的推测
• 2、I hurried to the ticket office. ‘May I have two tickets please?’ I asked.
  Can(May) I…? 我……可以吗?(表示“……可以吗?”，第一人称可以和can或may相连)
  May I have a ticket ? (英文中的问句, 常常起礼貌作用)May I have your name? (比 “What’s your name?” 更有礼貌些)Could I…? 我现在可以…吗?
  (在问句中更委婉的说法, 比can I 更礼貌些，但在时间上与can没区别)
  Can you…? 你可以…吗? (第二人称不能用may来表示“……可以吗?”，只能用can)
  have 是最活跃的词, 可以指任何的意思.
  　have coffee 喝咖啡have ticket买票　(习惯用法)
  　I’ll have/take sth.　我买……(一般不用“buy”，用“have”习惯用法)
• 3、‘I’m sorry, we’ve sold out,’ the girl said.
  sell out (店主)售完(某种货物)，(货)被售完
  They have sold out of eggs.
  Tickets for tonight’s performance are sold out.
• 4、‘Certainly,’ the girl said, ‘but they’re for next Wednesday’s performance. Do you still want them?’
  for next Wednesday’s performance，用名词所有格来取代时间，“……时间的”
  用介词for, 起修饰作用ticket for+事情 ……的票ticket to+地点 去……的票
  still adv. 还，可以和任意时态连用
  still, yet 都和完成时态连用(原先认为)
• 5、‘I might as well have them,’ I said sadly.
  may/might as well+动词原形 还是……好(无可奈何)，不妨…I might as well take the umbrella with me.
  had better+动词原形 最好……(积极心态)

5. Key structures

Can and May

• 1、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 /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.
• 2、may和might还可以表示推测，“可能……”。may可以用might代替，语气更委婉，更有礼貌，但时间上没有区别may/might +动词原形：表示对现在或未来事情的推测may/might +have 动词过去分词：表示对过去事情的推测
• 3、may/might as well+动词原形：还是……好(无可奈何)，不妨……
  Do you think he’ll pass that exam?
  He’ll never pass. He might as well give up.