go home in this weather.
f. 表示惊异,怀疑不相信的态度.(主要用在否定句、疑问句或惊叹句中)如: Can this be true?
How can you be so rude! This cannot be done by Mary.How can you be so rude! 注意:can 与be able to 区别:
can表能力,只用一般过去时和一般现在时
be able to表能力+成功,即
最终设法做成了某事。有各种时态,可以与别的情态动词连用。
The fire spread through the hotel very quickly, but everyone ______ get out.(NMET97)
A. was able to B. could C. had to D. would g. 固定句型
can not … too /can never … too 再也不过分
You can never be too careful.
We can never attach too much importance to balanced diet.
2. may / might
a. 表示允许, might 语气更委婉
在表示请求、允许时,mig比may的语气更委婉一些,否定回答时要用mustn't,表示
\不 可以\、\禁止\、\阻止
之意.如:
You may drive the car. --Might l use your pen? --No,you mustn't . 用May I...征询对方许可在文体上比较正式,在口气上
比较客气。在日常口语中,用Can I...征询对方意见更 为常见。
May I use your ruler? --- Yes, help yourself. / Yes, you may.
--- No, you mustn’t.