3) may间或用来表示祝愿,也常用于表示目的或让步的状语从句中: May that day come soon .但愿这天早日到来。 May you succeed in winning the first prize in the game . 祝愿你比赛夺冠成功。 May you continue in your efforts and achieve greatersuccesses . 祝愿你继续努力并取得更大的成功。 4) might也常用于表示目的等状语从句中,或用于虚拟语气的结构中: I could not convince him , try as I might .我无论用什么样的办法也不能说服他。 They left off earlier on that day so that they might catch the first train . 那天,他们为了赶上头班车动身早一些。 He died so that the others might live . 为了其他的人能活下去,他自己牺牲了。 If you had made better use of your time , you might have learned more .假若你将自己的时间利用得更好一些,你本可以学到更多东西的。 One error in calculation might ruin the whole project . 计算中出一点错就可能毁掉整个工程。 注意:在回答以may引导的问句时,一般说来避免使用may,以免显得太严厉、或不太客气,而改用其他方式。例如: ——May I come in ? ——Yes , please .请进。 我可以进来吗? ——Sure . / Certainly . .请进。 ——Please don't . .请不要进来。 ——No , you mustn't .不行。 must 应该,必须,一定 |
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