Welcome to One Sentence a Day! 欢迎来到《每日一句》! Could or would? 来自线话英语 00:00 04:20 昨天我们一起探讨了 “Could”和“Should”两个词的使用。 今天来一起辨析 “Could”和“Would”这两个情态动词(modal verb)的使用。 小伙伴们不要懵哈! Could /kʊd/ 可能会 We use could to talk about possibilities in the future. 我们用“could”来谈论未来的可能性。 · She didn’t want to get her phone off because she could get an important phone call. 她不想关掉电话,因为她可能会接到一个重要的电话。 · It could snow next week, so let’s go hiking today. 下周可能会下雪,所以我们今天去远足吧。 possibility /ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ/ n. 可能性 possibilities n. 可能性(复数形式) in the future 在将来 turn off 关闭 a phone call 来电 go hiking 远足 Would /wʊd/ 就会(常和“If”和“Unless”引导的虚拟语气从句连用,表示某事极不可能发生) We often use would to talk about hypothetical situations. 我们经常用“would”来谈论假设的情况。 hypothetical /ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkl/ adj. 假设的 situation /ˌsɪtʃʊˈeʃən/ n. 情形 · If I didn’t have an air conditioning in my house, it would be very hot. 如果我家里没有空调,那就会很热。 · If I were a cat, I would sleep a lot. 如果我是一只猫,我会睡很多觉。 conditioning /kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ/ n. 调节 air conditioning 空调 |
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