黃繼飛
1. Would you mind turning down the music?
請你將音樂開小一點好不好?
◇Would you mind doing…? 意思是“你介意……嗎?請你……好不好”,表示請求。mind ones doing…意為“你介意某人做某事嗎?”。例如:
Would you mind opening the window? 打開窗戶你介意嗎?
Would you mind my smoking here? 你介意我在這里抽煙嗎?
◇turn down意思是“開小點”。 例如:
Please turn the television down a bit. 請把電視機音量關小點。
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①——Would you mind ____ my pet dog when I am out?(07重慶)
——Sorry, I cant. I have to study for my test this week.
A. take care of B. taking care of
C. to take care of D. taking care
②——Its a bit cold. Would you mind my ____ all the windows?
——Do as you like, please. (07淄博)
A. close B. will close C. closing D. to close
③——Nancy, you may listen to the radio. But would you mind
____? Your father is sleeping.
——Im sorry. Ill do it right now. (07煙臺)
A. turning it down B. turning it up
C. turning it on D. turning it off
2. No, not at all. 好,可以。
◆not at all意思是“根本不;一點兒也不”,表示“同意”對方的請求。
——Would you mind going shopping with us?
你介意跟我們一起去買東西嗎?
——No, not at all. 不,當然不(介意)。
◆not at all還可表示“不客氣”,是對別人的道謝、道歉的回答。相當于Thats all right./Youre welcome.等答語。例如:
——Thank you very much for your help? 非常感謝你的幫助。
——Not at all. 別客氣。
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——Would you mind my using your dictionary?
——____. Here it is.(07臨汾)
A. Of course B. No, thanks C. No, not at all
3. You have to help me in the kitchen. 在廚房里你必須幫助我。
have to是情態動詞,意思是“必須,不得不”,有人稱、數和時態的變化,常表示“因客觀需要必須做某事”。have to的一般疑問句及其答語和其否定式與其他情態動詞不同,需用助動詞do構成。
▲must與have to的區別:
have to表示客觀上的要求,而must則強調主觀上認為必須做某事,或有義務做某事;have to的否定結構dont have to意思是“不必,無需”,相當于neednt,而must的否定結構mustnt意思是“禁止,不許”;have to有時態、人稱和單復數的變化,而must沒有這些變化。
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①——I cant stop smoking, doctor. (07遼寧十二市)
——For your health, Im afraid you ____.
A. may B. need C. have to D. must
②When traffic lights are red, we ____ stop and wait.(07南京市)
A. may B. can C. must D. might
4. If that happens, I wont go back to that store again.
如果發生那樣的事,我不會再去那家商店。
這是含有if引導的條件狀語從句,狀語從句可放在句首,也可放在主句后。如果放在句首,則需在主句和從句之間加一個逗號。
在下列三種情況下,由if引導的條件狀語從句要用一般現在時表示將來。
◇主句中有will, shall, wont等將來謂語。例如:
We wont go shopping if it rains tomorrow.
如果明天下雨,我們就不去買東西。
◇主句中有may, can, must等情態動詞。例如:
If you want to be a college student, you must study hard.
如果你想成為大學生,就必須努力學習。
◇主句是祈使句。例如: