Supposition and Belief

彭榮華

推測與確信是人們的一種思維活動。不管是對過去發生的事情還是對未知的將來，也許人們會作出一定的推測或確信，那么怎樣使用好表示推測與確信的日常用語呢？請看本期話題Supposition and Belief。

一、常用表達

1. No one can predict what will happen in one million years. 沒有人能預測到，過一百萬年后會發生什么。

2. We can only guess what would happen to her if she went there alone. 我們猜想一下，假如她單獨去那里，她會發生什么情況。

3. Just imagine if there would be a big storm， what should we do？ 猜想一下，假如有一場暴雨，我們該怎么辦？

4. It’s impossible to predict there would be a big earthquake tomorrow. 預測明天有一場大地震，那是不可能的。

5. It would be wonderful if someone jumped into the valley. 假如有人跳進大峽谷，會是很精彩的。

6. It would be bad for their eyes if the children often watched TV too close. 假如孩子們經常看電視太近，會對眼睛有害的。

7. —It looked as if there were no more fish left in the river. 看來河里沒有魚了。

—I guess the pollution around must have been badly serious. 我猜一定是周圍環境的污染太嚴重了。

8. —It would be impossible for him to open a computer firm. 他不可能開一家電腦公司。

—I guess he must have been short of money. 我想他一定缺少資金。

9. —I guess that he is about 40 years old. 我猜他大約40歲。

—In fact， he is only 30 years old. 實際上，他只有30歲。

10. —Your group has better players for the English contest. 你們組有更好的選手去參加英語競賽。

—It is likely that our group will win the first prize in the contest. 我們組可能會在競賽中贏得第一名。

二、對話演練

A： Hi， Mike. Do you often take exercise， such as running？

B： Yes. I think it is good to do this.

A： Now I really find that you are a regular runner. Perhaps you guess running is good for your health.

B： Well， I think so. The best thing is that it can keep your health for a long time.

A： But some doctors suggest that people over the age of forty shouldn’t run.

B： Oh， I suppose it’s up to you. No doubt quick running will make you exhausted. It might give you an instant heart attack.

A： I imagine so.

B： But on the contrary， you can keep your heart and lungs in good shape if you keep running slowly.

A： I guess， running over a long distance is boring. There’s a number of other ways to improve our health. It’s more fun to play football， I think.

B： Well， I think that’s it if you talk about it that way.

三、對應練習

（一）根據對話內容，選擇符合對話內容的選項。有兩項為多余選項。

A. Is it good？

B. I couldn’t agree more.

C. No one can guess what will happen.

D. But it is difficult to imagine the future life.

E. How do you tell me about the future life？

F. Can you give us an example？

G. Also I wonder whether it would be won-

derful

A： Hi， Xiao Li. Can you guess what life will be like in the future？

B： Perhaps we can. _1_

A： Oh， however， in our modern life， we will meet with what will happen.

B： Yes. _2_

A： Of course. For example， in transportation， there are new types of cars， taxis， buses and trains we use that don’t pollute the air. Have you known about them？

B： Just a little. _3_ if there are online shopping.

A： Well. It would be convenient to go shop-

ping online. For example， when you go shopping online， you can use a smart card， which contains a tiny chip， instead of cash.

B： That’s too wonderful. What else？

A： Yes. There are interesting topics about health and medicine， education and knowledge. Some of them refer to e-school like the school of the future. You can study at home by watching educators on TV. _4_

B： Yes， I agree with you. Also with new discoveries in genetics and biochemistry may lead to changes in the way diseases are cured and medicines are made to help patients.

A： OK. There will be new changes in our daily life. _5_

（二） 根據所給漢語完成句子。

1. 也許Claire 愛上了他，但我不相信。

Maybe Claire fell in love with him， ________.

2. 我不喜歡那個想法。也許對我們來說做我們自己的工作是最好的。

I ________. Maybe it’s best for us to do our own work.

3. 我懷疑他們兩天內是否能完成這項艱巨的任務。

I ________ they will finish the hard task in two days.

4. 我想明天很有可能會有大暴雨。

I guess that ________ there is going to be a big storm tomorrow.

5. 我無法相信我的眼睛。

I ________ my eyes.

6. 你真的相信我們將有一天能在別的星球上旅行嗎？

Do ________ we’ll one day be able to travel on other planets？

7. —你相信別的星球上有生命嗎？

—________ on other planets？

—有點。怪不得人類在研究呢。

—Only a little. No wonder that human beings are studying.

8. —我不相信他是個這樣誠實的人。

—________ to be such an honest person.

—他做的事情讓我失望。

—What he has done really disappoints me.

（三） 根據括號內的漢語提示完成對話。

A： 1. ________ （我想機器人將能夠） make life so much better for people. For example， nobody will need to do housework any more because the robot will do it for them.

B： Maybe they could also make wonderful dinners for parties and tidy up the children’s bedrooms after they’ve gone to bed.

A： Yes， that would be great. 2. ________ （我想你是否能夠） have a robot follow your instructions， whether it could make a sandwich or cut the grass.

B： 3. ________ （我想我的孩子們會喜歡） a robot that did their homework for them！

A： I suppose mine would too. But in that case， how would you ever know if someone had done the homework by themselves？

B： Yes， and if you had a really creative idea

4. ____ （誰相信） that you’d created

it？

A： I don’t like that idea. Maybe it’s best for us to do our own work—whether it’s good or not！<P：＼ts02＼2021＼《考試與評價》高二專刊2021年第1期＼文章角標.tif>

（Key ? p. 37）