2019-2020学年译林版高中英语必修4创新教案:Unit 2 Section 4
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  (4)can表示推测时常用于否定句和疑问句(could无此限制)。表示对过去发生的行为怀疑或不肯定,常用于"can/could+have+过去分词"的否定或疑问形式。

  This can't/couldn't be done by him.

  这不可能是他干的。

  We could go there this summer.

  今年夏天我们可能要去那儿。

  He can't/couldn't have been to that town.

  他不可能去过那个城镇。

  (5)表示惊异、怀疑、不相信的态度(主要用在否定句、疑问句或感叹句中)。

  How can you be so careless!

  你怎么那么粗心呀!

  [辨析比较]

can can只有两种时态形式,现在式can和过去式could;用在过去时中,could经常表示能够做某事,事实上不一定去做。 be able to be able to有多种时态形式,was/were able to则表示"过去做成了某事"。     [即时演练1]

  完成句子

  ①我快饿死了,现在我能吃两碗米饭。

  I am starving to death. I can eat two bowls of rice now.

  ②对不起我一直没能给你回信。

  I am sorry I haven't_been_able_to answer your letter.

  ③那时候这个小男孩还不会游泳。

  At that time the little boy couldn't swim.

  ④他是一个很擅长游泳的人,所以当船下沉时,他能够游到河岸上。

  He was a good swimmer so he was_able_to swim to the river bank when the boat sank.

  ⑤他不可能在家--我刚才在超市看见他了。

  He can't be at home - I saw him in the supermarket just now.

  2.may (might)

  (1)表示允许,might可以指过去时间,也可指现在时间,语气更委婉。

  You may take whatever you like.

  你喜欢什么就拿什么。

  May (Might) I ask for a photo of your baby?

  我可以要一张你宝宝的照片吗?

  [名师点津] 对may的一般疑问句的肯定回答可用may或can, 但作否定回答时要用mustn't或can't。

  -May I smoke here?

  --我可以在这里吸烟吗?

  -No, you mustn't. You'd better not.

  --不,不可以。你最好不要吸烟。

  (2)表示可能(事实上)。可以指过去时间,也可以指现在时间,但语气不肯定。

  He may be at home at the moment.

  他现在可能在家。

  She may not know about it.

  她可能不知道这件事。

  (3)用于表祝愿的句子中。

  May both the bride and groom have long and happy lives.

  祝新娘新郎幸福长寿。

  [即时演练2]

  用适当的情态动词填空

  ①(2015·陕西高考)You may feel all the training a waste of time, but I'm a hundred percent sure later you'll be grateful you did it.

  ②(江西高考)Life is unpredictable; even the poorest might become the richest.

3.must (have to)