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情态动词can和could -第七章助动词与情态动词(44)

44.情态动词can和could

i.情态动词can可以用来:

1.表示“能够”:
two eyes can see more than one.
两只眼睛比一只眼睛看得清楚。(谚)

can you say this in english?
你能用英文表达这个意思吗?

i'm sorry i can't help you.
戏不起我没有能力帮助你。

2.表示“可能”,“可以”:
you can sit here.
你可以坐这里。

we can come over to fetch you.
我们可以过来接你。

can i come in?
我可以进来吗?

3.(用在疑问及否定句中)表示惊异不可能等(后面有时可跟完成及进行形式):
she can't be serious.
她不可能是当真的。

how can you be so silly?
你怎么这样傻?

where can he have gone?
他能到哪里去了呢?

what can she be doing now?
她现在能在干什么呢?

ii.情态动词could可以用来表示:

1)能够:
nobody conld answer that question.
没人能回答那个问题。

it was so dark,we couldn't see anything.
天那样黑我们什么也看不见。

2)可能,可以:
he said he couldn't come.
他说他不能来。

i said we could go by boat.
我说我们可以坐船去。

2.可以用来代替can,比较委婉地提出请求 用法等(a)或是表示惊异不相信等(b):
a.could you do me a favor?
你能帮我一个忙吗?

we could send the parcel by air mail.
这包裹可以航空寄去。

b.how could he be so rude?
他怎么这样粗鲁无礼?

they couldn't have left so soon.
他们不可能走得这么早。

此外could还可用在条件句中,表示假想的情况:
i would help you if i could.
我要是能够是会帮助你的。

if you tried you could do the work.
如果你试试,你是可以做这工作的。