新世纪大学英语综合教程1-第二版-课文详解-Lecture Notes - U2

7) Why should we insist that every child should read the same book and get the same scrap of “understanding” out of it? (Para. 7, Text B)

would, must, might, can’t, should的用法： would:

1) 表示请求、建议等，比will更委婉：Would you pass me the ball, please? 2) 表示意志、愿望和决心：They asked him if he would go abroad.

3) would表示过去反复发生的动作或某种倾向。would表示过去习惯时比used to正式，且没有“现已无此习惯”的含义：The wound would not heal.

4) 表示估计和猜想：It would be about ten o’clock when she left home.

must

1) 表示必须、必要（说话人的主观看法）：The play isn’t interesting, I really must go now. 2) 表示推测、可能性（只用于肯定的陈述句）：You’re Tom’s good friend, so you must know what he likes best.

might

1) 表示请求和允许，比may语气更委婉，而不是过去式。否定回答时可用can’t或mustn’t，表示“不可以，禁止”：-- Might I take this book out of the room? --No, you can’t / mustn’t. 2) 表示推测、可能性（不用于疑问句），它所表示的可能性比may小: He might be very busy now.

can’t

1) 表示对过去行为的怀疑或不肯定, He can’t have been to that town. 2) 表示“不可以，禁止”：You can’t take the book out of the room.

should

1) 表示“应该”:I should help her because she is in trouble. 2) 表示劝告、建议和命令： Should I open the window? 3) 表示客观推测：He should be home by now.

Now, do the tasks on Pages 60-61 in your textbook. ▆ Answers for Task 1: 1) would/should 2) should/would 3) might 4) would 5) must 6) can’t

7) should; would 8) must

▆ Answers for Task 2:

1) The expedition might have reached the top of the mountain by now.

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2) If there should be any change in the schedule, please let me know in time. Or: Should there be any change in the schedule, please let me know in time. 3) Passengers must check in (no later than) 45 minutes prior to flight departure. 4) Hurry up! It would be a pity to miss the concert.

5) The man standing in the distance can’t be Mr. Li, for he left for New York yesterday afternoon.

Section C Theme-Related Writing

Write a passage in about 100–120 words, taking either of the following titles: 1) Why I Like to Learn English 2) Why I Hate to Learn English

▆ Sample essay

Why I Like to Learn English

I have learned English for about seven years. I should say that I am highly motivated to master English. First of all, learning English is useful, as it is becoming a world language and people from different countries often communicate with one another in English. If I am good at English, it will be much easier for me to communicate with them. Secondly, I like traveling a lot. A good mastery of English will make things much easier for me when traveling around the world. Finally, I like literature a lot. If I am very good at English, I can read great works by Shakespeare and Dickens and many other English writers instead of reading the translated versions.

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