PROGRAMME 40
第一部分對話:旱災
由于長期干旱,農場主Dick處境十分困難。他的朋友Greg到農場來看他,兩個人談到如果旱災持續下去,Dick可能會采取哪些辦法。下面是他們談話的一部分內容。
Dialogue 1
英語情景對話1
DICK: Well,the way things are now, I just can't pay my bills,Greg.
GREG:Oh,that's bad!Well,Dick,what are you going to do if it doesn't rain soon?
DICK:I'll probably have to sell some cattle.
GREG:Do you want to?
DICK:I'd rather hang on to them.
GREG:Do you think that's possible?
DICK:I don't know.If we get a good drop of rain we'll be right.
GREG:But What if we don't? What do you reckon will happen?
DICK:Well,either I'll have to sell the cattle or Jane'll have to go back to work.
第二部分:英語詞匯表達
a bill 帳單
cattle 牛群(集體名詞,形式上是單數的,意思是復數的)
end 結束
guess 猜,推測
reckon 估計,料想
suppose 認為,科想
run out of time/money 時間/錢用完了
a good drop of rain 一場透雨
I could always sell the farm 我隨時可以把農場賣掉
I'd rather hang on to them 我很想留著它們
I'll go broke 我就會破產了
If the drought doesn't break 如果這場旱災還不結束的話
That's bad 這可真不好
That's be bad 這可就太不好了
The way things are now 根據目前的情況來看
We'll be right 我們的情況就會好轉
NAME:
Greg (a male given name-short for Gregory)
第三部分:課程
SPECULATING
(I) REAL CONDITIONS推測(Ⅰ)-有可能實現的條件句
從這一講開始,一連四講,我們學習怎樣表示將來可能發生什么事情。這一講先學有可能實現的條件句,即:如果出現X情況,便會發生Y情況。
1.STATEMENTS陳述句
從句:IF+PRESENT tense
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主句:FUTURE tense
IF it rains tomorrow,everything will be all right.
IF it doesn't rain soon,we'll go broke.
注意:
主句和從句使用的是兩種不同的時態。
主句和從句的順序可以顛倒,但不影響意思,因此上面那句話可以改為:
We'll go broke IF it doesn't rain soon.
從句放在哪里,往往看上下文而定。
有時do或does(重讀)可以用來加強從句里的動詞。這樣說,往往表示從句里所說的事是不大可能發生的。例如:
A: Of course I won't fail.
B: Yes, but what('ll happen) if you do(fail)?
2.QUESTIONS問句
如果出現某種情況怎么辦?
這類問題可以這樣問:
What are you going to do if it doesn't rain soon?
What'll you do if it doesn't rain soon?
What'll happen if it doesn't rain soon?
動詞的時態仍然是:
主句一將來時
從句一現在時
在問句里,if引導的從句往往放在主句后面。
3.EITHER...OR... 或…或…
如果在回答上面這類問題的時候,提到兩個可供選擇的作法,就可以用either...or.這種結構。例如:
I Either I'll sell some cattle or Jane will have to go back to work.
4.SHOWING SYMPATHY怎樣表示同情
A: Oh dear, what'll I do? I've lost my purse.
B: Oh that's bad! I'll help you look for it.
注意:
這個說法可以用于各種不幸的場合。情況的嚴重程度不同,可以使用不同的語調,或配以不同的面部表情。
如果談的是將來可能發生的情況,就不說That's bad,而說That'd be bad.例如:
A: Either I'll have to sell the cattle or Jane'll have to go back to work.
B: Oh, that'd be bad!
此外,還可以說:
(Oh) That's a shame.
或者用更強調的說法!
That's terrible/awful.
第四部分:練習
請先確定括號里的動詞應為現在時還是將來時,然后將正確的說法填在空白處。
1. If it rains on the weekend,I————(stay) at home.
2. What will you do if I————(be) late?
3. If I get any news,I————(let) you know.
4.What will you wear if it————(be) hot?
5. He————(sell) the farm if the drought doesn't end.
6.He————(move)to the city if he gets a job there.
7.If I————(think) of it, I————(buy) some fruit.
8.If he————(pass) his exams, he————(go) on a holiday.