Lesson 19 Sold out票已售完情态动词 can may

The play may begin at any moment...

at any moment ^{在任何时候, 随时}

• The guests may arrive at any moment.
• It may/might rain (at) any moment.

I hurried to the ticket office. 'May I have two tickets please?' I asked.

have / take ^{表吃喝玩乐有...}

• have coffee ^喝咖啡
• have ticket ^{买票 (习惯用法)}
• I'll have / take sth. ^{我买…(一般不用“buy”，用“have”习惯用法)}

Can(May) I...? ^{我…可以吗?(第一人称可以和 can 或 may 相连)}

• May I have a ticket ? ^{（英文中的问句, 常常起礼貌作用）}
• May I have your name? ^{（比 “What’s your name?” 更有礼貌些）}
• Could I...? 我现在可以...吗? ^{（在问句中更委婉的说法, 比 can I 更礼貌些，但在时间上与 can 没区别）}

'I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girl said.

sell out ^{（店主）售完（某种货物），（货）被售完}

• They have sold out of eggs.
• Tickets for tonight’s performance are sold out.

'Certainly,' the girl said, 'but they're for next Wednesday's performance. Do you still want them?'

for next Wednesday's performance 用名词所有格来取代时间，“…时间的”用介词for, 起修饰作用。

ticket for + sth. ^{事情…的票}

• May I have a ticket for the sports meeting?
• I want two single tickets for adult/children.

'I might as well have them,' I said sadly.

may/might as well + do ^{还是…好(无可奈何)，不妨…}

• I might as well take the umbrella with me.
• It’s not very far, so we might as well go on foot.

情态动词表示情绪、态度、可能性，后面跟动词的原形，不能单独使用。

情态动词表推测 §

may 和 might 表推测翻译为“可能…”，而must做为推测最高级翻译为“肯定...”。may 可以用 might 代替，语气更委婉，更有礼貌，但时间上没有区别。

1. With the help of the new technology, you can E-mail your friends by mobilephone.^{（中考真题）}
2. Have you decided which senior high school to choose? Not yet. I may go to Moonlight School.^{（中考真题)}
3. How's your new babysitter? We couldn't ask for a better one. All our kids love her so much.^{（高考真题）}
4. This TV program is quite boring. We might listen to the music as well.（不妨听听音乐）^{（四级翻译真题）}