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'The play may begin at any moment,' I said.
'It may have begun already,' Susan answered. I hurried to the ticket office. 'May I have two tickets please?' I asked. 'I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girl said. 'What a pity!' Susan exclaimed. Just then, a man hurried to the ticket office. 'Can I return these two tickets?' he asked. 'Certainly,' the girl said. I went back to the office at once. 'Could I have those two tickets please?' I asked. 'Certainly,' the girl said, 'but they're for the next Wednesday's performance. Do you still want them?' 'I might as well have them,' I said sadly.
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hurry:
n.匆忙,急忙 in a hurry: (时间,动作上的) If you are not in a hurry, please wait for me. If you are not busy, stay here until tomorrow. (行为上的) in no hurry: 不匆忙 I'm in no hurry. 我不急 v.仓促(做某事);催促;(朝某方向)迅速移动;迅速处理 hurry up: v. 快点 go to -> hurry to: 匆忙地去 come in -> hurry in: 匆忙地进来 go out -> hurry out:匆忙地出去pity: n. 令人遗憾的事
What a pity: 真遗憾 It is a pity to be grown up. It is a pity to be stolen a bicycle. I am sorry. sorry: adj. 遗憾的 I'm sorry to hear that your bicycle was stolen.exclaim: v. 大声说
shout: 大声喊 = cry = call outreturn: v. 退回
return to: 回来 return money: 还钱 = pay back = repaysadly: adv. 悲哀地,丧气地 (所有的悲哀都可以表达)
at any moment: 在任何时候,随时
at the moment = now at that moment = just then 就在那时must/can't/may + 动词原形 :表示推测
may + 动词原形 :对未来推测 may + have done:对过去推测 I must have watched TV. I may have watched TV. I can't have watched TV.May I ... ? 我可以……?
May I have a ticket? 我可以买一张票吗? I'll have/take a bottle of bear. 一般在买东西的时候习惯上用have/take代替buy,表达买的意思。 Could I ... ? 这是更加委婉的说法ticket for + 事情
ticket to + 地点 May I have a ticket for the sport meeting? May I have a ticket to Tianjing?still: 还 可在任意时态中用
still, yet: 完成时态中用might/may as well + 动词原形:还是……的好。(无可奈何)
had better:最好……+动词原形。(积极) I had better take a umbrella with me. I might as well have the two ticket.- may: 可能
- 推测
- 可以
- may, might(过去时) 也可互换,后者更委婉