BOOK ONE · LESSON 131

Don't be so sure! 别那么肯定！

别那么肯定！

A dialogue lesson in which Martin asks Gary where he is going to spend his holidays and Gary explains that he can't make up his mind — his wife always worries too much, and in the end they stay at home and look after everything. The story introduces the modal verbs for possibility: 'may be/do' (present or future possibility), 'may have been/done' (past possibility), and 'might' (a less certain possibility than may). The workbook drills comprehension of the dialogue by completing it with the missing words and matching verbs with their partners; the grammar workbook completes blanks with 'may be/do' or 'may have been/done', answers questions with 'may' according to an example, and answers questions with 'may have …' according to an example.

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Lesson 课文

Listen to the tape then answer this question. What's the problem about deciding on a holiday? 听录音，然后回答问题。决定如何度假有什么为难的地方？

听录音，然后回答问题。决定如何度假有什么为难的地方？

1
MARTIN
Where are you going to spend your holidays this year, Gary?
加里，今年你们打算去哪里度假？
2
GARY
We may go abroad. I'm not sure.
我们可能到国外去，但我不敢肯定。
3
GARY
My wife wants to go to Egypt.
我妻子想到埃及去。
4
GARY
I'd like to go there, too.
我也想去那儿。
5
GARY
We can't make up our minds.
我们还拿不定主意。
6
MARTIN
Will you travel by sea or by air?
你们乘船去，还是乘飞机去？
7
GARY
We may travel by sea.
我们可能乘船去。
8
MARTIN
It's cheaper, isn't it?
这更便宜些，是吗？
9
GARY
It may be cheaper, but it takes a long time.
可能是便宜些，但花的时间长。
10
MARTIN
I'm sure you'll enjoy yourselves.
我肯定你们一定会玩得很痛快。
11
GARY
Don't be so sure.
别那么肯定。
12
GARY
We might not go anywhere.
我们可能哪里也去不成。
13
GARY
My wife always worries too much.
我妻子总是担心这担心那的。
14
GARY
Who's going to look after the dog?
谁来照看狗啦，
15
GARY
Who's going to look after the house?
谁来看管房子啦，
16
GARY
Who's going to look after the garden?
谁来照料花园啦，
17
GARY
We have this problem every year.
我们每年都碰到这类问题。
18
GARY
In the end, we stay at home and look after everything!
末了，我们呆在家里来照看一切。

New words & expressions 生词和短语

Egypt /'i:dʒɪpt/: n. 埃及
abroad /ə'brɔːd/: adv. 国外
worry /'wʌri/: v. 担忧

Notes on the text 课文注释

1. We may go abroad.

在英文中用 may 来表示可能发生的事，在 may 后面加动词原形。请注意 may 表示的是一种可能性，这与第 127 课所讲的表示有根据的推论是有区别的。

2. make up our minds.

打定主意。

3. Don't be so sure.

别那么肯定。在祈使句中，be 动词的否定形式要用 don't be，这种结构常常用于劝告。

4. We might not go anywhere.

我们可能哪里也去不成。might 可以用来表示一种可能性，但它表示的「肯定」程度还不如 may。和 may 一样，might 所表示的是现在或将来的可能性。

5. look after.

照看。

6. in the end.

最后。

MAKE IT YOUR OWN

Practice 练习

Practice A: Complete the dialogue

Read this dialogue. Fill in the missing words. 阅读下面的对话，把缺少的词语填进去。

阅读下面的对话，把缺少的词语填进去。

One dialogue-completion item: the dialogue from the textbook with the key words removed. Write the complete dialogue with all missing words filled in.

1Martin: Where are you ___ to ___ your ___ this year, Gary? — Gary: We may go ___. I'm not ___. My ___ wants to ___ to ___. I'd ___ to go ___, too. We can't ___ up our ___. — Martin: Will you ___ by ___ or ___ air? — Gary: We ___ travel ___ sea. It ___ be cheaper, but it ___ a long ___. — Martin: I'm sure you'll ___ yourselves. — Gary: Don't be ___ sure! We ___ not go ___! My wife always ___ too much. Who's ___ to look ___ the dog, the house and the garden? In the ___, we ___ at home and ___ after ___!

Practice B: Vocabulary

Which verbs in the box on the left go with the words in the box on the right? They all come from the dialogue. Now fill in the blanks in these sentences. 为左框中的动词选出恰当的搭配方式，然后把这些句子中的空缺处填上。

为左框中的动词选出恰当的搭配方式，然后把这些句子中的空缺处填上。

spendgolook aftermake uptravelabroadby airyour mindholidaysthe dog

Word bank: spend · go · look after · make up · travel — abroad · by air · your mind · holidays · the dog. 5 fill-in-the-blank items drawn from the dialogue.

1Last year we ___ ___ in Italy.

2Not many Chinese people ___ ___ for their holidays.

3Please ___ ___. Are you coming with us or not?

4Can you ___ ___ for us while we are away?

5My friend never ___ ___ because she is always ill in a plane.

BUILD YOUR FOUNDATION

Grammar 语法练习

Grammar I: Fill in the blanks with 'may be/do' or 'may have been/done'

用 may be/do 或 may have been/done 填空。

10 fill-in items with the verb in brackets.

1She ___ (come) with us. She hasn't made up her mind.

2I ___ (pass) the exam. I don't know. I haven't heard the results yet.

3There ___ (be) good news soon. I'm not sure.

4He thinks that there ___ (be) a change in the programme.

5They were very late. They ___ (miss) the bus.

6She didn't come to work yesterday. She ___ (be) ill.

7He didn't finish it. He ___ (have) too little time to do it. I'm not sure.

8We haven't made up our minds. We ___ (travel) to Hainan this winter.

9He ___ (find) his lost key. I'm not sure.

10She doesn't look Japanese. She ___ (be) Korean.

Grammar II: Answer the questions using 'may'

仿照例句用 may 回答下列问题。

10 answer items; item 1 (Will he get his licence? → He may get it or he may not. I'm not sure.) is the printed example.

1Will he get his licence?

He may get it or he may not. I'm not sure.

2Will it rain tomorrow?

3Is she busy?

4Will there be a meeting next week?

5Will she go to university this year?

6Will it be fine tomorrow?

7Are they having their lunch now?

8Is he in the office?

9Are we going by train?

10Will there be a holiday on Friday?

Grammar III: Answer the questions using 'may have …'

仿照例句用 may have … 回答下列问题。

10 answer items; item 1 (Did the driver of the car see you? → He may have seen me. I'm not sure.) is the printed example.

1Did the driver of the car see you?

He may have seen me. I'm not sure.

2Did the man really see a famous actress?

3Was he reading in the library?

4Was she a policewoman three years ago?

5Did he borrow the money from his father?

6Did it rain this time last year?

7Was he ill?

8Did they find the lost case?

9Did Gary stay at home?

10Did he buy the car?

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A little practice, every day. 每天一点，慢慢积累。