—I sent him the dictionary by mail this morning.
—You ____ that, for he's coming tomorrow morning.
A. needn't have doneB. didn't have to do
C. needn't do D. mustn't do
張老師好,這道題我們老師說(shuō)選A,因?yàn)閹в胸?zé)備意味,而我選了B,我覺(jué)得老師給的解釋很牽強(qiáng),麻煩您幫忙解釋一下,謝謝!
這道題確實(shí)選A,你的老師給的解釋也是正確的。Needn't have done與didn't have to do的言外之意不同:needn't have done是指過(guò)去本來(lái)不必做某事,但實(shí)際做了;didn't have to do 與didn't need to do 相同,指過(guò)去不必做某事,因此并沒(méi)有做。結(jié)合下面兩個(gè)例句來(lái)看:①It didn't rain yesterday. I needn't have taken an umbrella. 該句句意為:昨天沒(méi)有下雨,我本來(lái)不必帶傘的。言外之意是“實(shí)際上我昨天帶傘了,有點(diǎn)自責(zé)的意味。②It didn't rain yesterday. I didn't have to/didn't need to take an umbrella.該句句意為:昨天沒(méi)有下雨,因此我不必帶傘。言外之意則是“所以我昨天就沒(méi)帶傘”,像是在向別人解釋自己昨天為什么沒(méi)有帶傘。
再來(lái)看下面這個(gè)例句,改編自2008年高考英語(yǔ)北京卷第23題:—Did you return Fred's call? (你給弗雷德回電話了嗎?) —I didn't need to because I'll see him tomorrow. (我不需要給他回電話,因?yàn)槲颐魈炀蜁?huì)見(jiàn)到他。) 我們看到,這里用了didn't need to (return Fred's call),表示過(guò)去不必給他回電話,然后用because從句說(shuō)明過(guò)去為什么不必回電話。如果用needn't have done,則可以這樣說(shuō):—Yes, I did, but I needn't have done that because I'll see him tomorrow.
綜上所述,該題應(yīng)該選A,句意為:——我今早把詞典郵寄給他了?!惚緛?lái)不必郵寄的,因?yàn)樗髟缇鸵獊?lái)了。
張老師好,下面這道題我們老師說(shuō)選A,意思是“應(yīng)該”,為什么不選B呢?麻煩張老師解答一下,非常感謝!
—Shall I go and buy more fruit for the party?
—No, I have already bought three baskets. That ____ be enough.
A. ought toB. canC. mayD. might
本題是在考查情態(tài)動(dòng)詞表推測(cè)的用法。選A是正確的,其他選項(xiàng)不對(duì)。
題干中說(shuō)話一方用“Shall I ...?”句型主動(dòng)請(qǐng)求為聚會(huì)再多買些水果,而另一方說(shuō)自己已經(jīng)買了三籃子水果了,應(yīng)該已經(jīng)夠了。在英文中,我們可以用ought to表達(dá)一種推測(cè),而且是對(duì)說(shuō)話人希望發(fā)生的事情的推測(cè),比如本題中說(shuō)話人希望水果夠多了。這種情況下也可以用should,因此本題也可說(shuō)成That should be enough。Can表示對(duì)實(shí)際情形進(jìn)行推測(cè)時(shí),一般用在否定句或疑問(wèn)句中。May和might可以表示對(duì)實(shí)際情形的推測(cè),但把握不大,這與題干答句中的no顯然語(yǔ)義矛盾。
Helping others is a habit, ____ you can learn even at an early age.
張老師好,上面這道題的設(shè)空處如果不填one,而用其他引導(dǎo)詞的話,應(yīng)該填什么?麻煩張老師解答一下,非常感謝!
首先,可以肯定的是這里可以填one,此時(shí)one作habit的同位語(yǔ),one后面是省略了關(guān)系代詞that的定語(yǔ)從句。其次,如果要填其他引導(dǎo)詞,可以填which,此時(shí)which引導(dǎo)非限制性定語(yǔ)從句,指代habit。定語(yǔ)從句可以改寫成這樣一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單句:You can learn this habit even at an early age.