Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完

'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.

'Could I have those two tickets please ?' I asked.

'Certainly, 'the girl said, 'but they are for next Wednesday's performance.

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

    “剧马上就要开演了，”我说。

    “也许已经开演了呢，”苏珊回答说。

    我匆匆赶到售票处，问：“我可以买两张票吗？”

    “对不起，票已售完。”那位姑娘说。

    “真可惜！”苏珊大声说。

    正在这时，一个男子匆匆奔向售票处。

    “我可以退掉这两张票吗？”他问。

    “当然可以，”那姑娘说。

    我马上又回到售票处。

    “我可以买那两张票吗？”我问。

    “当然可以，不过这两张票是下星期三的，您是否还要呢？”

“我还是买下的好，”我垂头丧气地说。

 

【New words and expressions】（6）

★hurry     v. 匆忙

① vi. 赶紧，赶快，匆忙he hurried to the office.

② n. 急忙，匆忙，仓促

In his hurry, he dropped some coins on the floor.

in a hurry <n.>      匆忙 (时间、动作上的紧急)

If you are not busy.   如果你不忙(行为上的匆忙)

in no hurry <n.>  不匆忙I am in no hurry. 我不急

hurry up <v.>     快点hurry to    匆匆忙忙地去

come in   进来hurry in    匆匆忙忙地进来

go out   出去hurry out     匆匆忙忙地出去

★pity      n. 令人遗憾的事

What a pity! <n.>     真遗憾!

It is a pity to be grown up. (it做形式主语)

  I am sorry to hear that.听到这个消息我很遗憾

注意 sorry 与 pity 词性上的区别

★exclaim     v. 大声说

① vt.&vi.（由于痛苦、愤怒、惊异、欣喜等）叫喊，惊叫When she saw the gift, she exclaimed in delight.

② vi.（表示抗议等）大声叫喊

She exclaimed against the rudeness of the young man.

shout =cry =call out    大声喊

★return      v. 退回

① vi. 回，返回Tim has just returned from Australia.

return to   回来  return to China/Beijing 回到中国

② vt. 把.送回，归还，退回return to you  退回你

He returned the books to the library.

return money ＝pay back =repay   还钱

★sadly      adv. 悲哀地, 丧气地

涵盖了所有悲哀

【课文讲解】

1、'The play may begin at any moment,' I said.

at any moment   在任何时候, 随时

  It may/might rain (at) any moment.

at the moment ＝now

at that moment ＝just then    就在那时

I will help you at any time.    我随时都会帮你

must，can't，may+动词原形, 表示对现在、未来的推测 ;+ have done，表示对过去的推测

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

Can(May) I...?    我……可以吗?(表示“……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）

Can you...?     你可以...吗?  （第二人称不能用may来表示“……可以吗?”，只能用can）

have 是最活跃的词, 可以指任何的意思.

　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)

3、'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.

4、'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+事情     ……的票ticket to+地点      去……的票

 still   adv. 还，可以和任意时态连用

still, yet   都和完成时态连用(原先认为)

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

may/might as well+动词原形  还是……好(无可奈何)，不妨…I might as well take the umbrella with me.

had better+动词原形     最好……(积极心态)

【Key structures】　

Can and May

1、can和may都可以表示请求，can可以用could，may可以用might代替，语气更委婉，更有礼貌，但时间上没有区别

Can /Could I use your phone please? May I use your phone please?/Might I use your phone please?

含有情态动词的普通回答：

  肯定：Of course you can/may.

  否定：No, you can’t/ may not.

2、may和might还可以表示推测，“可能……”。may可以用might代替，语气更委婉，更有礼貌，但时间上没有区别may/might +动词原形：表示对现在或未来事情的推测may/might +have 动词过去分词：表示对过去事情的推测

3、may/might as well+动词原形：还是……好(无可奈何)，不妨……

Do you think he’ll pass that exam?

He’ll never pass. He might as well give up.

【Multiple choice questions】

2  The writer ___d___ .

d. wasn't too pleased to get tickets for next Wednesday's performance

be pleased to do     对做什么事感到很开心

文中用了 “might as well”

be too pleased to    太高兴

not too…to…      太怎么样以至于还是做了

not too old to learn   不是太老还可以学

3  The play may begin at any moment. It ___c___ .

a. has begun          b. won't begin for a long time

c. hasn't begun yet                d. began a long time ago

may+动词原形；对现在或未来动作的推测

has begun 已经完成，说明已经做了；won’t begin for a long time 好久都不会开始；