Lesson 19  Sold out  票已售完

First listen and then answer the question.

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

When will the writer see the play?

‘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 ticket office at once.

‘Could I have those two tickets please?’ I asked.

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

‘I might as well have them, ’ I said sadly.

 New words and expressions 生词和短语

  hurry (1. 3) /'h)ri/ v. 匆忙

exclaim (1. 6) /ik'skleim/ v. 大声说

ticket office (1. 3) 售票处

return (1. 8) /ri't*:n/ v. 退回

pity (1. 6) /'piti/ n. 令人遗憾的事

sadly (1. 13) /'s$dli/ adv. 悲哀地，丧气地

Notes on the text 课文注释

 1  The play may begin at any moment，剧马上就要开演了。在这句话中，说话人指的并不是一种确信不疑的事实，而是可能发生的事情，因此用了may +动词的结构。

2  It may have begun already. 可能已经开始了。这句话同样表示可能发生的事情，但与上句的区别在于它指的是可能已经发生的事情，因此，要用“may +动词的完成时”的结构。

3  we've sold out，票已售完。

4  What a pity! 真遗憾！

5  at once，立刻。

6  Could I… please? 这里could是代替can的一种比较委婉地提出请求的用法。在时间上和can没有区别。

7  might as well…作“还是……好”、“不妨”讲，与may as well的意思完全相同，只是前者更为委婉。

参考译文

  “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。

  summary writing 摘要写作

  Answer these questions in not more than 50  words.

回答下列问题，将答案组成一个段落，不要超过50个单词。

1  When was the play going to begin?

2  How many tickets did you ask for?

3  Were there any left or not?

4  Were Susan and you disappointed or not?

5  Who hurried to the ticket office just then?

6  How many tickets did he return?

7  Were they for that day's performance, or were they for next Wednesday's performance?

8  Did you buy them or not?

  Key structures 关键句型

 Can and May

Study these uses of can and may:

研究一下can和may的用法：

a  表示请求

I

nstead of saying:
 We can say:
 
除了这种表述方法外：
 还可以说：
 
Will you let me use your phone  please?
 Can I use your phone please?
 
 
 Or: Could I use your phone please?
 
 
 Or: May I use your phone please?
 
 
 Or: Might I use your phone please?
 

b  表示推测

Instead of saying:
 We can say:
 
除了这种表述方法外：
 还可以说：
 
Perhaps he will come tomorrow.
 He may come tomorrow.
 
 
 Or: He might come tomorrow.
 
Perhaps he telephoned last night, but I'm not sure.
 He may have telephoned last night, but I'm not sure.
 
 
 Or: He might have telephoned last night, but I'm not sure.
 

c  Now study these expressions:

读一读以下表达方式：

Do you want to come to the cinema with me? 你想和我一起去看电影吗？

I haven't got anything to do, so I may as well (or: I might as well) come with you. 我无事可做，还是和你一起去吧。

Do you think he'll pass that exam? 你认为他这次考试能及格吗？

He'll never pass. He might as welt give up. 他决不会及格，还不如放弃的好。

 

Exercises练习

A  Read the passage again. Put a line under the verbs can, could, may and might.

重读课文，在can, could, may, might下面划上横线。

B  Use a phrase with can, could, may or might in place of the words in italics. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the exercise.

用 can, could, may或might组成的短语来替代句子中的用斜体印出的部分，完成练习后再对照课文核对你的答案。

‘Perhaps the play will begin at any moment, ’ I said.

‘Perhaps it has begun already, ’ Susan answered.

I hurried to the ticket office. ‘Will you let me have two

tickets, please?’ I asked.

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

Just then, a man hurried to the ticket office.

‘Will you let me return these two tickets?’ he asked.

I went back to the ticket office at once.

‘Will you let me have those two tickets please?’ I asked.

‘Certainly, ’ the girl said, ‘but they are for next

Wednesday's performance. Do you still want them?’

‘Not really, but I'll have them, ’ I said sadly.

 

Special difficulties难点

Instead of saying:                          We can say:

除了这种书写形式外：                我们可用缩略形式：

I am sorry.                                   I'm sorry. (1. 5)

We have sold out.                         We've sold out. (1. 5)

 Exercise练习

 

Change the form of the verbs in italics.

将下列用斜体印出的动词改变形式。

1  I haven't seen him for three years.

2  There are not many people here.

3  He doesn't understand what you're saying.

4  She did not tell me she had not seen you.

5  I shall not stay a moment longer.

6  He will not do as he is told.

7  When'll I see you?

8  What've you done? You've broken that bottle!

9  He's in the living room. He's just come home.

10  I cannot understand why he hasn't arrived.

11  You mustn't believe him.

12  I wasn't expecting you. You weren't supposed to arrive until 6  o'clock.

13  That man's been in prison.

14  They hadn't seen the film before.

 

Multiple choice questions多项选择题

 

Comprehension理解

1  The writer couldn't get tickets for the performance that evening because ______ .

a．they had all been sold

b．there were only a few left

c．there was no one at the ticket office

d．the girl at the ticket office wouldn't give him any

2  The writer ______ .

a．was very pleased to get tickets for next Wednesday's performance

b．didn't buy tickets for next Wednesday's performance

c．didn't want tickets for next Wednesday's performance

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

Structure句型

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

a．has begun

b．won't begin for a long time

c．hasn't begun yet

d．began a long time ago

4  May I have two tickets please? ______ two tickets please?

a．You must give me

b．You have got to give me

c．Could I have

d．You may give me

5  May I have two tickets? Please let me ______ two tickets.

a．having                             b．to have

c．had                                 d．have

6  The performance ______ next Wednesday.

a．was                                b．will be

c．shall be                           d．has been

7  I might as well have them. I am ______ to have them.

a．very pleased                     b．very glad

c．not very glad                   d．delighted

Vocabulary词汇

8  I hurried to the ticket office. I ______ .

a．went there                       b．went there quickly

c．went there slowly             d．didn't go there

9  ‘What a pity!’ Susan exclaimed. Susan was ______ .

a．pleased                            b．glad

c．sorry                              d．amused

10  Can I return these tickets? I want to ______ .

a．give them back                 b．give them in

c．give them up                    d．give them off

11  ‘Certainly, ’ the girl said. ‘ ______ ’ the girl said.

a．Off course                       b．Course

c．Of course                        d．Surely not

12  Do you still want them? Do you want them ______ ?

a．yet                                  b．even

c．now                                d．more

 

Sentence structure句子结构

 

Rewrite this sentence, then check your answer against the text.

改写以下句子，然后对照课文第三13行，核对你的答案。

I don't really want them, but I'll have them.

I might ______ .