在英语里,“
be + to do ”结构可用来表示将来时间,它的具体用法如下:
1.
表示“按计划、安排(要做某事)”。例如:
We are to
meet at the school gate. (我们将在校门口碰头。)
They are to
go travelling in August. (他们计划八月份去旅游。)
2.
表示“命令”。例如:
You are to be
back before five o'clock. (你须在 5 点钟以前回来。)
The room is
to be locked. (这个房间要上锁。)
3.
表示“职责”。例如:
I am to
inform you that the meeting will be held in Wuhan.
(我谨通知你会议将在武汉召开。)
He is to
design a new machine. (他将设计一台新机器。)
4.
表示“目的”。例如:
The prize was
to honour him for his great discoveries.
(这项奖励是为了对他的重大发现而表示的敬意。)
5.
表示“用途”。例如:
A pen is to
write with. (钢笔是用来写字的。)
6.
表示“命中注定”。例如:
They were
never to meet again. (他们注定以后永远不会再见面了。)
7.
表示“应该做(某事)”。例如:
What are we
to do next? (我们下一步应该怎么办?)
What is to be
done when something gets into your eyes? (如果你眼睛里进了东西, 该怎么办?)
8.
表示“可能性”。例如:
It's eleven
o'clock now. He is to get to Mike's house. (现在 11
点了,可能他已经到达迈克的家了。)
Let's see who
is to win the game. (让我们看看谁会赢得这场比赛。)
9.
表示“征求对方的意见”。例如:
Am I to go on
with the work? (这项工作我是不是接着干下去?)
When are they
to hand in their
plan? (他们的计划什么时候交上来?)
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