【例句】
1. Could I use your telephone?
2. May I come in?
3. Could you (please) mail the letter for
me?
4. Would you (please) turn on the light?
【结论】
1. Could / May I ...?意为“我可以……
吗?”其后接___________ , 表示
___________。肯定回答常用Yes,
you can / Sure / Of course / No
problem等。否定回答常用No, you
can’t / Sorry等。
动词原形
请求允许
2. Could / Would you (please) ...?意为
“请你……好吗?”其后接
__________, 表示__________。肯定回
答常用I’d love to / Sure / Of course /
No problem等。否定回答常用I’d love
to, but I ... / Sorry, I can’t. I have to ...
等。
动词原形
委婉请求
【提示】
以上句型中的could和would只表示
一种委婉的语气, 并不表示过去。
【运用】
I. 将下面的句子翻译成英语。
1. 请你帮助我好吗?
_______________________________
2. 我可以买一些小吃吗?
_____________________________
Could / Would you (please) help me?
Could / May I buy some snacks?
II. 从各题后所给的选项中选出最佳答案.
( )1. —Could you go to the bookshop with
me?
—_____. I just want to buy some
books.
A. Sorry, I’m busy B. Of course not
C. Sure D. I hope not
C
( )2. —Could you please sweep the floor?
—_____. I have to do my homework.
A. Yes, sure
B. No problem
C. Sorry, you can’t
D. Sorry, I can’t
D
( )3. —Could I go to the movies this
weekend, Dad?
—_____. But you have to come back
before nine.
A. Yes, you can B. No, thanks
C. No, you can’t D. I’d love to
A