区分、Can 和 be able to 的用法、、、
详细点(最起码让我看得懂就可以了)。
区分、Can 和 be able to 的用法、、、
详细点(最起码让我看得懂就可以了)。
1)can could 表示能力;可能 (过去时用could),
只用于现在式和过去式(could)。be able to可以用于各种时态。
They will be able to tell you the news soon. 他很快就能告诉你消息了。
2)只用be able to
a. 位于助动词后。
b. 情态动词后。
c. 表示过去某时刻动作时。
d. 用于句首表示条件。
e. 表示成功地做了某事时,只能用was/were able to, 不能用could。
He was able to flee Europe before the war broke out.
= He managed to flee Europe before the war broke out.
注意:could不表示时态
1)提出委婉的请求,(注意在回答中不可用could)。
--- Could I have the television on?
--- Yes, you can. / No, you can't.
2)在否定,疑问句中表示推测或怀疑。
He couldn't be a bad man.
他不大可能是坏人。
can 一般可以指 自己主观的 “能 可以”
而 be able to 则比较客观 包含自己的能力范围
(1) be able to 强调通过努力而获得的能力,而can则强调自身已具有的能力。如:
She can sing the song in English. 她能用英语唱这首歌。
He will be able to sing this song in English in a few minutes, too. 几小时之后,他也能用英语唱这首歌。
(2) be able to 强调一种结果,而can只强调一种可能。如:
Luckily, he was able to escape from the big fire in the end. 幸运的是,他终于逃出了大火。
If he got here a few hours earlier, I could save him. 要是他早几小时来,我还能救他。
(3) be able to 可以有各种时态;而can只有一般现在和一般过去两种时态。如:
I could help you last night, but you didn’t come. 昨天晚上我能帮你,而你又没来。
Can you see it there? 你能看见它在那儿吗?
He is / was / will be able to help you. 他能帮你的忙(from www.yygrammar.com)。
(4) can可用于表示可能性,推测,允许等情况,而be able to通常不这样用。
He can [is able to] drive. 他会开车。
He was able to [could] run very fast. 他可以跑得很快。
但两者有以下区别需注意:
(1) 表示过去一般性能力,用 could 和 was (were) able to 均可,但若表示过去特定场合的能力,则通常用 was (were) able to,而不用 could.
(2) be able to 不仅有多种时态形式(通常不用于进行时或与 be going to 连用), 而且还可以与某些情态动词连用(通常不与 can 连用), 甚至还可以有非谓语形式:
He has not been able to go to school for a week. 他已有一周不能上学了。
You might be able to persuade him. 你也许能够说服他。
I hope to be able to do the work. 我希望能干得了这项工作。
I regret not being able to help her. 我很遗憾未能帮助她。
以上用法中的 be able to 均不能用 can 替换。