You can sit here. 你可以坐在这里。
can还可以表示能力,而may则无此用法。
三、can/could与be able to用法比较
1.在肯定句中,can/could用于表示具有某种能力,而be able to表示在某特定场合设法成功做成某事,相当于manage to do或者succeed in doing。因此,can/could和be able to不能互换。例如:
I can sing many English songs.我会唱许多英文歌曲。
We were able to return to our campsite before the heavy rain.我们在下大雨前设法回到了野营地。
He was able to swim across the river and escaped being caught.他游到了河对岸,没有被抓住。
2.在否定句中,can/could与be able to几乎没有什么差别,两者可以互换。例如:
She wasn't able to/couldn't cook French dishes.她不会做法国菜。