-Yes,you can./No,you can't.
--我可以看一看你的新钢笔吗?
--可以。/不可以。
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can 表示允许时,在疑问句中用 could 更委婉,在回答中一律用 can。
(4)can/could在否定句、疑问句中表示推测或怀疑,译为"可能"。
That can't be Mary - she's in hospital.
那不可能是玛丽--她在住院。
Someone is knocking at the door.Who can it be?
有人在敲门。可能是谁呢?
(5)can't与enough或too连用,表示"再......也不为过"。
You can't be careful enough.
你再细心也不为过。
(6)can与be able to的区别。
can表示"能力"时,只有can与could两种形式,仅表示具备的能力,不说明是否实施了努力。
be able to表示"能力"时,可以用于各种时态, be able to 用于过去时态表能力时,侧重指经过努力而成功做到某事。
The fire spread through the hotel very quickly,but everyone was able to get out.
大火在整个宾馆内迅速的蔓延开来,但每个人都成功逃出来了。
[即时训练1]选词填空:can, could, can't, couldn't, be able to
①However great the difficulties may be, we can overcome them.
②It was annoying; I couldn't get access to the data bank you had recommended.
③I was able to swim to the bank after the boat turned over.
2.may和might
(1)表示允许或征询对方许可,might表示更加委婉的语气。(有时可与can/could互换)
-May I watch TV after supper?
-Yes,you may./No,you mustn't.
--晚饭后我可以看电视吗?