时间:2018-12-24 作者:英语课 分类:英语口语每天说


英语课


  41.Supposition 猜测


  1.They'll be taking some exercise.


  2.This house must be at least 1oo years old.


  3.The bus must have gone .


  4.He can't have remembered.


  5.You must be joking.


  6.Maybe he has too much money.


  7.I guess he'll fail the exam.


  8.They're predicting 1 a good harvest this year.


  9.There is much probability 2 that he can be saved.


  10.I suppose he could have gone to Europe.


  Dialogue One


  A:Dear,can you drive me to the clinic?


  B:I'm afraid I can't .


  A:Why?


  B:Well, my car won't start.I don't know what's the matter with it.


  A:Could it be the battery 3?


  B:No, I don't think it could be.I checked the battery two days ago.It must be other problems.


  A:Well, I suppose it could be the gas.


  B:No,there is plenty of gas.I filled it up yesterday.


  A:Perhaps it's the starter then?


  B:Yes,that's possible.


  Dialogue Two


  A:What's this, I wonder?


  B:I'm not sure.Let me have a look.....It could be a coffee grinder.


  A:A coffee grinder?


  B:Yes,it must be used for grinding 4 coffee beans.


  A:Oh,that would be very useful.


  Dialogue Three


  A:Have you seen that house?


  B:Yes,it looks interesting.


  A:You're right.I love it very much.


  B:It must be old.


  A:At least more than 100 years old.


  B:Let's enter it!


  A:I can't open the door.


  B:It must be locked.


  A:Let me ask the old woman in that reception office.


  B:She can't answer you.


  A:She must be deaf.


  B:It must be a haunted 5 house.Are you frightened?


  A:Frightened?You must be joking.


  Dialogue Four


  A:What was that noise?


  B:It was the pilot putting the wheels down.We must be coming into land.Are you frightened?


  A:Frightened?You must be joking!


  Dialogue Five


  A:John's very late.Do you think he's coming?


  B:Well, it doesn't seem like it.He must have forgotten.


  A:I suppose you're right.He can't have remembered.


  Dialogue Six


  A:Watch out!You'll hit that car if you're not careful.


  B:Oh no,I won't .But we will have an accident if you don't stop shouting.


  A:You see.I told you you'd hit him if you weren't careful.


  B:Oh,shut up,will you?It was all your fault.If you'd kept quite this would never have happened.


  A:Oh,so it was my fault,was it?If I hadn't warned 6 you in time it would have been much worse.


  老奶奶的生日礼物


  The little boy,Johnnie,had been up with a packet of mints,and said he wouldn't go out to play until the post card came."I guess you'll get lots and lots of presents,"he said."I did last week when I was six."


  What would she like?A pair of slippers 7 perhaps.Or a new cardigan.A cardigan would be lovely.Blue's such a pretty color.Jim had always liked her in blue.Or a table lamp.Or a book,a travel book,with pictures,or a little clock,with clear black numbers.So many lovely things.




1 predicting
预言,预测,预示( predict的现在分词 )
  • a reliable method of predicting earthquakes 预报地震的可靠方法
  • Political commentators are predicting that the minister will have to resign. 政治评论员预言这位部长将会辞职。
2 probability
n.可能性,可能发生的事,概率
  • The probability that it will rain today is high.今天下雨的可能性很大。
  • He must calculate the probability of failure.他必须计算一下失败的概率。
3 battery
n.电池;一批;金属物件;群;【律】殴打
  • He is charging a storage battery.他在为蓄电池充电。
  • The battery has run down.电池用完了。
4 grinding
adj.磨的,磨擦的,碾的v.磨碎,嚼碎( grind的现在分词 );旋转开动;压迫,折磨
  • The powerful lords were guilty of grinding the villagers under their heels. 那些大领主的罪过是以权势欺压村民。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • This old mill has been grinding away for over 50 years. 50多年来,这间老磨坊一直在磨粮食。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 haunted
adj.闹鬼的;受到折磨的;令人烦恼的v.“haunt”的过去式和过去分词
  • There was a haunted look in his eyes. 他眼中透露出忧虑的神色。
  • The country is haunted by the spectre of civil war. 内战仿佛一触即发,举国上下一片恐慌。
6 warned
v.警告( warn的过去式和过去分词 );提醒;告诫;预先通知
  • Motorists have been warned to beware of icy roads. 已经提醒开车的人当心冰封的路面。
  • I've warned her countless times. 我警告过她无数次了。
7 slippers
n. 拖鞋
  • a pair of slippers 一双拖鞋
  • He kicked his slippers off and dropped on to the bed. 他踢掉了拖鞋,倒在床上。