Заместители некоторых модальных глаголов
Закрывая тему модальных глаголов, в которых всегда присутствует ваше личное отношение к действию, добавляю материал об их эквивалентах/синонимах.
Equivalents
Examples
English grammar jokes
1. Ability/возможность, способность совершить действие
to be able = can/could
2.Possibility/возможность
a) to be allowed to = may = дозволяется
b) to be permitted to = разрешается, даётся право
Может употребляться в разных временах:
1. I am able to drive a car.
2. I has been able to drive for 10 years.
3. 10 years ago I was able to drive a car.
4. I was pleased that I had been able to drive the new car.
5. Will I be able to drive myself home after the treatment?
2a) You are allowed to work in pairs./Можете работать парами.
2b) He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others are not…” (Bible)/
Вам дано право понимать тайны Царствия Небесного, а другим - нет...(Из Библии)
*** English joke
A: Doctor, will I be able to play the piano after the operation?B: Yes, of course.
A: Great. I never could before.
*** English joke
Paying your taxes
A nervous taxpayer was unhappily conversing with the IRS auditor who had come to review his records. At one point the auditor exclaimed, "Mr. Carr, we feel it is a great privilege to be allowed to live and work in the USA. As a citizen you have an obligation to pay taxes, and we expect you to eagerly pay them with a smile."
"Thank God," returned Mr. Carr, "I thought you were going to want cash!"
http://www.jokebuddha.com
3. dare/осмеливаться
4. Идиоматические выражения с 'dare':
How dare you!/Да как вы смеете!
I dare say/Осмелюсь сказать (бывает ироничное употребление)
3. Dare he do it? /Он осмелится это сделать?
I dare you to sing that song!/Ну, спой эту песню, спой!
I daren't try/Я не осмелюсь/Я даже пытаться не буду.
4. How dare you judge me?!/Да как вы смеете осуждать меня?!
*** English joke
A woman saw an ad in the local newspaper which read: "Pure-bred Police Dog £250. ono."
Thinking that to be a great bargain, she called and ordered the dog to be delivered.
The next day a van arrived at her home and delivered the mangiest-looking dog she had ever seen.
In a rage, she telephoned the man who had placed the ad, "How dare you call that a purebred police dog?"
"Don't let his looks deceive you, love," the man replied, "He's undercover."
http://www.sickipedia.org
5.Аdvice/recommendation 'had better' = should and ought
I had better get down to my work./Лучше я займусь своей работой.
You'd better tell him everyting./Тебе лучше всё ему рассказать.
You'd better not do that./Вам лучше этого не делать (сильная рекомендация)
should
ought to
had better
Equivalents
Examples
English grammar jokes
1. Ability/возможность, способность совершить действие
to be able = can/could
2.Possibility/возможность
a) to be allowed to = may = дозволяется
b) to be permitted to = разрешается, даётся право
Может употребляться в разных временах:
1. I am able to drive a car.
2. I has been able to drive for 10 years.
3. 10 years ago I was able to drive a car.
4. I was pleased that I had been able to drive the new car.
5. Will I be able to drive myself home after the treatment?
2a) You are allowed to work in pairs./Можете работать парами.
2b) He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others are not…” (Bible)/
Вам дано право понимать тайны Царствия Небесного, а другим - нет...(Из Библии)
*** English joke
A: Doctor, will I be able to play the piano after the operation?B: Yes, of course.
A: Great. I never could before.
*** English joke
Paying your taxes
A nervous taxpayer was unhappily conversing with the IRS auditor who had come to review his records. At one point the auditor exclaimed, "Mr. Carr, we feel it is a great privilege to be allowed to live and work in the USA. As a citizen you have an obligation to pay taxes, and we expect you to eagerly pay them with a smile."
"Thank God," returned Mr. Carr, "I thought you were going to want cash!"
http://www.jokebuddha.com
3. dare/осмеливаться
4. Идиоматические выражения с 'dare':
How dare you!/Да как вы смеете!
I dare say/Осмелюсь сказать (бывает ироничное употребление)
3. Dare he do it? /Он осмелится это сделать?
I dare you to sing that song!/Ну, спой эту песню, спой!
I daren't try/Я не осмелюсь/Я даже пытаться не буду.
4. How dare you judge me?!/Да как вы смеете осуждать меня?!
*** English joke
A woman saw an ad in the local newspaper which read: "Pure-bred Police Dog £250. ono."
Thinking that to be a great bargain, she called and ordered the dog to be delivered.
The next day a van arrived at her home and delivered the mangiest-looking dog she had ever seen.
In a rage, she telephoned the man who had placed the ad, "How dare you call that a purebred police dog?"
"Don't let his looks deceive you, love," the man replied, "He's undercover."
http://www.sickipedia.org
5.Аdvice/recommendation 'had better' = should and ought
I had better get down to my work./Лучше я займусь своей работой.
You'd better tell him everyting./Тебе лучше всё ему рассказать.
You'd better not do that./Вам лучше этого не делать (сильная рекомендация)
should
ought to
had better