英语语法 比较may和might
1) 表示允许或请求;表示没有把握的推测;may 放在句首,表示祝愿。 May God bless you! He might be at home. 注意: might 表示推测时,不表示时态。只是可能性比may 小。
2) 成语: may/might as well,后面接不带to 的不定式,意为"不妨"。 If that is the case, we may as well try.
3) may和might可以表示可能性和许可。might的语气比may较婉转。此外,may也可以接动词的完成形式,表示可能、说不定已经做某事。
【例如】
I thought it might be difficult for me to learn advanced mathematics. (可能性)
May I come in, sir? (许可)
She may have gone to the hospital.
典型例题 Peter ___come with us tonight, but he isn't very sure yet. A. must B. may C. can D. will 答案B. 表可能性只能用may. 此句意可从后半句推出。 Research findings show we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we ____during the day. (CET-4 1999,1)
A) must have done B) should have done C) would have done D) may have done
情态动词后面加动词完成式,有不同意义。
must have done表示一定做过某事;
should have done表示本应该做某事,含有批评的意思;
would have done主要用于虚拟语气,表示对过去的虚拟;
may have done表示可能已经作过某事。
根据句意:研究结果表明,我们每晚有两个小时做梦,不管白天可能做了什么,情态动词后表示可能性,故答案应为D。 |