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■看見汽車即將撞車,我們會說︰「The car is going to crash.」,因為汽車已經衝過去,肯定會撞上了,這時就應該用「be going to」而不是「will」。 資料圖片
在英文的tenses(時式)運用中,future tenses(將來式)可說是比較容易掌握的一種。當我們談及the future時,其實也有多種不同的用法。今天,我將會介紹1. will 和2. be going to。
1. Will :在很多談及未來的情況,我們大家多會用will 。1. 當描述一些我們expect(期望)將會發生的事情︰According to the weather forecast, it will rain tomorrow. (根據天氣預報,明天將會下雨。); 2. 當我們向別人許下諾言(promises)時,Don't worry. I will be there for you. (不用擔心,我會支持你。);3. 當我們替別人做事時:I will take the money back for you.(我會幫你把錢拿回來。)
Usage︰運用will 時,主要是will+ base form of verb(基本形態的動詞,不用作任何改變),例如will visit(將會探望)、will forgive(將會原諒)、will speak(將會說話)、will leave(將會離開)。
2. Be going to :雖然be going to 和will 同樣是描述將來會發生的事情,但當中最大的不同,是be going to 通常表達已計劃的決定,行為發生的機率也較高。例如Dolce is going to stay overnight. (Dolce準備留宿),留宿這個行為,在說這句話前,已計劃好的了。換言之,stay overnight這個動作是接近100%會發生。另外,be going to 也可用作表達我們肯定即將發生的事。例如,Look! The car is going to crash! (快看!那架汽車快要撞了!)當用be going to時,因我們看見汽車的行駛方向,肯定下一刻將發生的事,說話和撞車可能只是數秒的瞬間,這種情況,用be going to 就最適合不過了。
Usage︰運用be going to,是be (is/am/are) + base form of verb,例如,is going to fight(將會打架)、am going to give(將會給予)、 are going to tell(將會告訴)。
Examples
will
1. I will see you tomorrow.
2. I will not be there for you anymore.
be going to
1. I am going to clean my house a few minutes later.
2. I am going to stay with you.
Exercises
Choose the more appropriate answers.
1. The sky is really dark now. It _____________ soon. (will rain / is going to rain)
2. We ____________ a movie tonight. (will watch / are going to watch)
3. Susanna _____________ birth next month. (will give / is going to give)
4. Tony __________ us if he is free. (will join / is going to join)
5. I ____________ the game in 1 minute. (will finish / am going to finish)
Answers:
1. is going to rain
2. will watch / are going to watch (both acceptable)
3. will give
4. will join
5. am going to finish
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作者簡介:英國文學碩士,在男校任教英語的女教師,愛好文學和動物。
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