一、Reading
My friend Mike is a fortune-teller. He often tells me many things about my future. First, I will become a father next year. Then, I will get a promotion and earn a lot of money. Two years later, I will buy a new car. Soon after that, I will be able to afford a new house. I'm not superstitious, but I hope he's right.
二、解析
■ My friend Mike is a fortune-teller.
- 主:My friend Mike
- 系:is
- 表:a fortune-teller.
■ He often tells me many things about my future.
- 主:He
- 状:often
- 谓动:tells
- 间宾:me
- 直宾:many things
- 定:about my future.(修饰 things)
■ First, I will become a father next year.
- 时态:一般将来时
- 状:First
- 主:I
- 系:will become
- 表:a father
- 时状:next year.
一般将来时:主语 + will + 动词原型
become:vt. 成为
■ Then, I will get a promotion and earn a lot of money.
- 时态:一般将来时
- 状:Then
- 主:I
- 谓动:will get
- 宾:a promotion
- 连词:and
- 谓动:earn
- 宾:a lot of money.
get:vt. 获得
■ Two years later, I will buy a new car.
- 时态:一般将来时
- 时状:Two years later
- 主:I
- 谓动:will buy
- 定:a new
- 宾:car.
five years later:五年后
two days later:两天后
注意:
in three minutes:三分钟后
within three minutes:三分钟内
■ Soon after that, I will be able to afford a new house.
- 时态:一般将来时
- 时状:Soon after that
- 主:I
- 谓动:will be able to afford
- 定:a new
- 宾:house.
can + afford + 名词:有能力买得起...
be able to + afford + 名词:有能力买得起...
afford 用法:
afford 是及物动词,表示“买得起”、“负担的起”,之后可用名词或虚词 to 不定式短语作宾语。
- afford 之前一定要有助动词 can.
- afford 若使用于一般将来时,理应说成:
I will can afford that car.(X),
但 will 与 can 均为助动词不能并存,应将 can 改为 be able to。
I will be able to afford that car someday.
■ I'm not superstitious, but I hope he's right.
= I hope (that) he's right.
- 主:I
- 系:am
- 状:not
- 表:superstitious
- 连词:but
- 时态:一般过去时
- 主:I
- 谓动:hope
- 宾:he's right.
- 主:he
- 系:is
- 表:right.
ous 后缀:为形容词。