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“情態(tài)動(dòng)詞用法”問(wèn)答

■本站特約作者  劉永科

【問(wèn)題一】在人教版必修一第2單元有這樣一個(gè)句子：By the 1600’s, Shakespeare was able to make use of a wider vocabulary in his writing than ever before.這句話能否用could代替was able to？

在必修三第2單元還有一個(gè)句子：Perhaps with a discount and a new sign he could win his customers back. 這句話能否用was able to代替could？

He didn’t agree with me at first, but I was able to persuade him to sign the agreement later. 這句話用could為何不可以？

這些問(wèn)題，實(shí)際上就是could和was able to的區(qū)別。could表示“（過(guò)去）有能力做某事”，was able to 除了這層意思外，還有一個(gè)重要的意思，就是：“設(shè)法做了某事（managed to do sth.）”，“成功地做了某事（succeeded in doing sth.）”，往往暗示經(jīng)過(guò)努力才具備的能力。如果只表達(dá)“有能力做某事”這層意思，而不表達(dá)是否實(shí)施，那么這兩個(gè)可以互換，而意思保持不變，例如：　　

He was very strong and he could（=was able to）lift that big stone. 他很強(qiáng)壯，他能夠舉起那塊大石頭。（意思是他有這個(gè)能力，是否實(shí)施不得而知）

但是，如果是第二層意思，即“能夠設(shè)法做了某事，成功地做了某事”，那么只能用was able to，不用could。請(qǐng)比較：

At last he could solve the problem.（誤）

At last, he was able to solve the problem.（正）

Only when the war was over could he get happily back to work.（誤）

Only when the war was over was he able to get happily back to work.（正）

It was a very big fire, but most people could escape from it. （誤）　　

It was a very big fire, but most people were able to escape from it.（正）　　

但是，在否定句中兩個(gè)可以互換，而意思相同：

I couldn’t persuade him to sign the agreement.= I wasn’t able to persuade him to sign the agreement.

They couldn't finish the task in such a short time.= They were not able to finish the task in such a short time.　　

在與感知?jiǎng)釉~連用時(shí)，如recognize, see, understand, realize等，用于肯定句或否定句都可，兩者沒(méi)有區(qū)別。　　

The little boy could recognize his mother.= The little boy was able to recognize his mother.

現(xiàn)在回到前面的問(wèn)題。

1. By the 1600’s, Shakespeare was able to make use of a wider vocabulary in his writing than ever before.這句話能否用could代替was able to？

這句話could不能代替was able to，是因?yàn)樵谄渥髌分惺褂酶�大范圍的詞匯量，莎士比亞已經(jīng)成功地做到了。

2. Perhaps with a discount and a new sign he could win his customers back. 這句話能否用was able to代替could？

我們找出課文看看，王鵬對(duì)他餐館的未來(lái)充滿了希望，他采取打折和換用新的牌子的方式招徠顧客，這可能喚回顧客，但僅是一種可能，能否成功不得而知。故只能使用could。

3. He didn’t agree with me at first, but I was able to persuade him to sign the agreement later. 這句話用could為何不可以？

本句前后兩個(gè)分句是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。他一開(kāi)始不同意，但是我后來(lái)還是能夠說(shuō)服他簽了合同，表示結(jié)果，故用was able to。

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