用于推测过去的行动:* `4 I& [1 E8 w4 X1 _$ m
He may/might have gone.相当于:" O) r. {. r$ v3 e2 H4 [
It is possible that he went/hasgone./Perhaps he went/hasgone.) s$ M$ `/ N) U6 a" N
当时他可能去了。4 C$ Q# ~( X R4 [
如第132节D所述,如果主句的动词是过去时,就必须用might:: M# C$ o/ X; x5 X# U& g. }9 p
He said/thought thatshe might have missed the plane., t) e& T5 J8 k2 n" O
他说/想她可能已经误了那班飞机。3 F9 R8 I* C; ? x
如不确定性已然消失,必须用 might而不用may:& C& k3 [2 L% M3 W v
He came home alone.You shouldn't have let him do that;he might have gotlost.* q' S. {8 C1 u! S9 U/ E: I
他独自回家了。你本不应当让他那么做的,他可能会迷路的。(但他并未迷路。)
5 L+ n; q7 @3 s% ^$ X! { 在下一句中也是这样:0 e4 o9 n& G% |, J0 D
You shouldn'thave drunk the wine;it may/might have been drugged./ B5 ^0 \# y( _' v! d: R
你本不应喝那酒的,里边可能放了药。4 R( e! g2 s1 H, f
itmay have been drugged通常表示还不能确定酒里是否放了迷药。. C0 i& X) B6 M; o
it might have beendrugged也可具有与上述相同的含义,但也可能意指现在知道酒里没有迷药。 I% `# P) q1 I0 ?! F" B" o
在叙述最终并未得到检验的事情时用 might而不用may:
2 @" n$ C: Z X/ z+ N0 Z2 w0 X Perhaps we should have taken the other road.It might have been quick-er. z1 l; @" }0 S N, N
也许我们本应当走另一条路。那样可能更快些。, u6 I8 \3 i8 S! z4 x6 C
It's a good thing you didn't lend him themoney.You might never have got itback.# D! k$ f A* d- ]
你没借给他钱倒是好事。如果你借给了他,就可能永远也要不回来了。
1 V( G) h0 \/ D* d+ o X 上述这类例句同条件句的第三种类型非常相似: g; [% Z8 d. Q% C- C
If we hadtaken the other road we might have arrivedearlier.0 ?* C4 s8 f6 o$ _
如果我们当时走了另一条路,就可能到得早一些。$ m; ^: R- r& T
may/might可用于条件句中以代替will/would,表示一种可能的而不是肯定无疑的结果:
( W' O# V' d9 I$ f. [" Z If he sees you he willstop.# k) [6 g; m; V/ J3 Z5 f
如果他看见你,他就会停下来。(确定的)$ n+ E! y! n& s( j
If he sees you he maystop.6 c: k( V3 f7 u% O/ `
如果他看见你,他可能停下来。(可能的)5 Z( k' | C, ?' b9 ]
同样, may/might也可用于下列句子当中:
5 E2 R0 {# l, T; S7 o4 Z If you poured hotwater into it,it might crack.0 [; A* O/ e" `2 ]1 `2 `
你如果往它里面倒进热水的话,它就可能裂开。
6 q* O q( f+ i3 U$ I If you had left itthere someone might have stolen it.
( G2 M5 m1 |. i: _ d 要是你当时把那东西落在那里,就可能有人把它偷走。 |