英语翻译:英语中“可能”的几种用法
文章作者 100test 发表时间 2008:06:04 09:00:11
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句子:我们学英语时很可能犯错。
误译:We are probable to make mistakes when we learn English.
正译:1、It is probable/Likely that we will make mistakes when we learn English.
2、Probably/Likely,we ll make mistakes when we study English.
3、We are likely to make mistakes when learning English.
解释:英语表示“非常可能”、“十有八九”等意思,可用probable/probably或likely。注意,likely既是形容词也是副词。probable只能用在It is probable that的句型中,而不能说We are probable to do sth。但likely既可用在It is likely that...,也可用在We are likely to do sth的句型中。
例如:
1、他很可能是忘了。It is probable that he forgot.
2、他或许没听懂我的话。Probably,he didn t catch my meaning.
3、她很可能被雨淋透了。It is likely that she got so aked through in the rain.
注意:possible的概率小于probable,就像汉语中的“可能”、“大概”。possible同样也只能用于It is possible(for sb)to do sth的句型。
例如:
4、这事多半如此,不只是可能。It s probable,not only possible.