M: Harry can sure play baseball.1 m6 P" d. y# @
W: Can't he, though7 I7 m; E. N8 i* J+ _
Q: What does the woman mean? % ~& |7 L+ y4 Y, s) t3 v1 z$ R8 M3 g8 `9 X4 Z$ j0 S+ @
(A) Harry can't throw the ball very well. 7 S/ W j8 M; ~+ I7 I, F(B) Harry's a good ballplayer.1 D3 v ~* p7 u; { `
(C) Harry's not allowed to play baseball.- n, I- |9 V/ _) ]! p
(D) Harry's sure to play ball today.0 g( V U) [0 |3 W( ^
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Why the answer is "(B)"? Who can tell me? 6 J1 V3 u$ h+ m% l! @5 Q# d1 Z
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sure 的常见用法是 I'm sure,make sure. 这里 sure 在 can 的后面,好像是动词,可是一查词典,sure 不能做动词。实际上,a sure out 是一个棒球术语,能打出 a sure out 可能要一定水平。我不懂棒球。以中文足球术语为例,“他能头球”,本来“头球”是名词,这里当动词用了。同理,Harry can sure play baseball. 的意思是:Harry can throw a sure out when he plays baseball. 接下来的一句是 Can't he, though. 表示不太肯定,且有点惋惜:虽然他现在不行了。- @/ x/ Y- x& M( T! _( P+ g
3 M! U+ U3 Z+ v! p* N5 `9 c答案:(B) Harry's a good ballplayer.= Harry was a good ballplayer. (Harry 过去曾经是个棒球高手) " Y2 F* j# E* r2 I V0 i' u4 | 5 X9 g- |2 B8 [! g2 j- `7 z3 R不知道这样解释是否能让你明白。
补充 ( E; e, Y3 x V. M- H, u5 I3 r 6 A( P5 j8 X% q+ l% _5 Z5 K, ^在这两句对话中,男人发表了自己的意见,女人随声附和。两人的观点基本是一致的,Can't he 是反义疑问句,表示不太肯定,不表示否定。如果是否定,应该是:No, he can't. 所以,答案(A)不是女人的意思。(C)和(D)与对话内容无关。