# 第一册 Lesson 131 Don't be so sure! 别那么肯定！

## 一、课文原文

Listen to the tape then answer this question. What's the problem?

**MARTIN:** Where are you going to spend your holidays this year, Gary?

**GARY:** We may go abroad. I'm not sure. My wife wants to go to Egypt. I'd like to go there, too. We can't make up our minds.

**MARTIN:** Will you travel by sea or by air?

**GARY:** We may travel by sea.

**MARTIN:** It's cheaper, isn't it?

**GARY:** It may be cheaper, but it takes a long time.

**MARTIN:** I'm sure you will enjoy yourselves.

**GARY:** Don't be so sure. We may not go anywhere. My wife always worries too much. Who's going to look after the dog? Who's going to look after the house? Who's going to look after the garden? We have this problem every year. In the end, we stay at home and look after everything!

## 二、重点词汇详解

| 单词 | 音标 | 词性 | 释义 | 用法说明 |
|------|------|------|------|----------|
| abroad | /əˈbrɔːd/ | adv. | 国外，海外 | go abroad 出国；at home and abroad 国内外 |
| Egypt | /ˈiːdʒɪpt/ | n. | 埃及 | Egyptian 埃及的，埃及人 |
| worry | /ˈwʌri/ | v. | 担忧 | worry about sb/sth 担心……；worry too much 过于担心 |
| look after | /lʊk ˈɑːftə/ | 短语 | 照看，照顾 | = take care of；look after the dog 照看狗 |
| make up one's mind | /meɪk ʌp wʌnz maɪnd/ | 短语 | 下定决心 | = decide；can't make up one's mind 无法决定 |
| by sea | /baɪ siː/ | 短语 | 乘船 | by sea 乘船；by air 乘飞机；by land 走陆路 |
| in the end | /ɪn ðə end/ | 短语 | 最后，终于 | = finally / at last |

## 三、语法知识点

### may 和 might 表可能性

| 情态动词 | 可能性程度 | 含义 | 例句 |
|----------|-----------|------|------|
| may | ★★★ | 可能（较有可能） | We may go abroad. |
| might | ★★ | 也许（可能性较小） | We might go abroad. |

**may的多种用法：**

| 用法 | 含义 | 例句 |
|------|------|------|
| 表可能性 | 可能 | We may go abroad. |
| 表许可 | 可以 | May I come in? |
| 表祝愿 | 祝愿 | May you succeed! |

**may和might的对比：**
- might是may的过去式，但在表可能性时，might不一定是过去时，而是表示比may更小的可能性
- 可能性大小：must > may > might

### may not 的两种含义

| 含义 | 例句 | 解释 |
|------|------|------|
| 可能不 | We may not go anywhere. | 我们可能哪儿也不去。 |
| 不可以 | You may not park here. | 你不可以在此停车。 |

## 四、重点句型分析

1. **We may go abroad.**
   - may + 动词原形，表示"可能"
   - go abroad 出国

2. **I'd like to go there, too.**
   - I'd like to = I would like to，委婉表达愿望
   - = I want to go there, too.（但更礼貌）

3. **We can't make up our minds.**
   - make up one's mind 下定决心
   - can't make up one's mind 无法做决定

4. **It may be cheaper, but it takes a long time.**
   - may be 可能是（推测）
   - take a long time 花很长时间

5. **Don't be so sure.**
   - 祈使句否定式：Don't + be + 形容词
   - 含义：别那么肯定/别想当然

6. **We may not go anywhere.**
   - may not 可能不
   - anywhere 任何地方（否定/疑问句中代替somewhere）

7. **In the end, we stay at home and look after everything!**
   - in the end 最终，强调结果
   - stay at home 待在家里
   - look after everything 照顾一切

## 五、课文翻译

**马丁：** 今年你们打算去哪里度假，加里？

**加里：** 我们可能出国。我不确定。我妻子想去埃及。我也想去。我们无法做决定。

**马丁：** 你们打算乘船还是乘飞机旅行？

**加里：** 我们可能乘船旅行。

**马丁：** 那更便宜，不是吗？

**加里：** 可能是更便宜，但花的时间长。

**马丁：** 我肯定你们会玩得很开心。

**加里：** 别那么肯定。我们可能哪儿也不去。我妻子总是担心太多。谁来照看狗呢？谁来照看房子呢？谁来照看花园呢？我们每年都有这个问题。最后，我们待在家里照顾一切！

## 六、语言点精讲

1. **may表可能性**：may表示"可能"，语气比must弱得多。must表示几乎确定，may表示有可能但不一定。如：It may rain tomorrow.（明天可能会下雨。）

2. **may not**：在本课中表示"可能不"，而不是"不可以"。根据上下文判断含义。如：He may not come.（他可能不来。）

3. **make up one's mind**：固定短语，"下定决心"。mind的数要与主语一致：I make up my mind / We make up our minds / She makes up her mind.

4. **by sea / by air**：表示交通方式用by + 名词（不加冠词）。如：by bus 乘公交，by train 乘火车，by car 开车。

5. **look after**：照看，照顾。= take care of。如：Can you look after my cat?（你能照看我的猫吗？）

6. **in the end**：最终，终于。注意区分：at the end of 在……的末尾；in the end 最终（不接of）。

7. **enjoy yourselves**：玩得开心。yourselves是反身代词，与主语you一致。enjoy oneself = have a good time。

## 七、课后练习要点

1. 用may/might改写句子，表达可能性
2. may表可能与may表许可的区分
3. make up one's mind的时态和主语一致性练习
4. by + 交通方式的用法
5. look after与take care of的同义替换

## 八、本课小结

- **核心语法**：may/might表可能性——may（可能），might（也许）
- **关键规则**：may可能性比might大；may not可能不（不是禁止）
- **重点词汇**：abroad, worry, make up one's mind, look after, by sea/air
- **重要句型**：Don't be so sure! We may not go anywhere.
- **交际功能**：谈论假期计划，表达不确定性