41.Supposition 猜测

1.They’ll be taking some exercise.

2.This house must be at least 1oo years old.

3.The bus must have gone .

4.He can’t have remembered.

5.You must be joking.

6.Maybe he has too much money.

7.I guess he’ll fail the exam.

8.They’re predicting a good harvest this year.

9.There is much probability that he can be saved.

10.I suppose he could have gone to Europe.

Dialogue One

A:Dear,can you drive me to the clinic?

B:I’m afraid I can’t .

A:Why?

B:Well, my car won’t start.I don’t know what’s the matter with it.

A:Could it be the battery?

B:No, I don’t think it could be.I checked the battery two days ago.It must be other problems.

A:Well, I suppose it could be the gas.

B:No,there is plenty of gas.I filled it up yesterday.

A:Perhaps it’s the starter then?

B:Yes,that’s possible.

Dialogue Two

A:What’s this, I wonder?

B:I’m not sure.Let me have a look.....It could be a coffee grinder.

A:A coffee grinder?

B:Yes,it must be used for grinding coffee beans.

A:Oh,that would be very useful.

Dialogue Three

A:Have you seen that house?

B:Yes,it looks interesting.

A:You’re right.I love it very much.

B:It must be old.

A:At least more than 100 years old.

B:Let’s enter it!

A:I can’t open the door.

B:It must be locked.

A:Let me ask the old woman in that reception office.

B:She can’t answer you.

A:She must be deaf.

B:It must be a haunted house.Are you frightened?

A:Frightened?You must be joking.

Dialogue Four

A:What was that noise?

B:It was the pilot putting the wheels down.We must be coming into land.Are you frightened?

A:Frightened?You must be joking!

Dialogue Five

A:John’s very late.Do you think he’s coming?

B:Well, it doesn’t seem like it.He must have forgotten.

A:I suppose you’re right.He can’t have remembered.

Dialogue Six

A:Watch out!You’ll hit that car if you’re not careful.

B:Oh no,I won’t .But we will have an accident if you don’t stop shouting.

A:You see.I told you you’d hit him if you weren’t careful.

B:Oh,shut up,will you?It was all your fault.If you’d kept quite this would never have happened.

A:Oh,so it was my fault,was it?If I hadn’t warned you in time it would have been much worse.

老奶奶的生日礼物

The little boy,Johnnie,had been up with a packet of mints,and said he wouldn’t go out to play until the post card came."I guess you’ll get lots and lots of presents,"he said."I did last week when I was six."

What would she like?A pair of slippers perhaps.Or a new cardigan.A cardigan would be lovely.Blue’s such a pretty color.Jim had always liked her in blue.Or a table lamp.Or a book,a travel book,with pictures,or a little clock,with clear black numbers.So many lovely things.

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