英语简单学第40课Peggy’s shopping-list
Tom: What are you doing, Peggy?
Peggy: I’m making a shopping-list, Tom.
Tom:What do we need?
Peggy: We need a lot of things this week.
Peggy: I must go to the grocer’s. We haven’t got much tea or coffee, and we haven’t got any sugar or jam.
Tom: What about vegetables?
Peggy: I must go to the greengrocer’s. We haven’t got many tomatoes, but we’ve got a lot of potatoes.
Peggy: I must go to the butcher’s, too. We need some meat. We haven’t got any meat at all.
Tom: Have we got any beer and wine?
Peggy: No, we haven’t. And I’m not going to get any!
Tom: I hope that you’ve got some money.
Peggy: I haven’t got much.
Tom: Well, I haven’t got much either!
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And I'm not going to get any!不过,我不打算去买!
这里get表示"买",与buy同义:
I'll get a new bike for you.
我将给你买辆新自行车来。 -
must与 need
- must 表示"必须"、"应当":
- I must go to the grocer's.
我得去趟杂货店。 - You mustn't make a noise!
你不该弄出噪音来! - Must I call the doctor?
我必须请大夫吗? - need表示"需要"、"必须"。作助动词时多用于疑问句和否定句,如:
- Need I make an appointment?
我需要约一下时间吗? - You need not hurry.
你不必太匆忙。
need也可作实义动词,这时就要有人称、数及时态上的变化,疑问句中也需用助动词 do。如: - We need a lot of things this week.
我们这周需要许多东西。 - He needs some money.
他需要一些钱。 - Do you need any sugar?
你需要一些糖吗? - What do they need this week?
他们这周需要什么东西?