通过100个单词掌握英语语法(十五)can

[情态动词]能够可以做某事:
Most birds can fly,but some can\'t .You can stay the night,if you like. Chocolate can be addictive.

语法结构

1 can/can\'t | + 不带to的不定式
Eric can speak five languages.
Can you ski?~No ,I can\'t.
表示做某事的能力。
Doing grammar exercises can be boring.
Madrid can be very cold in winter.
表示有时会发生某事，表示可能性。
It can\'t be five o\'clock already,surely?
He can\'t be French:he hasn\'t got a French accent.
表示你认为某事是不大可能或不可能的。

Can I use your hairdryer?
You can go into the mosque but you can\'t take photos.
表示请求、给予或拒绝许可
Can I help you with that ?
I can do the shopping, if you like .
表示提议

2 can\'t | + have | + 过去分词
Andrew can\'t have left: his coat\'s still here.
Judging by her Italian,she can\'t have lived in Italy very long.
表示某事是不可能生生的。

搭配
can/can\'t经常跟感官动词如see,hear,smell,feel等搭配，用来表示借助感觉器官
知道某事现在正在发生：

   I can hear someone playing music in the next apartment.
   Can you see that bird? It looks like a finch.
   Dose that hurt?~No,I can\'t feel a thing.

   can/can\'t 也跟认知动词如imagine,believe,understand等搭配使用

   I can\'t imagine what\'s happened to Ted.
   Can you believe it ? Mary wants to go back to New Zealand.

固定短语
   \'I can\'t tell you how ...\'我简直无法形容...
   I can\'t tell you how relieved I was when they all left.
   表达强烈的感情

   \'I can\'t believe (it)!\' 我真不敢相信(它)!
   Cathy! I can\'t believe it .What are you doing here?
   I can\'t believe how much the boys have grown.
   表示惊讶

   Who can that be ?会是谁呢?
   There\'s the phone.~Who can that be, at this time of night?
   询问不速之客、陌生电话等。