一、情态动词
(一)can/could
1.表示能力,can表示现在的能力,could主要指过去的能力。
You can tell the significance of climate change to us.
你可以告诉我们气候变化的重要意义。
I had hoped to send Peter a gift to congratulate him on his marriage, but I couldn’t manage it.
我本来希望送给彼得一件礼物祝贺他结婚,但没有做到。
W误区警示
can表示能力的时候,还可以用be able to代替,表示后来通过努力终于做成了某事。
He was a good swimmer so he was able to swim to the riverbank when the boat sank.
他是一个很擅长游泳的人,所以当船下沉时,他能够游到河岸上。