Hello and welcome to today's Grammar Gameshow! I'm your host, Will!
大家好，欢迎来到今天的语法脱口秀！我是主持人 WIll！
Will Will be willing to let you win? All will be revealed.
Will 今天会心甘情愿让你们赢吗？一切将被揭晓。
And of course let's not forget Leslie, our all-knowing voice in the sky. Hello, everyone!
当然，别忘了我们 Leslie，我们无所不知的空中声音。大家好！
Tonight we're going to ask you three questions about… Will!
今晚我们将问三个问题，关于……Will！（将来时的助动词）
That little modal verb that does so much! It's my birthday and I'll cry if I want to!
小情态动词大用处！今天是我的生日，只要我想我就可以哭！
Now, let's meet our contestants! Hello, all. I'm James.
现在，有请我们的参赛者！大家好，我是 James。
And contestant number two? It's nice to meet you. I'm Frank.
二号选手呢？很高兴见到大家，我是 Frank。
James and Frank? Oh dear. It's my birthday and what I say goes!
James 和 Frank？噢，亲爱的，今天是我的生日，我说了算！
Well… more than usual anyway! So now you're William, and you can be Wilfred!
好吧……不管怎么样，反正多于往常！那么现在，你就叫 William，那你叫 Wilfred！
Hey! You can't do that! I love being called James!
嗨，你不能这么做！我喜欢被叫 James！
Quiet, William! You know, you remind me a lot of my uncle Wilbert.
安静，William！你知道吗，你让我想起了很多关于我叔叔 Wilbert 的事情。
Why? Did he stand up for himself too? Oh no.
为什么？他也为自己站起来过吗？噢，不是。
He mysteriously disappeared! How about you Wilfred?
他神秘地消失了。你呢，Wilfred？
Any problems? Not here!
有什么问题吗？现在没有！
Good! Now that we're all ready, let's have our first question.
很好！现在都准备好了，我们开始第一题吧。
Like myself, the modal verb "will" is a useful thing to have around. Have a look at these sentences and tell me what each use of "will" is.
就像我自己一样，情态动词 “will” 用途非常广。看这些句子，然后告诉我 “will” 的每个用法。
Who wants to go first? I will!
谁先来？我！
No, I will! No, I will!
不，我先！不，我先！
No. . . I will!
不……我先！
Guys, guys, guys! You've got it all wrong!
伙计们，伙计们，伙计们！你们都错了！
I Will. You William.
我才是 Will。你是 WIlliam。
You Wilfred! But if you can't decide, we'll use the buzzers.
你是 Wilfred！不过如果你们决定不了的话，我们就用抢答器吧。
Here we go. It will rain tomorrow.
开始。明天会下雨。
That's "will" as a future auxiliary verb for a prediction.Correct!
这里的 “will” 是表示预测将来的助动词。正确！
I'll have orange juice please. That's "will" used for a decision made at the moment of speaking.
我要橙汁，谢谢。这里的 “will” 表示在讲话的时候做出的决定。
Correct! Thanks for your help. I'll pay you back on Friday.
正确！谢谢你的帮忙，我会在周五还你的。
That's "will" used for a promise. Correct!
这里的 “will” 表示承诺。正确！
Are you hungry? I'll make you a sandwich. That's "will" used as an offer to do something.
你饿吗？我给你做一个三明治。这里的 “will” 表示提议做某事。
Correct! I'll kill you for this!
正确！我会因为这个 “杀” 了你！
That's "will" used for a threat. Correct!
这里的 “will” 表示威胁。正确！
Leslie? Well done.
Leslie？完成的很好。
"Will" is a modal auxiliary verb, which means it's always followed by a bare infinitive and doesn't change to show person or time. It has many uses including future predictions, future intentions, instant decisions, promises, threats, and offers to help, among others.
“Will” 是一个情态助动词，也就是说，它的后面接的是省略 “to” 的不定式，而且不需要根据人称时态变化。它有很多用法，包括对将来的打算，瞬间的决定，承诺，威胁，提供帮助，等等。
Good job both of you. Have forty-seven -ty-six points.
你们俩都很棒。得四十七-七十六分。
On to round two. True or false:
第二轮。是非题：
In the same way as the present simple, "will" can be used to describe present habits and routines. True!
和一般现在时一样，“will” 可以用来描述现在的习惯和日常。正确！
It is true! Can you give me an example?
没有错！你能举个例子吗？
I've heard that people will often not come home from this show. And if anyone's going to disappear, I would much rather it be James.
我听说人们通常不能从这个节目里脱身回家。如果有人会消失不见，我宁愿是 James。
William! William! Of course! Of course!
是 William，William！当然！当然！
Leslie? Well done, Wilfred!
Leslie？干得好，Wilfred！
"Will" can be used to describe present habits and typical behavior, just like the present simple. I'll kill you for that!
“Will” 可以用来描述现在的习惯，以及典型行为，就像一般现在时一样。我会为此 “杀” 了你！
Excellent use of "will" for a threat, but minus ten points for going to the dark side on my birthday… just like Uncle Wilber! He was a bit of a wet blanket too. . . at first.
这是 “will” 表示威胁的一个很棒的例子，但是鉴于这是阴暗面的，所以扣十分，在我生日当天……就像 Wilber 叔叔一样！他也是有点儿让人扫兴……一开始的时候。
Wilfred, twelve points for you. Our final question, then.
Wilfred，给你 12 分。然后进入最后一题。
In some ways, "shall" can be used as a substitute for "will", but there are a few rules about its use. Give me three of them.
在某些情况下，“shall” 可以用来替代 “will”，但是这种用法有一些规则。说出其中三个。
We only really use "shall" with "I" and "we". Correct!
我们只用 “shall” 和 “I” 或者 “we” 搭配。正确！
That's one. You can use "shall" to ask someone's opinion when making an offer.
这是一个。你可以用 “shall” 来问某人的意见，当你提议的时候。
For example: Shall I open the window?
例如：我能开窗吗？
Well done. One more. The response to a question with "shall we" is "let's" or "let's not".
非常好，又一个。关于 “shall we” 提问的回答要用 “let's” 或者 “let's not”。
Leslie? Good stuff.
Leslie？确实不错。
"Shall" can be used to ask for advice and make suggestions and offers. However, "shall" is usually only used with the pronouns "I" or "we".
“Shall” 可以用来征求意见，也可以用来提出建议或要约。然而，“shall” 通常只与代词 “I” 或者 “we” 连用。
A common response to a suggestion with "shall we" is "let's". "Shall" is a little bit formal and a bit old-fashioned, but it has its place!
对于以 “shall we” 开头的建议，要用 “let's” 来回答。“Shall” 会比较正式一点儿，也有点儿过时，但它有它的用法！
Just like you, Leslie! Trapped for all eternity wherever you are!
就像你一样，Leslie！你给我永远待在那儿吧！
Excellent. Three points to William.
优秀。给 William 三分。
And that brings us to the end of today's Grammar Gameshow. But before we go. . . let's play a party game!
我们今天的语法脱口秀也要结束了。但是，在我们走之前……我们玩个多人游戏吧！
It's my birthday after all. How about. . . musical podiums?
毕竟是我的生日嘛。不如……音乐领奖台吧？
I'll play some music and you two switch places. When the music stops, we'll know who the winner is!
我放一些音乐，你们俩交换位置。音乐停止的时候，我们就知道谁是赢家了！
Are you ready? Go!
准备好了吗？开始！
Oh, I neglected to nominate which podium would lose. Oh, well!
噢，我忘记指明哪个领奖台算输的了。噢，好了！
Release the seagulls. And the winner is. . . me!
放出海鸥。获胜者就是……我！
Oh, Leslie, what do I win? It's a birthday cake.
噢，Leslie，我赢了啥？生日蛋糕。
Oh, Leslie! I thought you'd forgotten.
哦，Leslie！我以为你忘记了。
You really are a true friend. Does that mean you'll invite me to your party?
你真是一个真朋友。这是不是意味着你会邀请我去你的派对上？
But, that means I'd have to let you out of your box in the sky. I've invited your family though!
不过，这意味着我会让你放下你在空中的面具。虽然我已经邀请了你的家人！
Say goodbye, Leslie. An nyeong hee ge se yo, Leslie.
说再见吧，Leslie。再见吧，Leslie。
See you next time.
下次见。
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