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You shall go to the ball.
你将去参加舞会。
Mini English Lessons
迷你英语课
Lots of my students have been asking me if they can use the word "shall" to talk about the future.
我的很多学生问我，他们是否可以用shall这个词来谈论未来。
And the answer is you can, but nobody really does anymore.
答案是可以，但是没有人再这样用这个词了。
In this Mini English Lesson, I'm going to tell you the two situations where you can use "shall" nowadays.
在今天的迷你英语课中，我将告诉你，在现代可以使用shall的两种情况。
Shall we begin?
我们可以开始了吗？
You have probably seen shall in old stories to talk about the future.
你可能在古代故事中看到过用shall谈论未来。
For example, if you read a book by Jane Austen or Charles Dickens,
例如，如果你读简·奥斯汀或查尔斯·狄更斯的书，
or if you watch an old fairy story where the fairy godmother says to Cinderella: You shall go to the ball.
或者如果你看一个古老的童话故事，里面的仙女教母对灰姑娘说：“你将去参加舞会。”
This is the future, but we don't use it very often like that now.
这就是未来的情况，但是现在这种用法已经不常见了。
We use shall for offers or suggestions.
我们用shall来表示主动提议或建议。
It's always used with the first person.
总是与第一人称一起使用。
That could be singular, I, or plural, we, and it's normally in question form.
可以是单数第一人称“我”，或者复数的“我们”，并且通常是疑问句。
So for an offer, if you see someone carrying something heavy, you might say, Oh, shall I help you?
所以要主动提议的话，如果你看到有人拿着重物，你可能会说：“哦，需要我帮你吗？”
And for a suggestion, if you're planning to meet a friend, you might say, Shall we meet at the cinema at eight o'clock?
要给出建议的话，如果你计划去见一个朋友，你可能会说：“我们八点在电影院见面好吗？”
So there you go, the two situations when you use shall in modern English.
这就是在现代英语中使用shall的两种情况。
Now you're ready to look at how we really do talk about the future in English.
现在你可以去看看在英语中怎样谈论未来情况了。
Shall we?
要去吗？
