PROGRAMME 40

第一部分对话:旱灾

由于长期干旱，农场主Dick处境十分困难。他的朋友Greg到农场来看他，两个人谈到如果旱灾持续下去，Dick可能会采取哪些办法。下面是他们谈话的一部分内容。

Dialogue 1
英语情景对话1

DICK: Well,the way things are now, I just can't pay my bills,Greg.
GREG：Oh,that's bad!Well,Dick,what are you going to do if it doesn't rain soon?
DICK：I'll probably have to sell some cattle.
GREG：Do you want to?
DICK：I'd rather hang on to them.
GREG：Do you think that's possible?
DICK：I don't know.If we get a good drop of rain we'll be right.
GREG：But What if we don't? What do you reckon will happen?
DICK：Well,either I'll have to sell the cattle or Jane'll have to go back to work.

第二部分：英语词汇表达

a bill 帐单
cattle 牛群（集体名词，形式上是单数的，意思是复数的）
end 结束
guess 猜，推测
reckon 估计，料想
suppose 认为，科想
run out of time/money 时间／钱用完了
a good drop of rain 一场透雨
I could always sell the farm 我随时可以把农场卖掉
I'd rather hang on to them 我很想留着它们
I'll go broke 我就会破产了
If the drought doesn't break 如果这场旱灾还不结束的话
That's bad 这可真不好
That's be bad 这可就太不好了
The way things are now 根据目前的情况来看
We'll be right 我们的情况就会好转

NAME：

Greg (a male given name-short for Gregory)

第三部分：课程

SPECULATING
(I) REAL CONDITIONS推测(Ⅰ)-有可能实现的条件句
从这一讲开始，一连四讲，我们学习怎样表示将来可能发生什么事情。这一讲先学有可能实现的条件句，即：如果出现X情况，便会发生Y情况。
1．STATEMENTS陈述句
从句：IF+PRESENT tense
+
主句：FUTURE tense
IF it rains tomorrow，everything will be all right.
IF it doesn't rain soon，we'll go broke.
注意：
主句和从句使用的是两种不同的时态。
主句和从句的顺序可以颠倒，但不影响意思，因此上面那句话可以改为：
We'll go broke IF it doesn't rain soon.
从句放在哪里，往往看上下文而定。
有时do或does（重读）可以用来加强从句里的动词。这样说，往往表示从句里所说的事是不大可能发生的。例如：
A: Of course I won't fail.
B: Yes, but what('ll happen) if you do(fail)?
2．QUESTIONS问句
如果出现某种情况怎么办？
这类问题可以这样问：
What are you going to do if it doesn't rain soon?
What'll you do if it doesn't rain soon?
What'll happen if it doesn't rain soon?
动词的时态仍然是：
主句一将来时
从句一现在时
在问句里，if引导的从句往往放在主句后面。
3．EITHER...OR... 或…或…
如果在回答上面这类问题的时候，提到两个可供选择的作法，就可以用either...or.这种结构。例如：
I Either I'll sell some cattle or Jane will have to go back to work.
4．SHOWING SYMPATHY怎样表示同情
A: Oh dear, what'll I do? I've lost my purse．
B: Oh that's bad! I'll help you look for it.
注意：
这个说法可以用于各种不幸的场合。情况的严重程度不同，可以使用不同的语调，或配以不同的面部表情。
如果谈的是将来可能发生的情况，就不说That's bad，而说That'd be bad.例如：
A: Either I'll have to sell the cattle or Jane'll have to go back to work.
B: Oh, that'd be bad!
此外，还可以说：
(Oh) That's a shame．
或者用更强调的说法！
That's terrible/awful.

第四部分：练习

请先确定括号里的动词应为现在时还是将来时，然后将正确的说法填在空白处。
1. If it rains on the weekend,I————(stay) at home.
2. What will you do if I————(be) late?
3. If I get any news,I————(let) you know.
4．What will you wear if it————(be) hot?
5. He————(sell) the farm if the drought doesn't end.
6．He————(move)to the city if he gets a job there.
7．If I————(think) of it, I————(buy) some fruit.
8．If he————(pass) his exams, he————(go) on a holiday.