你能分清can 与 may吗？
<p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="uncertain">uncertain</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="verbs">verbs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="grant">grant</span> <span word="permission">permission</span>.</p><p>当动词<span word="can">can</span>和<span word="may">may</span>用来表达请求或授予许可时，人们常常不确定这两个词是否存在不同。</p><p>看看下面两个例子是否有不同：</p><p><span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>?</p><p><span word="May">May</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>?</p><p><span word="Can">Can</span>常用于与能力或技能相关的疑问句中，如：</p><p><span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="swim">swim</span>?</p><p>她会游泳吗?</p><p><span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span>?</p><p>你能说意大利语吗?</p><p><span word="May">May</span>可以表示推测,意为“也许,可能”.如：</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p>她可能在家，我们去看看她吧。</p><p>用作请求时：</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="verbs">verbs</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="polite">polite</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="informal">informal</span> <span word="contexts">contexts</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="acceptable">acceptable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="can">can</span>; <span word="in">in</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="may">may</span>.</p><p>这两个词语的区别就是一个词语(<span word="may">may</span>)比另一个(<span word="can">can</span>)更为礼貌。在非正式的场合使用<span word="can">can</span>是完全可以被接受的，在正式场合则使用<span word="may">may</span>更为合适。</p><p>因此，上面两个句子都是正确的，只是使用<span word="may">may</span>会更正式和礼貌一些。</p><p>小测验：选择正确的词语</p>
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