M: Harry can sure play baseball.6 g7 y5 R! m7 H5 {% M
W: Can't he, though' G" z% q& n# a! r3 L
Q: What does the woman mean? . E% k% r' w" o" m4 x7 q5 v3 q, h4 [0 c. e" p- P; f
(A) Harry can't throw the ball very well.$ {* H) f* U# D
(B) Harry's a good ballplayer.8 _5 ]9 n. z1 C, Y$ x5 c+ d1 E
(C) Harry's not allowed to play baseball. ; f6 t/ j9 p4 M9 Z4 W8 F(D) Harry's sure to play ball today. 3 O# C2 E9 I9 T9 r |5 }" o8 P7 z3 ^9 S0 ^9 I* H
Why the answer is "(B)"? Who can tell me? : {# W! v! d/ ^8 _% O7 x% Q
Thanks!!!
sure 的常见用法是 I'm sure,make sure. 这里 sure 在 can 的后面,好像是动词,可是一查词典,sure 不能做动词。实际上,a sure out 是一个棒球术语,能打出 a sure out 可能要一定水平。我不懂棒球。以中文足球术语为例,“他能头球”,本来“头球”是名词,这里当动词用了。同理,Harry can sure play baseball. 的意思是:Harry can throw a sure out when he plays baseball. 接下来的一句是 Can't he, though. 表示不太肯定,且有点惋惜:虽然他现在不行了。+ R- f" v( `8 H! H8 M T
; v/ H. u7 E* w9 R6 _4 F答案:(B) Harry's a good ballplayer.= Harry was a good ballplayer. (Harry 过去曾经是个棒球高手) 1 p6 e. Y5 r9 I, u/ Y" {- n) n; ]) |! J) `# ?" x
不知道这样解释是否能让你明白。