课文
'The play may begin at any moment,'I said.
'It may have begun already,'Susan answered.
'I hurried to the ticket office.'May I have two tickets please?'I asked.
'I'm sorry, we've sold out,'the girl said.
'What a pity!'Susan exclaimed.
Just then, a man hurried to the ticket office.
'Can I return these two tickets?'he asked.
'Certainly,'the girl said.
I went back to the ticket office at once.
'Could I have those two tickets please?'I asked.
'Certainly,'the girl said,'but they're for next Wednesday's performance. Do you still want them?'
'I might as well have them,'I said sadly.
hurry
v.n. 匆忙，仓促
v. hurry to do sth.
We were hurrying to catch the train.
hurry up
Hurry up, we're late!
Don't hurry me! I'm walking as fast as I can.
n. - be in a hurry/be in no hurry.
Why are you in such a hurry to leave?
- be in a hurry to do sth.
pity
n.遗憾，可惜，同情
it's a pity to do sth./that.....
It's a pity to cancel the concert.
It's a pity that the concert has been cancelled.
口语：
What a pity!
I'm sorry to hear that.
I'm sorry.
sorry: adj.遗憾，可惜，同情
exclaim
1.v.惊呼，惊叫,大声说
2.大声说
claim: to state sth. or to say sth.
n. exclamation
exclamation mark: 惊叹号
He left in such a hurry that he forgot to lock the door.
such...that.... 太...以至于...
forget to do sth.忘记做某事
forget doing sth.忘记做过某事
return
in return & in turn
in return :作为...的回报
I helped her, and she smiled at me in return.
in turn 轮流
v.返回；退回
Timing is flying, never to return.
return sth. to sb.
I've to return some books to the library.
return to :回到
give短语
give in :屈服
give up:放弃
give off:发出(光、热...)
课文讲解：
can/could , may/might
can / could
表示能力
I can do that by myself.
A computer can't think for itself.It must be told what to do.表示请求、许可
can，could，may, might都是可以使用的,没有时态上的差别，有的只是语气上的差别
could比can更加委婉，might比may更婉转
Could(can) you tell me how to get to the bus station?表示推测
Can/Could the news be true?
may/might
- 表示请求，许可
May I have a talk with you? - 表示推测
She is coming to us.She may/might be our new teacher. - may有时可以表示祝愿
*May you succeed.
May you happy new year.
May you come into a good fortune! 恭喜发财
May the coming New Year bring you joy, love and peace. 愿来年欢乐真爱平和与你如影随形
May you two always be in love. 祝二位永浴爱河
May your Christmas be merry as a song, and your heart be happy the whole year long. * - 惯用语
may as well:还是...的好，倒不如
I haven't got anything to do, so I may as well come with you.
sold out售罄
sell: v.
sell sth. to sb.
sell sb. sth.
best-seller:畅销书
sell out ：卖光，售罄
sell off：相当于sell，出卖，常指廉价抛售
sale：n.大减价，打折
for sale: 待售
on sale: 上市，廉价出售
The play may begin... may + do 对可能还没有发生的事情的猜测
It may have begun... may + have done 对已经发生的事情的猜测
I might as well have... I don't really want them , but I will have them.
shall not = shan't
