初级美语 L069:Running a Bookstore 解析

一、Reading

Tom will be retiring next year. He will be opening a small bookstore. His wife will be helping him run the store. It will be a small family business, so they won't be needing too much money. He won't be making a lot of money, but it'll be enough.

二、解析

■ Tom will be retiring next year.

  • 时态:将来进行时
  • 主:Tom
  • 谓:will be retiring
  • 时状:next year.

retire:vi.退休。

■ He will be opening a small bookstore.

  • 时态:将来进行时
  • 主:He
  • 谓:will be opening
  • 定:a small
  • 宾:bookstore.

■ His wife will be helping him run the store.

= His wife will be helping him(to)run the store.

  • 时态:将来进行时
  • 主:His wife
  • 谓:will be helping
  • 宾:him
  • 宾补:run the store.

help sb to(to可省略) do sth:帮做某人做某事
e.g.:He helped me to learn English.

■ It will be a small family business, so they won't be needing too much money.

  • 时态:一般将来时
  • 主:It
  • 系:will be
  • 定:a small
  • 表:family business
  • 并列连词:so
  • 时态:将来时行时
  • 主:they
  • 谓:won't be needing
  • 宾:too much money.

family business:n. 家族事业

■ He won't be making a lot of money, but it'll be enough.

  • 时态:将来进行时
  • 主:He
  • 谓:won't be making
  • 定:a lot of
  • 宾:money
  • 并列连词:but
  • 时态:一般将来时
  • 主:it
  • 系:will be
  • 表:enough.

make a lot of money = earn a lot of money:挣很多钱

三、语法

将来进行时:主语 + will be + 现在分词

使用时机

  1. 表示短期内即将发生的动作,will be 译成“将要”、“将会”。此时可用一般将来时取代,只不过是将来进行时更强调短期内即将发生的动作。
  2. 表示在将来某一时刻将会进行的动作。will be 译成“会在”。
    I'll be watching TV this time tomorrow.
    (我明天这个时候会在看电视。)
    He'll be studying in the library this afternoon.
    (今天下午他会在图书馆看书。)