某些介词短语也可以表示情态化可能性的明确主观和明确客观取向,如: In my opinion , old people never take things as one expects. (明确主观) The t rain will be late in all possibility . (明确客观)
(1)他肯定是中国人。(实然)
(2)他是中国人。(直陈)
(3)他或许是中国人。(或然1)
(4)他也许是中国人吧。(或然2)
(5)他是中国人吗?(疑问)
1)He is Chinese.
2)Certainly he is Chinese.
情态的分类 75
可能性情态消弱陈述力量 114
多声性 115 116 118
责任情态词 119
跨文化差异 120
似是而非的消息来源
It is said
It is reported..
Reports say
Rumors say
It is learned
It is understood
According to an anonymous sourse
假想的客观性和准确性