and we're looking at ability, both now and in the future,

而我們看重的是能力，無論是現在還是將來。

and we're looking also at permission, both now and in the future!

而我們也在關注許可，無論是現在還是將來!

Hope you enjoy it!

希望你喜歡!

I want to divide the screen into two halves, with 'Present' on the left and 'Future' on

我想把螢幕抽成兩半，"現在 "在左邊，"未來 "在右邊。

the right, so I'll just click that up there, 'Present' and 'Future',

右邊，所以我就點擊上面的 "現在 "和 "未來"。

and I'd like to start off with one of Caroline's lovely drawings, and here we are -

我想從Caroline可愛的畫作開始，我們在這裡 --

here's Susan and Alex.

這是蘇珊和亞歷克斯。

Now Susan is looking pretty pleased, and what can we say about Susan? Well I'll just write

現在蘇珊看起來很高興，我們能說蘇珊什麼呢？好吧，我就寫

it here - 'Susan can play the violin', because, we can see, 'Susan can play the violin'.

這裡--"蘇珊會拉小提琴"，因為，我們可以看到，"蘇珊會拉小提琴"。

But we'll look at Alex, and Alex doesn't look so pleased, and I'm afraid, 'Alex can't play

但我們看看亞歷克斯，亞歷克斯看起來並不高興，恐怕 "亞歷克斯不能玩了

the violin', 'Alex can't play the violin.'

"亞歷克斯不會拉小提琴"。

'Can't' or 'cannot' - I'll just write 'cannot' there, which is the complete version of it.

'不能'或'不能'--我就在那裡寫'不能'，這是完整的版本。

All one word, you'll notice.

都是一個字，你會發現。

Now let's move on to the future - here's another picture of Alex, dreaming of the future, and

現在讓我們進入未來--這是另一張亞歷克斯的照片，夢想著未來，和。

what is he dreaming about?

他在做什麼夢？

'One day', that's Alex grown up, and he's saying 'One day, I'll be able to play.' 'I'll

"有一天"，這是亞歷克斯長大了，他說 "有一天，我就可以玩。"我將

be able to play one day'.

有一天能夠玩'。

So we use 'be able to' for the future, and 'can' or 'can't' for the present, but we also

所以我們用 "能夠 "來表示未來，用 "能夠 "或 "不能 "來表示現在，但我們也會用

sometimes use 'be able to' for the present, and here's an example:

有時用'能夠'來表示現在，這裡有一個例子。

'The company is able to supply the stores with the goods they require.'

'公司能夠提供商店所需的貨物。

Now I notice two things about that sentence: first of all, it's formal, and it's written.

現在我注意到這句話有兩點：首先，這句話很正式，而且是書面語。

It sounds very much to me like formal and written language.

在我聽來，這很像正式的書面語言。

Now moving on - the first half has been about ability - I'll just write 'ability' up there,

現在繼續--上半場一直在講能力--我就把'能力'寫上去。

and the second half is going to be about permission.

而下半場將是關於許可。

I'll just write permission down there, here we go - 'permission'.

我就在這裡寫上許可，這裡是--"許可"。

I'll start off with a picture of a young man, who wants to come through the door, there

我先給大家看一張照片，一個年輕人，他想進門，有。

he is, sticking his head around the door, and he's saying,

他把頭伸到門邊，說："我的天啊！

'Can I come in?' 'Can I come in?'

"我能進來嗎？""我能進來嗎？

I'll just write that here - 'Can I come in?'. You could also say 'May I come in?', which

我就寫在這裡--"我能進來嗎？"。你也可以說 "我可以進來嗎？"，這... ...

is really quite formal and maybe a little bit old-fashioned, but still in use.

是真的很正式，也許有點老套，但還是在用。

All right, let's move on to the future. Here's another picture, this time of the same young

好了，讓我們繼續往前看。這是另一張照片，這次是同一個年輕人的照片

man, he's holding the keys of a car - you can almost guess what he's going to be asking

男人，他拿著車鑰匙--你幾乎可以猜到他要問什麼了。

permission to do... He's going to be saying, 'Can I drive, Dad?'

允許做...他會說，"我能開車嗎，爸爸？

Well, as a Dad, I would have to reply, 'well, yes, you can drive when you're 17.'

好吧，作為一個爸爸，我不得不回答，"好吧，是的，你17歲就可以開車了"。

'You can drive when you're 17 - not now.'

'你17歲就可以開車了，現在不行。

So, we use 'can' for permission or ability if we're talking in the present time,

所以，我們如果是在當下說話，就用'可以'來表示許可或能力。

but in the future we really only use 'can' for permission.

但今後我們真的只用'可以'來表示許可。

All right, that's all, bye for now!

好了，就這樣吧，再見!