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。）