May you + V ...
结构︰May+第二、三人称主词+动词原形+其他
说明︰此句型意为"祝…"。may 此处表示祝福与愿望,多用于书面语中,口语中有时也用,但显得较庄重。本<句型>的特点是:may 不是在<主词>后面,而是摆在句子开头,使全句成倒装语序,表达出祝愿的意义。
May you recover soon! 愿您早日康复!
May you succeed in business. 祝您生意兴隆!
May our two parties achieve even greater successes in our business.
祝我们双方在生意中取得更大的成功。
may well + V ...
结构︰may well + 原形动词
说明︰此句型意为"理当…;大可…"。may 是<助动词>,well 是<副词>,后接原形<动词>。若将 well 置于<主词>前面,可加强<语气>。
You may well find that the end of the book is better than the beginning.
你应该会发现这本书的结尾比开头好。
You may well get angry with him. 你大可对他发脾气。
She is proud of her son, and well she may. 她以儿子为傲也是应该的。
An unlimited arms race may well increase the danger of war.
无限度的武器竞赛当然会增加战争的危险性。
Since he can play many musical instruments, he may well be called a man of accomplishments. 他能演奏许多乐器,当然称得上是个多才多艺的人。
may as well + V ...
结构︰may as well+原形动词
说明︰此句型意为"最好…;不妨…"。等于 had better,但<语气>比较委婉。
We may as well leave the table after dinner is over. 晚餐后我们不妨离开桌子。
You may as well keep it a secret. 你最好将这件事保密。
You are not (physically) strong, so you may as well take care of your health.
你的体格不壮,因此最好注意健康。
...may as well ... as ...
结构︰may/might as well+原形动词 A+as+原形动词 B
说明︰此句型意为"与其 B 倒不如 A"。相当于"had better A than B"。"may as well ... as"实现的可能性较大,而"might as well ... as"实现的可能性较小。
Since it is raining hard, you may as well stay here as leave.
既然雨下得这么大,你与其离开倒不如待在这儿。
You might as well throw your money into the sea as lend it to him.
你借他钱不如把钱扔到海里去。
You might as well not know a thing at all as know it only a little.
只知道一点点,不如完全不晓得。
I may as well die as marry him.我与其嫁给他,倒不如去死算了。(我若嫁给他,很可能去死。)
I might as well die as marry him.
我与其嫁给他,倒不如去死算了。(我不太可能嫁给他,也不太可能去死。)
You might as well talk to a stone as try to argue with a stubborn woman.
你与其跟一个倔女人争吵,还不如对一块石头说话。
You might as well advise me to give up my fortune as my argument.
你劝我停止辩论,倒不如劝我抛弃一切财产。
You might as well ask the tree for help as request him to reduce the price.
你与其要他减价还不如求助于一棵树。