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possible,probable,likely的用法精讲
句子：
我们学英语时很可能犯错。
误译：
WeareprobabletomakemistakeswhenwelearnEnglish.
正译：
1.Itisprobable/LikelythatwewillmakemistakeswhenwelearnEnglish.
2.Probably/Likely,we'llmakemistakeswhenwestudyEnglish.
3.WearelikelytomakemistakeswhenlearningEnglish.
解释：
英语表示“非常可能”、“十有八九”等意思，可用probable/probably或likely。
注意,likely既是形容词也是副词。
probable只能用在Itisprobablethat的句型中，而不能说Weareprobabletodosth。
但likely既可用在Itislikelythat...，也可用在Wearelikelytodosth的句型中。
例如：
1.他很可能是忘了。
Itisprobablethatheforgot.
2.他或许没听懂我的话。
Probably,hedidn'tcatchmymean-ing.
3.她很可能被雨淋透了。
Itislikelythatshegotsoakedthroughintherain.
另外，这三个词中，只有likely还可以用人做主语。
如：
Sheislikelytogoabroad.
1.likely常用于以下两种结构中：
1）sb/sth.islikelytodosth.
Heislikelytocome.他可能要来。
Itisn’tlikelytorain.不大像要下雨。
2）Itislikely+thatclause :
Itislikelythathewillsucceed.他有可能成功。
2.possible 常用于以下结构中：
Itispossible（forsb.）todosth.
Itispossibleforthetraintobelate.
Itispossiblethat…
Itispossiblethatthetrainislate.火车有可能晚点。
3.probable用法：
同样不用人做主语。
只用于下列句型：
It’sprobablethatclause…
Itisprobablethatitwillraintoday.Bringyourumbrellawithyou.今天极有可能要下雨。
带上雨伞吧。
注意：
possible,与probable都一般不用人做主语。
例如：
我们可以说：
Itispossibleforhimtolendusthecar.
Itispossible/probablethathewilllendusthecar.
但是我们不说：
Heispossible/probabletolendusthecar.
巩固练习
用likely,possible填空：
Itis__thatitwillraintoday.Bringyourumbrellawithyou.
Sheisnot_______topasstheexaminationasshedoesn’tworkhard.
Itis_________forthemtolosethefootballmatch.
Itisvery______thattheywillwinthematch.
Theweatheris______tobefine.
C.选择
1.Ithinkitquite_____forustoreachtherailwaystationbeforethetrainleaves.
A.perhaps B.possibly
C.likely D.probably
2.Whois_______togotravelingwithus?
A.possible B.likely
C.maybe D.perhaps
3.Whatdoyouthinkisthemost_____result?
A.like B.likely
C.possibly D.probably
4.Hebegantorealizehisdreamwouldnot______cometrue.
A.probably B.likely
C.possibly D.perhaps
5.Wasitwhennoonehadbeen_______todothatthathecametodealwithit?
A.maybe B.possible
C.likely D.probable
[答案]probable/likely/possible/likely/likely1.2.3likely4.5:
On4）,Iwouldsay"likely"again.Iwouldn'tchoose"possibly"onlybecauseof"wouldnot".Ifitwere"couldnot",Iwouldchoose"possibly",asClapecdid.
Asfor5）,itdoesn'tlookasifit'sbeenwrittencorrectly.Ican'tmakeanyofthewordsfittomysatisfaction."Likely"isthebestofallthebadchoices;alltheothersaredefinitelywrong.Ican'tseehowitmakesmuchsense,though,with"likely"init.
上面虽经外国人审阅，但仍有错误，下面是总结：
（1）possible,probable,likely
It’sprobable/possible/likelythat…（right）（OK）
sb./sthbelikelytodosth…（right）（OK）
sb./sth.beprobable…（wrong）（OK）
sb.bepossibletodosth…（wrong）（OK）
sth.bepossibletodosth…（right）（No）
Example:
Theweatherispossibletochange.（Incorrect）.
Itispossiblethattheweatherwillchange.（Correct）.
It’spossibleforsb.todosth…（right）（OK）.
It’slikelyforsb.todosth.…（wrong）（OK）.
（2）multiplechoices
A.perhapsB.possible（possibly）
C.likelyD.probable（probably）
1.Ithinkitquite_____forustoreachtherailwaystationbeforethetrainleaves.
OnlyB;（OK）.
2.Whois______togotravelingwithus?
OnlyC（OK）.
3.Whatdoyouthinkisthemost_____result?
OnlyC（AlsoD）.
4.Hebegantorealizehisdreamwouldnot______cometrue.
OnlyC（OK）.
5.Thecaris_____toberepaired.
OnlyC;（OK）
6.Juveniledelinquencyis_____toprevent.
Noanswer.（OK）.
7.Suchaccidentsarenotonly____butalsoOnlyB,Dinsequence（OK）.
Dan:
Henz,thewordpossibleisanattributeofsomethingotherthantheagentoftheactionoreffort.Therefore,itseemsthemanisnotpossible,buthisaccomplishmentsare.
Mydictionarysays,however,thatlikelymeanspossessingordisplayingthequalitiesorcharacteristicsthatmakesomethingprobable.Thattellsusthatlikelyisanattributeoftheagent,soitisallrighttosay,Themanislikely....
Thus,thewordlikelyfitstheChinesewordorder.Otherwordssimilartolikelyareaptandliable.
[例]. The microphone enabled them to keep in touch, in other words, it made it _____ for them to contact each other.
a. likely b. capable
c. possible d. probable
[答案]c. possible
[注] capableof还有一意思是“有可能”the car is capable of being repaired .（这辆汽车是有可能修好的。
）用于此义时，be capable of 后常接被动语态动名词或有动作意义的名词thesituationis capableof
improvement.possible 强调客观可能性，“可能的”程度比probable'大概的，很可能的低一些。
注意likely与possible在结构搭配上的区别。
likely可用于下列句型中：
1）it is likely that…例如：
Itislikelythathewillsucceed.（很可能他会成功）
2）think（feel, consider）it likely ...例如：
i think it likely that we will ultimately get a certain amount of money.3）be likely to do sth.例如：
he is likely to see you again .但下面的句型是错误的,it is likely for sb to do sth.所以think it likely for sb. to do sth.也是错误的，故本题不能选likely.
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