今天我们来聊聊英语中有几种不同的方式来谈论未来。下面的几种情形都经常碰到，我们来学习一下表达：

  • -预测/事实陈述

  • 意图

  • -安排

  • -预定事件

预测/事实陈述

助动词用于预测或简单陈述未来的事实。

  • The sun will rise at 6.30 tomorrow.明天太阳将在6.30点钟升起。

  • Lunch break today will be 10 minutes longer than usual.今天午休时间比平时长10分钟。

  • In the year 2050 all students will have their own computers in school.2050年级的学生在学校都有自己的电脑。

  • If you help me, I will help you.如果你帮助我，我会帮助你。

  • Do you think she will come soon?你认为她会很快来吗？

  • You won't pass your exams if you don't start working harder.如果你不努力工作，考试就不会及格。

  • I know my parents won't let me go to the party.我知道我父母不让我去参加聚会。

  • Will it snow for Christmas?圣诞节会下雪吗？

  • I know she's sick, but will she be back in school tomorrow?我知道她病了，但明天她会回到学校吗？

意图

助词动词用于谈论意图。（意图是对你已经考虑过的未来的计划）。

  • We're going to buy a new car next month.下个月我们打算买一辆新车。

  • I'm going to work in a bank when I leave school.在新的一年里，我将停止吃这么多垃圾。

  • In the new year I'm going to stop eating so much junk.他不打算去参加舞会。他工作太多了。

  • He's not going to go to the dance. He's got too much work.我不打算看电视，直到我的科学计划完成。

  • I'm not going to watch TV until my science project is finished.我不打算看电视，直到我的科学计划完成。

  • Are you going to play basketball after school?放学后你打算去打篮球吗？

  • What are you going to have for lunch today?今天午餐你准备吃什么？

注意：-going to也常用在过去时态来谈论未完成的意图。例子: I was going to study for my grammar test, but I had no time.我本来打算学习语法测试，但没时间 / He was going to call you, but he couldn't find his mobile phone他正要打电话给你，但是他找不到他的手机. / My grandmother was going to visit us, but she fell and broke her arm.我祖母正要去看望我们，但她摔了一跤，摔断了胳膊。

安排

现在进行时用来谈论安排。（安排是对未来的计划，你已经考虑过并与别人讨论过。）

  • I'm meeting my mother at the airport tomorrow.明天我要去机场接我母亲。

  • Our grandparents are visiting us this Christmas.我们的祖父母今年圣诞节要来看望我们。

  • Sorry, I can't stay after school today; I'm playing tennis with Jun-Sik.对不起，今天放学后我不能留下来，我在和周锡克打网球。

  • My sister's going to the dentist tomorrow.我姐姐明天要去看牙医。

  • I'm not returning home for the holidays, so I can come to your party after all!我不回家度假，所以我可以来参加你的聚会了！

  • Are you doing anything on Sunday morning?星期日上午你有什么事吗？

  • Do you know if he is going to the dance with Maiko next week?你知道他下星期要和舞女去跳舞吗？

预定事件

现在的简单时态通常用来指有计划的未来事件，在主语人的控制之外

  • Hurry up! The train departs in 10 minutes.快点！火车10分钟后开走。

  • I leave Frankfurt at 5 o'clock in the morning and arrive in New York我早上五点离开法兰克福，到达纽约。

  • at midnight the next day.第二天午夜。

  • She has an appointment with the headmaster after school today.她今天放学后和校长有个约会。

  • There's no need to hurry. The train doesn't leave for another 30 minutes.没有必要着急。火车再过30分钟就不开了。

  • When does the meeting begin?会议什么时候开始？

总结：大家可以根据实际情况运用上面的各种表达