It‟ssurprising/odd…1.It‟snotsurprising/strangethatthesechildrenaresoshort.Weanalyzedtheirdietanddiscoveredthattheygetlittleproteinorcalcium.(09.12)analysed,tested,sampled,studied,examinedIt’ssurprising/odd…2.It‟ssurprising/oddthatJohnwantstospendtheholidayattheseaside.Afterall,hecan‟tswim,hedoesn‟tliketobeoutinthesunandhehatesseafood.(07.4)odd:strangeweird:adj,verystrange,mysterious,orfrightening.It‟ssurprising/odd…3.Iwassurprised/astonishedwhenIopenedtheletteranddiscoveredacheckfor$2,000.(01.3)4.Thatlabhasareputation/namefordoinghigh-qualityanalyticalwork,soIwassurprised/angry/disappointedwhenIsawhowcarelesslytheyhandledtherocksamplesIsentthem.(02.18)surprised5.Anncameearlyfortheclass,whichsurprisedeveryone.Sheisnotoriousforbeinglate.(03.18)1.Agreatdealof,agooddeal1.Ourarticlewaspublishedinawell-knownscientificjournal.Asaresult,itgotagreatdealofattentionfromresearchersworldwide.(98.13)2.JiangsuandZhejiangareroughlyequalinsize,althoughwhenIlookatamapIalwaysgettheimpressionthatJiangsuisagooddeallarger.(99.2)Agreatdealof,agooddeal3.Thetestwasagooddealharderthanthey‟dexpected.(04.19)4.JadePalaceis....It‟sagooddeallessexpensivethantheotherhotelsofthesamequalityinthisarea.(08.25)Agreatdealof,agooddeal5.SinceIhavenocar,Ican‟tgettothetownsoutsidethecitywhereIliveveryeasily.Thereisn‟tagreatdealofpublictransportationinourarea.(07,10)Agreatdealof,agooddealagreatdealof:alargequantityofsthagooddeal:muchAgreatdealoftheirworkisunpaid.Shehadcertainlyknownagooddealmorethanshe‟dadmitted.Ihavenoidea/notion…1.Ihavenoidea/notionhowtooperatethiscopyingmachine.Doyouknowanyone/anybodywhocanshowmehowtouseit?(06.8)2.Doyouhaveanyidea/notionwherethenewlabisgoingtobebuilt?(07.13)Ihavenoidea/notion…A:look!Thewindowisbroken/shattered.Becarefulofthepiecesofglassonthefloor.They‟resharp/dangerous.B:Johnsayssomeonethrew/hurled/cast/tossed/lobbedarockthroughthewindowthismorning.Noonehasanyidea/notionwhoitwas.(2011,5)Letmeknow1.Letmeknowifyouneedalifttothetrainstation.Icaneasilytakeyouthereinmycar.(08.8)2.It‟sanhonortomeetyou,ProfessorNagai.IhopeyouenjoyyourstayinBeijing.Letmeknowifthere‟sanythingIcandoforyouwhileyou‟rehere.(07.11)We‟dbetter…/You‟dbetter..1.We‟dbetter/bestcheckthenumbersinthechartagain.I‟mafraidthatwemightnothavefoundalltheerrors.(07.19)2.You‟dbetter/besthurryuporyou‟llmissthebus!(20.4)We’dbetter…/You’dbetter..A:Ittakeshalfanhourtoget/go/walk/ride/bike/cycletothestation.Ifwedon‟tsetoutsoon,I‟mafraidwe‟llmissourtrain.B:Oh,I‟mgladyoutoldme!Ithoughtitonlytook15minutes.We‟dbetter/bestgorightawaythen.(2011,4)We‟dbetter…/You‟dbetter..sbhadbetter:1)usedtogiveadviceaboutwhatsomeoneshoulddo.She‟dbetterseeadoctorifitgetsanyworse.2)usedtothreatensomeoneYou‟dbetterkeepyoumouthshutaboutthis.We‟dbetter…/You‟dbetter…hadbest:spoken:oughttoYou‟dbeststayathometillyougetoverthatcold.might,may1.Thephoneisringing.Itmay/might/couldbeJohn.Ifit‟snotJohn,thenit‟sfromMargaret.(20.3)2.Whydidyousendhimthearticlebyregularpost?Youmay/mightsimplyhavee-mailedittohim.(05,5)might,may,can,could,beallowedto,let,do/wouldyoumindif…,beabletopermission:Ineverydayconversation,canisusedmuchmorecommonlythanmaytotalkaboutpermission.Youcangonow.(Youareallowedtogo).Mayismoreformal.Whentalkingaboutpermissioninthepast,peopleoftenusewas/wereallowedtooruselet.might,may,can,could,beallowedto,let,do/wouldyoumindif…,beabletoIlethimleaveatten.(Iallowedhimtogoandhedid)Whenyouareaskingpermission,couldisoftenusedinsteadofcanbecauseitseemslessdirectandmorepolite.CouldIborrowyourcar?Mayismoreformal,andisusedespeciallybyofficials.might,may,can,could,beallowedto,let,do/wouldyoumindif…,beabletoMayIseeyourpassport,madam?IneverydayEnglishpeopleoftensay:Do/Wouldyoumindif…orIsitalrightif…whenaskingpermission.DoyoumindifIsmoke?abilityCanisalsousedtosaythatyouhavetheabilitytodosth.might,may,can,could,beallowedto,let,do/wouldyoumindif…,beabletoIcanswimnow.(Iamabletoswim).Totalkaboutsthyouwillhavetheabilitytodointhefuture,youusewillbeableto.I‟llbeabletospeakbetterifIprecisemore.Forpastability:eithercouldorwas/wereabletoisused,butsometimeswithslightlydifferentmeaning.might,may,can,could,beallowedto,let,do/wouldyoumindif…,beabletoCouldoftensuggestsmoresomeone‟sabilitythattheyhadforsometime(butperhapsdidnotuse):IcouldswimwhenIwaseight.(Iknewhowto).Shecouldn‟tbuyaticket.(Shedidn‟thaveenoughmoney).might,may,can,could,beallowedto,let,do/wouldyoumindif…,beabletoWas/Wereabletomaysuggestmorethatthesituationallowedsomeonetodosth(perhapswitheffort).ByarrivingattwoIwasabletoswimforanhour.(thepoolwasopenlongenoughtoallowthis).Iwasn‟tabletobuyaticket.(Therewerenoneleft/Ididn‟tmanagetogetone).might,may,can,could,beallowedto,let,do/wouldyoumindif…,beabletouncertaintyWhenyouaretalkingaboutsththatisnotcertain,youoftenusemay,orwithmoredoubt,mightorcould.Theroadmay/might/couldbeblocked.(Perhaps/Itispossibletheroadisblocked).Forpasttimemayhave/mighthave/couldhaveareused.might,may,can,could,beallowedto,let,do/wouldyoumindif…,beabletoTheremayhavebeenanaccident.(Perhapstherewa