英文裡談論未來的五種表達方式 - 迷你英文課堂：英語精讀講義

What form do we use to talk about the future in English?

在英文中，我們用什麼形式來談論未來？

Will?

Will 嗎？

That's not always correct. 語氣意圖

那不一定總是對的。

Today's mini English lesson is about future forms. 用詞

今天的迷你英文課是關於未來時態。

You've probably learned that we use will to talk about the future, 表達脈絡

你可能學過我們用 will 來談論未來，

and that's sometimes correct.

有時候這確實是對的。

But we also use many other forms.

但我們也使用許多其他形式。

I'm going to tell you a short story

我打算給你們講個小故事，

and I'll use five different forms to talk about the future.

我將用到五種不同的形式來談論未來。

See if you can spot them all. 語氣意圖

看看你能不能把它們都找出來。

I need to decide what I'm doing for my holiday this year. 文法

我需要決定今年假期我要做什麼 (I'm doing)。

I get two whole months off work. 片語搭配

我有整整兩個月的假。

So, I'm definitely going to go somewhere. 文法

所以，我肯定要去 (going to go) 某個地方。

Maybe I'll take a train to somewhere sunny. 講解

也許我會 (I'll take) 坐火車去個陽光明媚的地方。

But I probably won't fly because I don't like airports. 文法

但我可能不會飛過去 (won't fly)，因為我不喜歡機場。

Whatever I do, I have to make sure that I'm back by September 講解

不管我做什麼，我都得確保在九月前回來，

because that's when school starts again.

因為那是學校重新開學 (starts) 的時候。

So, did you spot the five ways

那麼，你發現我故事裡的五種

of talking about the future in my story?

談論未來的方法了嗎？

The first one was I'm doing.

第一個是 I'm doing。

I need to decide what I'm doing.

I need to decide what I'm doing（我需要決定我要做什麼）。

This is the present continuous, 用詞

這是現在進行式，

but we use it to talk about the future.

但我們用它來談論未來。

It's very common for plans that you feel confident will happen. 文法

這對於你有信心會發生的計畫非常常見。

Something that you're sure about.

那是你確定的事情。

So, we use it a lot for questions as well.

所以，我們在提問時也很常用它。

For example, what are you doing this weekend? 文法

例如，what are you doing this weekend（你這週末要做什麼）？

The next one was I'm definitely going to go.

下一個是 I'm definitely going to go（我肯定要去）。

This is the verb be, I am, 文法

這是動詞 be，I am，

plus going to,

加上 going to，

plus the infinitive.

再加上不定詞。

In informal English,

在非正式英文中，

we can change going to to gonna.

我們可以把 going to 變成 gonna。

So, you would say

所以，你可以說

I'm definitely gonna go. 用詞

I'm definitely gonna go。

Remember, this is very informal.

記住，這是非常非正式的。

Don't use it in a job interview.

不要在面試中使用。

So, we use this a bit like the present continuous 片語搭配

所以，我們像現在進行式一樣，

when we feel very confident about our plans.

當我們對計畫非常有信心時使用這個形式。

You'll notice in my story,

你會注意到在我的故事裡，

I said I'm definitely going to go.

我說 I'm definitely going to go。

So, that means I'm really sure.

那意味著我非常確定。

In the next sentence,

在下一句裡，

I said maybe I'll take a train

我說 maybe I'll take a train（也許我會坐火車）

and I probably won't fly.

和 I probably won't fly（我可能不會坐飛機）。

So, I'm cheating a little bit 語氣意圖

所以，我耍了點小聰明，

because I said this was two forms,

因為我說這是兩種形式，

but it's kind of one 語氣意圖

但這其實算一種，

because won't is just the negative of will. 文法

因為 won't 只是 will 的否定形式。

You could say won't or you could say will not. 文法

你可以說 won't，也可以說 will not。

We use will and won't 文法

我們用 will 和 won't

for things that we are quite sure about,

來表示我們相當確定的事情，

but not as sure as when we use the present continuous and going to.

但不如使用現在進行式和 going to 那樣確定。

Will often comes with words like I think, 片語搭配

Will 經常和像 I think、

maybe, probably.

maybe、probably 這樣的詞連用。

For more information about will,

關於 will 的更多資訊，

watch Natasha's mini English lesson.

請觀看 Natasha 的迷你英文課。

Did you spot the final future form that I used?

你發現我最後用的未來形式了嗎？

You might not have noticed it 文法

你可能沒有注意到它，

because it looks like a different tense. 用詞

因為它看起來像個不同的時態。

It was I have to be back in September 片語搭配

那就是 I have to be back in September（我必須在九月前回來）

because that's when school starts. 文法

because that's when school starts（因為那是開學的時候）。

It's actually the present simple,

其實這是一般現在式，

but we use it to talk about scheduled events in the future. 用詞

但我們用它來談論未來按計畫發生的事情。

Something that you can't control,

那些你無法控制，

but you're sure it's going to happen.

但你確定會發生的事情。

A lot of languages do this,

很多語言都這麼做，

so your own language might do it as well.

所以你的母語可能也會這麼用。

For example, you might say the train leaves at 6:00. 文法

例如，你可能會說 the train leaves at 6:00（火車六點開）。

Sometimes when a train leaves on time, 片語搭配

有時候當火車準時開走時，

that could actually be really inconvenient.

其實可能會非常不方便。

Watch my English for Life video about telling anecdotes

請看我的 English for Life 影片，講奇聞軼事的那個，

to see what I mean. 片語搭配

你就會明白我的意思。

So, we use the present simple to talk about the future

所以，我們用一般現在式來談論未來，

when we are 100% certain that it's going to happen,

當我們 100% 確定某事會發生時，

as much as the future ever can be certain. 表達脈絡

儘管未來能夠確定的程度畢竟有限。

At the beginning of this video,

在這個影片開始時，

I told you a story about my holidays

我講了一個關於我假期的故事，

and yes, you heard correctly, 語氣意圖

是的，你沒聽錯，

I have two months off.

我有兩個月的假。

So, I'm going to go now

那麼，我現在要走了，

and start planning what I'm going to do. 片語搭配

開始計畫我要做些什麼。

Bye.

拜拜。