大學(xué)英語相似詞辨析(25):begoingto,will

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be going to,will
    Be going to在表示“將要”的意味時,很容易和will混淆不清。
    試看下面的對話:
    A:The detergent has been used up.
    洗潔精已用光了??荚嚧?BR>    B:I’m going to get some today.
    C:I’ll get some today.
    乍然看來,乙和丙的答話的意思是一樣的,都是:“今天我要去買些”,其實不然。乙用 am going to get回答甲,其言外之意是:“在甲講洗潔精用完這句話之前,他早已心中有數(shù),并且早就有去買洗潔精的打算”。丙用will get來回答,表示:“事前并不知道洗潔精已用完,原先也沒有打算去買,直等到甲講了之后,他才決定去買”。
    通過上面的例句,我們可以知道下列對話中乙、丙的回答的不同涵義了:
    A:Where is my dictionary?
    B:I’m going to get it for you.
    C:I’ll get it for you.
    此外,be going to和will還有下列的區(qū)別:
    (一)be going to表示即將發(fā)生的動作;will表示將來發(fā)生的事情,不一定是最近期間之事。例:
    She told him she was going to quit the job.
    她告訴他,她即將辭職不干。
    She will go to Australia next year.
    她明年要去澳洲。
    (二) be going to可以用以表示某人打算做某事;will則用以敘述某件將要發(fā)生之事。前者含有主觀意愿;后者只是客觀的敘述。例:
    He is not going to be made a scapegoat.
    他不會去做替罪羊。考試大
    He will not beome a scapegoat.
    他不會做替罪羊。
    (三)在表示按計劃或安排要發(fā)生的動作時,可以用be going to;will只表示單純的將來,并無按規(guī)定或計劃之意。例:
    The railway is going to be open on October 1.
    這條鐵路將于十月一日通車。
    This railway will be electrified when there is a need.
    有需要時,這條鐵路將改為電氣化。