maybe和may be完全是两个概念,区别很大!希望这篇文章之后,大家不要再弄混了!
maybe
maybe是一个副词,词义相近于perhaps(也许)。
1、maybe用来说明自己也不太确定
A: There’s something wrong with my PC. I can’t load my photos.
我电脑出了点问题,我不能加载照片了。
B: It could be a virus, maybe.
可能是中病毒了。
2、有时候maybe可以代表自己觉得某事可能发生
A: Ronnie and Linda are going to leave New Zealand in January.
B: Why? I thought they were very happy there.
A: I’m not sure. Perhaps they feel a bit lonely.
B: Maybe.
A: Ronnie和Linda一月份就要离开新西兰了。
B: 为什么,我以为他们在那里很开心。
A: 我不确定,可能是他们觉得有点孤单吧。
B: 也许吧。
3、我们还可以用它来回答对一个建议的不确定性。
A: Would you like to have chicken curry for dinner?
B: Maybe.
A: You don’t sound very enthusiastic.
B: I just can’t think about dinner right now. I’ve just had breakfast.
A: 今天晚上想吃咖喱鸡么?
B: 也许吧。
A: 听起来你并不怎么感兴趣嘛!
B: 我就是现在还想不了晚餐,我刚刚吃完早饭。
may be
may be是两个词,may是情态动词,可以看成是might,把它看成是might be会更好理解一些。
There may be a train at 10:00am.
火车可能是10点钟到。
而不是说There maybe a train at 10:00am. (这样说的话句子里就没有动词了。)