is/are+主语+likely+动词不定式结构是非常有用的,因为它为may提供了一个疑问形式:
Is he likely to ring today?
他今天是不是可能打电话来?
当所指的事情比较明显时,possible,probable,likely后可不用that从句:
—Do you think he’ll sell his house?
—It’s quite possible/probable/likely(that he’ll sell it).
—你觉得他会把房子卖掉吗?
—很可能(他会把房子卖掉)。
aware(知道)和conscious(感觉到)与that从句或of+名词/代词或动名词结构连用:
—It’ll be dangerous.
—I’m aware that It’ll be dangerous./I’m aware of that.
—这将很危险。
—我知道这很危险。/我知道那一点。
I was conscious of being watched.相当于:
I felt that someone was watching me.
我意识到了有人在盯着我。
当conscious单独使用时,指身体的感觉:
I had only a local anaesthetic.I was conscious the whole time.
我只作了局部麻醉。我一直是有知觉的。