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. . . Unlock the Mysteries of the Future with Madame Victoire. . . We had a request from a viewer for this video.

同维克托瓦尔夫人共同解开未来的谜团。我们收到了一名观众对本期视频内容的请求。

Moroccan geographer said the most difficult thing about English for him is the future. He said "I don't know when to use "will" or "be going to" or the present continuous. It's awful!"

一位来自摩洛哥的地理学家说，英语对他来说最困难的地方就是将来式。他说，“我不知道什么时候用 will，或 be going to 或者现在进行时。太可怕了！”

They're all common ways to talk about the future. And they're tricky because sometimes their uses overlap, and sometimes they don't.

这些都是谈论未来的常见用法。它们的区别讲起来很难，因为有时它们的用法会有重叠，有时又不重叠。

So we're going to to look at the three basics — facts and predictions, plans and making decisions. And we have a story for you so you can see them in action.

所以我们来看看三个基本用法——事实和预测，计划和决策。我们还为你准备了一个故事，让你可以看到它们的具体应用。

Let's start with facts and predictions. Welcome.

让我们先从“事实和预测”的表意开始。欢迎你。

I am Madame Victoire and I will unlock the mysteries of the future. How much do you charge?

我是维克托瓦尔夫人，我将解开未来的神秘面纱。你的收费是多少？

You get three predictions for three hundred dollars. That's a lot of money.

三次预测要三百美元。那可是一大笔钱啊。

Three predictions with 100% accuracy and a money back guarantee. Oh, so if your predictions are wrong, I get my money back.

三次预测都保证有100%的准确率，否则就全额退款。如果你的预测错了，我可以拿回我的钱。

Yes. It won't cost you a penny.

是的。你不用花一分钱。

But I'm never wrong. OK.

但我从来没有错过。好的。

I'll do it. But here's the thing.

我同意了。但问题是这样的。

I have a very important job interview tomorrow morning … Shhh.

我明天早上有一个非常重要的求职面试……嘘……

Let me see… Hmmm, I see black clouds.

让我看看……嗯，我看到了乌云。

It's going to rain tomorrow. Really?

明天会下雨。真的吗？

The weather forecast says it's going to be sunny. Oh you're right.

天气预报说明天会是晴天。哦，你说得对。

The ball was a little dirty. Tomorrow will be sunny.

这球有点脏。明天会是晴天。

I don't trust Madame Victoire. She says she's 100% accurate.

我不相信维克托瓦尔夫人。她说她百分之百准确。

We'll see about that. OK, let's look at some of the things she said.

我们走着瞧吧。好的，让我们来看看她说了些什么。

We often use the verb 'will' to state facts about the future and make predictions. Will is a modal verb and the negative is won't — will not — won't.

我们经常使用动词“will”来陈述关于未来的事实并进行预测。Will 是情态动词，它的否定形式是 won't——will not 的缩写——won't。

It won't cost you a penny. Sometimes it's hard to hear 'will' when we're speaking fast because we use contractions: I'll, you'll, we'll, they'll, he'll, she'll and it'll.

你不用花一分钱。有时候，当我们语速很快的时候，很难听到“will”，因为我们使用了缩写词：我会，你会，我们会，他们会，他会，她会，以及它会。

It'll be sunny tomorrow. But with facts and predictions 'will' isn't the only verb we use.

明天会是晴天。但是对于事实和预测，“will”并不是我们使用的唯一动词。

We also use 'be going to'. It's the present continuous form of the verb 'go' and it's very common.

我们也会用“be going to”。它是动词 go 的现在进行时形式，非常常见。

Notice the pronunciation again. When we're speaking fast we don't say going to, we say gonna.

再注意一下发音。当我们说得很快的时候，我们不说 going to，我们说 gonna。

So here's the question. Is there a difference in meaning with 'will' and 'be going to'?

那么问题来了。will 和 be going to 在意思上有区别吗？

A lot of the time, there's no difference. We can say 'will' or 'going to' and it means the same thing.

很多时候，没有区别。我们可以说 will 或 going to，意思是一样的。

A mistake students often make is they use 'will' too much. It doesn't sound natural.

学生们经常犯的一个错误是他们过多地使用 will。这样听起来就不自然。

And also there are some situations where we don't say 'will'. If a prediction is based on present evidence, we say 'going to' — not will.

还有一些情况下我们不说 will。如果一个预测是基于现有的证据，我们说“going to”，而不是“will”。

We saw an example of that too. Hmmm, I see black clouds.

我们也看到了这样的例子。嗯，我看到了乌云。

It's going to rain tomorrow. The evidence was the black clouds, so she said 'It's gonna rain. '

明天会下雨。乌云就是证据，所以她说‘要下雨了’。

She saw that rain was on its way. It would sound odd to say 'will' here.

她看到雨就要来了。在这里说“will”听起来会很奇怪。

'Going to' is more natural because she's looking at evidence. She can see the rain coming.

“Going to”就更自然，因为她在看证据。她能看出雨就要来了。

Here's another example. I'm gonna have a problem with that fortune teller.

再看另一个例子。我和那个算命夫人要有分歧了。

That's your prediction? Yes, and I'm saying 'gonna' because I saw signs that she wasn't very good.

这是你的预测吗？是的，我说的 gonna，因为我看到了她表现不好的迹象。

Her crystal ball was dirty. Exactly, so I'm predicting that she's going to be a problem.

她的水晶球之前脏了。没错，所以我预测她会成为一个麻烦。

Then let's see what happens next. Am I going to get the job?

那我们就看看接下来会发生什么。我会得到这份工作吗？

Oh dear. Oh dear. What do you see?

哦天啊。哦天啊。你看到了什么？

Is there a problem? There'll be a lot of traffic on the highway tomorrow.

有什么问题吗？明天高速公路上会很拥堵。

How are you getting to that job interview? I'm walking.

你打算怎么去面试？我走路去。

Well, don't take the highway. I'm not taking the highway.

不要走高速公路。我不会走高速公路的。

I'm going on foot. Just as well.

我步行去。也好啊。

We heard another prediction there: There'll be a lot of traffic on the highway. But there's always a lot of traffic on the highway.

我们听到了另一个预测：高速公路上会很拥堵。但高速公路上总是很拥堵啊。

Anyone could predict that. True.

谁都能预测到这一点。确实。

OK, we heard another future form there. How are you getting to that job interview?

好了，我们听到了另一种表将来的形式。你打算怎么去面试？

I'm walking. We heard the present continuous.

我走路去。我们听到了现在进行时。

We often use this form to talk about future plans and arrangements. If it's not clear that we mean the future and not now, we state a time.

我们经常用这个形式来谈论未来的计划和安排。如果我们无法清楚表达我们指的是未来而不是现在，我们就会说出一个时间。

How are you getting to your job interview tomorrow? We use 'going to' and the present continuous to talk about future plans.

你打算明天怎么去面试？我们用 going to 和现在进行时来谈论将来的计划。

And again, in lots of situations, you can use either. So is there a difference in meaning with these forms?

同样，在很多情况下，你两者都可以用。那么这些形式在意义上有区别吗？

We use 'going to' to talk about intentions — things we intend to do. And we use the present continuous to talk about arrangements and appointments with other people.

我们用 going to 来谈论目的、意图——也就是我们打算做的事情。我们用现在进行时谈论与他人的安排和约会。

But many future events are both intentions and arrangements, so in a lot of cases either form works. But if the verb is 'go', we normally use the present continuous and not 'be going to'.

但许多未来的事件既是目的也是安排，所以在很多情况下，两种形式都可以用。但是如果动词是 go，我们通常使用现在进行时而不是 going to。

We heard an example of that. I'm going on foot.

我们听过一个这样的例子。我步行去。

You could also say 'I'm going to go on foot. ' It's grammatically OK, but it doesn't sound so natural.

你也可以说“我要步行去。”这在语法上是可以的，但听起来不那么自然。

With the verb 'go' we generally use the present continuous. We'll say things like I'm going to the shops.

对于动词 go，我们一般会用现在进行时。我们会说，我要去商店。

I'm going by bus. I'm going home.

我要乘公共汽车去。我要回家了。

Yes, we could say 'I'm going to go to the shops' but it sounds repetitive. We generally avoid it.

是的，我们可以说“我打算去商店”，但是这听起来就很重复。我们一般都避免这样说。

Use the present continuous with the verb 'go' instead. Are we going to see what happens next in the story?

所以就用现在进行时和动词 go 连用代替。我们要看看故事接下来会发生什么吗？

Yeah, OK. I need to know about my job interview.

要看，好的。我想知道关于我工作面试的内容。

What questions are they going to ask me? Oh this is interesting.

他们会问我什么问题？哦，这挺有意思。

Well, I never! Is it good news?

我从来没买过！是好消息吗？

Yes. Do you have shares in Acme Corp?

是啊。你有 Acme 公司的股票吗？（动画片中的虚构公司）

No. Well buy some.

没有。那就买一些。

I can't. I just gave you all my money.

我买不了。我刚把我的钱都给你了。

That's a shame. They're going up tomorrow.

真遗憾。它们的股价明天就要涨了。

Well, that's it then. But you haven't told me about my job interview.

好了，那就这样吧。但是你还没有告诉我关于我工作面试的事。

Just let me make a note of that. Buy Acme Corp…

先让我把它记下来。买 Acme 公司的……

You haven't answered any of my questions. You're a fraud.

你还没有回答我的任何问题。你就是一个骗子。

I am not! I want my money back.

我不是！我想要回我的钱。

No. You've had three predictions and they're 100% accurate. I'll call the police.

不能啊。你已经得到了三个预测，而且它们是100%准确的。我要报警。

Oh no. No, no. All right. I'll give you another one.

哦，不。不，别啊。那好吧。我再给你预测一个。

She's a fraud. But she offered to give you another prediction.

她是一个骗子。但她答应给你再做一个预测了。

Yeah, but only when I threatened to call the cops. I'll call the police.

是啊，但那是当我威胁说要叫警察她才提的。我要报警。

Oh no. No, no. All right. I'll give you another one.

哦，不。不，别啊。那好吧。我再给你预测一个。

Notice she said 'I'll give you another one'. There's a difference between 'will' and 'going to' when we're making decisions like this.

这里注意，她说：“我再给你预测一个。”。当我们做这样的决定时，“will”和“going to”是有区别的。

If we're making a spontaneous decision, we use will, not going to. A spontaneous decision is a decision we're making at the time of speaking.

如果我们是在做一个自发的决定，我们就用 will，而不是 going to。自发的决定是我们在说话时的当下所做的决定。

We saw another example of that earlier. It won't cost you a penny.

我们前面有看过另一个例子。你不会花一分钱。

OK. I'll do it.

好的。我同意了。

Jay said 'I'll do it' there — so he used 'will' not 'going to'. I made the decision on the spot.

杰在那里说“我同意了”——所以他用的 will 而不是 going to。我是当场作出的决定。

But if we're talking about a decision we made earlier, we don't say will. We say 'be going to' or we use the present continuous.

但如果我们说的是我们之前做的决定，我们不会说 will。我们会说“be going to”或者我们会用现在进行时。

Well, don't take the highway. I'm not taking the highway. I'm going on foot.

不要走高速公路。我不会走高速公路的。我步行去。

Just as well. So at the moment we're making a decision, we use 'will'.

也好啊。所以在我们做决定的那一刻，我们会用 will。

But after we've made the decision it becomes our intention or plan. And then we use 'going to' or the present continuous because the decision's already made and now it's a plan.

但当我们做出决定后，它就变成了我们的意图或计划。然后我们会用 going to 或者现在进行时，因为已经做好了决定，现在就是计划了。

It's logical if you think about it. I think we need a review.

如果你仔细想想，这是合乎逻辑的。我想我们需要复习一下。

We use 'be going to' and 'will' to talk about future facts and to make predictions. In most situations we can say 'will' or 'going to'.

我们用“be going to”和“will”来谈论未来的事实并做出预测。在大多数情况下，我们可以说“will”或“going to”。

It doesn't matter which one. But if there's evidence or if there are signs that something is on its way, we generally use 'be going to'.

用哪一个都可以。但是，如果有证据或有迹象表明某事正在进行中，我们通常会用“be going to”。

We also use 'be going to' to talk about future plans. And we use the present continuous to talk about plans as well, especially if we're talking about arrangements and appointments with other people.

我们也用“be going to”来谈论未来的计划。我们还会用现在进行时来谈论计划，特别是在我们谈论与其他人的安排和约会的情况下。

If we're making a decision at the time of speaking, we say 'will'. And if we're talking about a decision that was made in the past, we use 'going to'.

如果我们在说话的时候要做一个决定，我们会说“will”。而如果我们说的是过去做的决定，我们就用 going to。 ~xyq~

So those are the key rules we follow with 'will', 'be going to' and the present continuous. It's not so hard, is it?

以上就是我们使用 will，be going to 和现在进行时所遵循的关键规则。并不是很难，对吧？

Just remember not to use 'will' all the time because sometimes 'will' doesn't work. Is that it then?

只是记住不要一直用 will，因为有时用 will 会不合适。那就这些了？

Yes. Well, we still need to finish the story.

是的。嗯，我们还需要听完这个故事。 倩言

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在听之前，如果你喜欢本期视频，请给它点赞并订阅我们的频道。也许你还可以把它分享给你的朋友，他也会发现视频的内容很有用。

Let's finish the story then. Tell me about my job interview.

那就让我们把故事讲完吧。跟我说说我的求职面试。

What's going to happen? You don't need to worry about your job interview.

会发生什么？你不需要担心你的工作面试。

Thank goodness for that! In fact they're going to call you in three seconds to cancel it.

谢天谢地！事实上，他们会在三秒内给你打电话取消面试。

Why? They've already hired someone else.

为什么？他们已经雇了别人。