| 词组 | Intentions |
| 释义 | Intentions When you want to express an intention, especially one relating to an immediate action, you can say 'I'm going to...'. I'm going to call my father. I'm going to have a bath. I'm going to kill you, Max. You can also say 'I think I'll...'. I think I'll do some more typing. I think I'll go to sleep now. You can use the present continuous tense when you regard your intention as a fixed plan or have already made the necessary arrangements. I'm taking it back to the library soon. I'm going away. The future continuous tense is also sometimes used. I'll be waiting. You can also express an intention by saying 'I've decided to...'. I've decided to clear this place out. I've decided to go there. To express a negative intention, you say 'I'm not going to...' or 'I've decided not to...'. I'm not going to make it easy for them. I've decided not to take it. ◊ vague intentions If your intention is not a firm one, you can say 'I'm thinking of...'. I'm thinking of going to the theatre next week. I'm thinking of giving it up altogether. I'm thinking of writing a play. You can also say 'I might...' or 'I may...'. I might do that or I might go to Ireland. I might stay a day or two. I may come back to Britain, I'm not sure. If you feel that your intention might surprise the person you are talking to, or are not sure that they will approve of it, you say 'I thought I might...'. I thought I might buy a house next year. I thought I might get him over to dinner one evening. To express a vague negative intention, you can say 'I might not...'. I might not go. ◊ firm intentions You use 'I'll' to express a firm intention, especially when making arrangements or reassuring someone. I'll buy one as soon as I can. I'll do it this afternoon and ring you back. I'll explain its function in a minute. To express a firm negative intention, you can say 'I won't...'. I won't go. I won't give you any trouble. I won't let my family suffer. ◊ expressing intentions formally A more formal way of expressing an intention is to say 'I intend to...'. I intend to carry on with it. I intend to go into this in rather more detail this term. I intend to be conciliatory. 'I intend' is also occasionally followed by an '-ing' form. I intend retiring to Florence. The emphatic expression 'I have every intention of...' is also sometimes used. I have every intention of buying it. Even more formal expressions are 'My intention is to...' and 'It is my intention to...'. My intention is to provide a reconstruction of this largely discredited ideology. It is still my intention to resign if they wilfully fail to print the story. To express a negative intention formally, you can say 'I don't intend to...'. I don't intend to investigate that at this time. I don't intend to stay too long. You can also say 'I have no intention of...'. This is more emphatic. I have no intention of making a run for it. I have no intention of retiring. I've no intention of marrying again. ◊ involuntary actions Note that 'be going to', 'might', 'may', and 'will' are also used to make statements about involuntary future actions. If you keep chattering I'm going to make a mistake. I might not be able to find it. I may have to stay there awhile. If I don't have lunch, I'll faint. |
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