平時多注重近義詞組的積累，寫作時語言就會更加豐富多彩。今天我們來講一下“將來”這個時間狀語，英文中有什么不同的表達(dá)法。

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（一）將來的某個時候，不特定的時間

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1. in the future:

例：

What do you think life in the future will be like? （你認(rèn)為將來的生活會是怎樣的呢？）

派生詞組：

（1）in the near future：近期內(nèi)

The new software will be available in the UK in the near future.（這個新軟件近期內(nèi)就會在英國上市。）

（2）in/ for the foreseeable future：近期內(nèi)

It is unlikely that the company will achieve a very high profit margin in the foreseeable future.（該公司在近期內(nèi)不太可能獲得高額盈利。）

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2. some time: 將來的某個時候，有的語境下可以翻譯成“改天”或“什么時候”

例：

Come over and see us some time.（改天來看我們。）

We should get together some time.（我們改天/什么時候一定要聚聚。）

The project should be completed some time next year.（該工程明年就該完工了。）

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3. one day/ some day: 將來的某個時候，尤指很久以后

例：

One day, I'd like to visit the Grand Canyon.（將來我想去大峽谷玩玩。）

She always knew that some day he would leave her.（她心里有數(shù)，他將來會離開她。）

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4. one of these days: 總有一天

例：

One of these days you're going to be sorry.（總有一天你會后悔的。）

Richard is going to have a heart attack one of these days if he doesn't slow down.（理查要是工作一直那么忙，總有一天要得心臟病的。）

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5. The day will come (when)...：強(qiáng)調(diào)將來一定會發(fā)生某事

例：

The day will finally come when a woman or a black man is elected president of the United States.（將來，一定會有女性或黑人當(dāng)選美國總統(tǒng)。）

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（二）將來的某個特定時間

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1. an hour/ 10 years/ 2 weeks, etc. from now：一小時后，十年后，兩周后……某段時間后

例：

There may be no rainforest left 30 years from now.（30年后，可能就沒有熱帶雨林了。）

A couple of months from now, you'll probably have forgotten all about him.（幾個月后你可能就已經(jīng)完全忘了他。）

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2. then: 到時候（指剛才提到過的那個時間點）

例：

I should be finished with work by noon. Would you like to get together then? （我中午前能做完。我們中午再聚好嗎？）

They're sending the results next week, so I won't know anything until then.（下周結(jié)果才會寄來，我要到下周才知道結(jié)果。）

Tell him he has two weeks to finish the job. If he's not finished by then, he's fired.（告訴他，他有兩周時間，如果到時候他還沒完工，直接走人?。?/span>

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3. 6 months/ 4 days/ a week, etc. away off：六個月后，四天后，一周后……一段時間后

例：

The next general elections are still two year away.（離下屆大選還有兩年。）

The exams are still a few weeks off; you've got plenty of time to prepare for them.（離考試還有幾周時間，你有很多時間復(fù)習(xí)。）

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4. come July/summer/next year, etc.: say this when something will happen at a particular time in the future到七月、到夏天、到明年……到某個時間就會發(fā)生某事

這是口語用法，不要用在書面語中！

例：

Come Monday, we'll be in our new house.（周一，我們就住進(jìn)新家啦?。?/span>

A mild winter is nice, but it means that come summer you're going to have a bug problem.（暖冬固然好，但暖冬意味著夏天蟲子多。）