请教OG11--02

yy_anny_nico

2.However much United States
                    voters may agree that there is waste in government and that the government as a whole spends beyond its
                means，it is difficult to find broad support for a movement toward a minimal state．

(A)  However much United States voters may agree that

(B)  Despite the agreement among United States voters to the fact

(C)  Although United States voters agree

(D)  Even though United States voters may agree

(E)There is agreement among United States voters that

请问：OG的解释中为什么说B、C、E中省略may意思就改变了？为什么一定要加may呢?

 

[此贴子已经被作者于2007-3-15 6:30:10编辑过]

mbamom

会同意或有同意的可能与同意本身作为事实有明显的区别

yy_anny_nico

以下是引用mbamom在2007-3-15 6:43:00的发言：
会同意或有同意的可能与同意本身作为事实有明显的区别

谢谢mbamom, 可还是不太明白, 有谁能帮忙翻译一下加与不加may原句的意思有什么改变吗?

marshal0112

昨天在白勇语法里看到说:情态动词不能随意替换,省略,填加~~

may表示一个相对于can,could小的可能性,而如果把may去掉,变成了一个事实.改变了原文意思.

不知这样的解释对不对?请老师们指教

yy_anny_nico

也就是说以后做题只要原句中出现了情态动词都不能去掉,

如果答案中去掉了那肯定是改变了原文的意思,肯定是错了.是这样吗?

我只是觉得原句中加不加may意思都是讲的通的.