一、Reading
Dan must take a day off tomorrow. He has to take care of his sick mother. He ought to talk to his boss, but he's afraid. His boss might get angry with him. What should Dan do? He can take the work home. This way, he can kill two birds with one stone.
二、解析
■ Dan must take a day off tomorrow.
- 主: Dan
- 谓: must take
- 宾: a day
- 定：off
- 时状：tomorrow.
take：表示“从事某种活动” 的意义时，只跟一个宾语。
a day off 详解：
在 a day off 中，off 作 day 的定语，它是 a day off work 的省略。意思是“不上班的一天”。
例：Yesterday was a day off for everybody, with the exception of Lorenzo.（昨天每个人休一天假，洛伦佐除外。）
a day off 前面可以跟不同的动词搭配，产生不同的含义，细微差别由动词词义决定。例如：
（1）have a day off：休假一天
（2）take a day off：休假一天；请假一天
（3）get a day off：请假一天
（4）want a day off：想休假一天
（5）give me a day off：（老板）给了我一天假
（6）enjoy a day off：快乐度过一天假
Sorry to bother you, but I want to take a day off tomorrow.
很抱歉打扰你，我想明天请一天假。
Why not have a day off? I'll hold the fort for you.
干吗不休息一天？我来为你代管。
I have a tame doctor who'll always give me a sick note when I want a day off.
我的医生对我有求必应。我想要休一天假时，他总会给我开病假条。
如果是三天假，就说 three days off。
■ He has to take care of his sick mother.
- 主：He
- 谓：has to take care of
- 定：his sick
- 宾：mother.
■ He ought to talk to his boss, but he's afraid.
= He should talk to his boss, but he's afraid.
- 主：He
- 谓：ought to talk to
- 宾：his boss
- 连词：but
- 主：he
- 系：is
- 表：afraid.
talk：vi. 谈话。
talk to:动词+介词作谓语 。
ought to + 动词原形 = should + 动词原形 ：应该...
■ His boss might get angry with him.
- 主：His boss
- 系：might get
- 表：angry
- 方状：with him.
with：与“人”连用，表“跟随（某人）、和（某人）”。
might：此处的 might 是 may 的过去式，但却非表示过去的状态，而是表示较低的可能性，可译成“也许”、“大概”、“说不定”。而 may 则表示较高的可能性，可译成“很可能”。
■ What should Dan do?
句型：特殊疑问句。
■ He can take the work home.
- 主：He
- 谓：can take
- 宾：the work
- 地状：home.
take + 人或物 + to + 地方：将某物带/运送到某地。
home：此处 home 是副词，相当于与表场所的副词 there、here等，置于句尾修饰动词时，这些副词前不能置介词 to。
■ This way, he can kill two birds with one stone.
- 状：This way,
- 主：he
- 谓：can kill
- 宾：two birds
- 方状：with one stone.
This way：原句为 In this way，是作副词用的短语，但 way 之前有 this 或 that 时，介词 in 常予省略。
三、语法
must、have to 均表示“必须”，区别如下：
（1）表示道德或义务（如爱国、孝顺父母）的“必须”时只能使用 must。而 have to 则表示有勉强意味（不得不去做）的“必须”，此时亦可使用 must。
（2）must 通常只能用来表示现在或未来的状况，不能用于过去时中。而 have to 除可表示现在或未来的状况外，亦可表示过去式 had to，使用于过去时中。