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EXPECTATIONS : BE TO and BE SUPPOSED TO
a)
"Be to" ve "be supposed to", bir tarifeye,
programa göre olması gereken olayları ifade ederken kullanılır.
The film is to start at 11.30.
The film is supposed to start at 11.30.
(Film 11.30'da
başlayacak/Filmin 11.30'da başlaması gerekir.)
(I expect the film to start at 11.30. That is the schedule.)
The train is to arrive here in an hour.
The train is supposed to arrive here in an
hour.
(I expect the train to arrive here in an hour. That
is the schedule.)
The board of directors is to meet tomorrow.
The board of directors is supposed to meet
tomorrow.
(I expect them to meet tomorrow. That is the
arrangement.)
b) "Be to" ve "be
supposed to", birinin bir başkasından beklentilerini ifade ederken
de kullanılır.
You are supposed to be on time for class. If you are late, the
teacher gets angry. (The teacher expects
you to be on time for class.)
(Derse vaktinde
gelmen gerekir.)
"Be supposed to", bu kullanımıyla "should" ile yakın bir
anlama sahiptir. Ancak "be supposed to"da gereklilik daima dış bir
etkenden kaynaklanmaktadır. "Should" da ise gereklilik kişinin
kendisinden de kaynaklanabilir.
I am supposed to go home before it gets dark. My mother gets
afraid if I'm late. (My mother
expects me to go home before it gets dark.)
(Hava kararmadan
eve gitmem gerekir.)
I should go home before it gets dark. It is not very safe in our
neighbourhood at that time and I feel afraid.
(I consider that it is better to go home before It gets dark.)
(Hava kararmadan
eve gitmem gerekir.)
He is supposed to attend the conference on
computing.
His boss wants him to attend and learn the
developments in computing.
He should attend
the conference on computing. He can get more information about his branch there
and can learn the recent developments.
We aren't supposed to sit on the grass. The
notice says, "
Keep off the grass." (Çimenlere oturmamamız
gerekir.)
We shouldn't sit on the grass. We damage
it.
(Çimenlere oturmamamız gerekir. Onlara zarar veriyoruz.)
"Be to" ise "must" ile yakın bir anlama sahiptir. Her ikisi de "be
supposed to" ve "should" a göre daha güçlü bir ifade biçimidir. "Be to", dış
etkenlerden kaynaklanan bir zorunluluğu, "must" ise kişinin
kendisinden kaynaklanan bir zorunluluğu ifade eder.
I am to go to work early tomorrow. My boss ordered me
to go in early and prepare everything for the meeting before the members turn
up. (Yarın işe erken gitmeliyim.)
I must go to work early tomorrow. I
want to prepare everything for the meeting before the members turn up, and I
want to be ready when they come. (Yarın işe erken
gitmeliyim.)
"Be not to", yine
aralarındaki aynı farkla, "mustn't"a yakın bir anlam taşır.
(The policeman to the driver)
- You aren't to
drive at 120 k.p.h. Look! The traffic sign says "90", and I'm afraid I have to give you a ticket now.
(Wife to husband)
- You mustn't drive so fast. If something happens unexpectedly, you
can't stop the car quickly enough and we might nave an accident.
c) "Be supposed to" nun past biçimi "was/were supposed to" dur. "Should have done" ile yakın bir
anlama sahiptir. Ancak, yine bir başkasının geçmişte bizden beklentisini ifade
eder.
I was supposed to go to work early yesterday, but I overslept, so
my boss got angry with me. (Result: I
went to work late.)
(Dün işe erken
gitmem gerekirdi, ama ......)
I should have gone to work
early yesterday, but I overslept, so I hadn't yet been able to finish the
preparations when the members came. (Result:
I went to work late.) (Dün işe erken
gitmem gerekirdi, ama ....)
You weren't supposed
to drink so much alcohol. Your
doctor had told you to abstain from it.
(Result: You didn't listen to your doctor's advice
and drank a lot of alcohol.) (Bu kadar çok
alkol almaman gerekirdi.)
You shouldn't
have drunk so much
alcohol. Now, you feel terrible, and won't be able to go to work today.
(Result: You drank a lot of alcohol and it wasn't a good idea.)
(Bu kadar çok
alkol almaman gerekirdi.)