注意,这里的need不是情态动词,而是实义动词啊。
Need可以用作情态动词,也可用作实义动词。当need用作情态动词时,它不能再连用其他情态动词,但当need用作实义动词时,它是可以连用其他情态动词的。如:
The cat may need a new engine. 这辆汽车可能需要一台新发动机。
I might need a spare set of clothes. 我可能需要一套备用的衣服。
Even newly built houses can need repairs. 即使是新建的房子也可能需要维修。
Here is a shilling in case you should need it. 这里是一先令钱,万一你需要用。
Perhaps neither attack would need to be successful. 也许两次进攻都无需取胜。
need用作实义动词,有一个明显特点,就是它是及物动词,其后必须有宾语(如名词、代词、不定式等),而need用作情态动词时,它后面应接动词原形。