I.词语辨析:
1. be to do / be about to do / will do / be going to do
be to do:是一种将来时,含有说话者的“命令、警告、决心”等的口气,还可以表示:“(后来)注定会……”的意思。
e.g. You are to hand in your homework this afternoon.
We are to finish the task by Friday.
She is to be a world known actress.
be about to do:解释为“就要/正要做……”,是一个即将发生的(将来)动作,常与when引导的时间状语从句连用,构成句式:be about to do … when …。
e.g. We were about to go out when it began to rain.
I was about to call her when the phone rang.
will do:是最常用、最普通的一种将来时,不带有感情色彩。在指1)未经仔细思考2)自然变化或某种规律性的情况时,要用will表示。