“might as well”这一短语是英语中使用频率较高的短语之一.大学英语教学大纲把它译成“不妨”。根据现代汉语词典,所谓“不妨”,即“表示可以这样做,没有什么妨碍”.这种释义无疑是正确的,但是如果学生对“might as well”只是停留在对“不妨”词意的机械记忆上,就不能深刻理解它在语义上所存在的丰富内涵,也易导致语用错误。本文从七个方面对 The phrase “might as well” is one of the more frequently used phrases in English. The College English syllabus translated it as “may be.” According to the modern Chinese dictionary, the so-called “may be”, that “said that you can do this, there is nothing to hinder.” This paraphrase is undoubtedly correct, but if the students “might as well” just stay in the “may” word meaning of machinery In memory, we can’t deeply understand its richness in semantics, and it can easily lead to pragmatic mistakes. This article from seven aspects