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Knowing the principle of using shall and will correctly  認識Will 和 Shall 的使用原則 T: Thomas, F: Freddy   T: Freddy, are you OK? You do look pale! F: No, not really. I think I have a bad cold. I will see the doctor soon.   T: What do you mean by “soon”? The cold will not go away like that, you know? F: I am not too sure about that. Colds shall come and colds shall go, what miracles can doctors perform to change the will of nature.   T: In that case, you are not going to see the doctor, or are you? F: I shall wait for a couple of days more and see what will happen.   T: I see. So you will not go to see the doctor, after all, as you imply only if the cold won’t go away, then you will see the doctor. Is that it? F: You just read my mind, Thomas. I shall then let it be. Thanks so much for caring for me!   T: Take good care of yourself then (giving Freddy’s left shoulder a mild pat).   T: Freddy，你還好嗎？你臉色看起來很蒼白！ F: 不太好。我想我得了重感冒。我很快就會去看醫生。   T: 你說「很快」是甚麼意思？感冒不會這樣消失的，你知道嗎？ F: 我不太確定。感冒話來就來，話走就走，醫生能創造出甚麼奇蹟來改變自然的意向。   T: 言下之意，你不會去看醫生了，是嗎？ F: 我會再等幾天，看看有甚麼事情會發生。   T: 我明白了。所以你不會去看醫生，畢竟，正如你所暗示，假如數天後仍有感冒，你才會去看醫生。是嗎？ F: 你真的明白我的想法，Thomas。我會順其自然的。非常感謝您對我的關心！   T: 你好好保重身體。（Thomas輕拍了一下Freddy的肩膀）