用be to +动词原形表示职责、义务、意图、约定、可能性等.如:
①You are to be back by nine o'clock.到九点你就得回来.
②We are to meet at the schoolgate.我们要在校门口见面.
注意:be to do还可以表示注定要发生某事.如:
③He was later to be a famous musician.他注定日后要成为一位著名的音乐家.
否定:not to be,
疑问:be sb to do用be able to表示能力,译能