【英语早间课堂】S suppose (that) S did.

【今日主题】

This morning, I'd like to talk about a new sentence pattern which is : S suppose (that) S did. 这个句式表达的意思是假设，设想某人做某事。In this sentence " suppose " means " to pretend that something is true or imagine what would happen if something were true". From it's English explanation, we can see that subjunctive should be used in an objective¹ clause² that follows it.

【主题详解】

从其英文解释中，我们就可以说看出该句式表达出来的是某人纯然的一种假想，与现实是不一致的，suppose后面跟的宾语从句中要使用虚拟语气。“That S did.”是由that引导的宾语从句，我们可以看到其谓语形式是did，使用动词的一般过去式。由此可知，这就是这个句式的虚拟语气的体现形式，而且可以知道这个句式是表示对现在或是将来的情况的一种假设，设想。

【视野拓展】

如果是表示对发生过了的事情进行假设，设想，其谓语形式是had done. So , we have another sentence pattern : S suppose (that) S had done. That can be left out. That 可以省略。

【例句】

1 Suppose her father turned her out of door, what would she take? 设想她的父亲把他撵出家门，她会是怎样的反应呢？

2 Suppose they didn't believe him, what would they do to him. 假如他们不相信他的话，他们会对他怎样呢？

【特殊例句】

但是在牛津词典中，出现的例句中是不用虚拟语气的。

1 Suppose that flights are fully³ booked on that day, which other day could we go? 假定那天的航班都订满了，我们还可以在哪天走呢？

2 Let us suppose , for example, that you are married with two children, what kind of job for a living would you choose? 比方说，假设你成家了，还有2个孩子，因生存你选择什么工种呢？

3 Suppose he is dead—— what then?

假如他死了，那怎么办呢？

由此可见，凡含有宾语从句的复合句中的主句中含有suppose这个词，作为“假设，设想，假定”这类意思的话，后面跟的宾语从句可以使用虚拟语气，也可以不使用虚拟语气。

【温故知新】

please translate the following sentences into English with today's sentence pattern talked about.

1 假如下雨的话，我们还是要去。

2 咱们姑且假设这个消息是真的。

3 没有理由假定这些会是严重地不稳定的。

4 假如没有人去过那里的话，会怎么样？

5 假如当时我们没有去帮助他，会发生什么事呢？

 

转自可可英语

 

1 objective   

adj.客观的；n.目标，目的

参考例句：

• He tried to take an objective view of the situation.他试图对形势有个客观的看法。
• The cultivation in good taste is our main objective.培养高雅情趣是我们的主要目标。

2 clause   

n.（正式文件或法律文件的）条款，从句，分句

参考例句：

• The sentence consists of a main clause and a subordinate clause.这句中有一个主句和一个从句。
• What clause do you require in the contract?你要求在合同中订上什么条款？

3 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。