【英语早间课堂】S wish S were ( or did ).

【复习】

In future we will come to a new unit. However I am just as the same to let the answers out in the open to the translation exercises left in the last programme. Last time we learned¹ two sentence patterns: 1 If S had done, S would be doing . 2 If S had done, S would do.这两个句式是假设过去的情况如何，现在的情况如何。但是句中所讲的过去的情况与过去的事实相反，现在的情况又与现在的事实相反。

【习题答案及点评】

1 如果你那时更努力一点的话，你现在的情况会好得多。

If you had worked harder, your condition would be much better.

【点评】

1 该句子中有很明显的时间状语“那时”“现在”，因此用错综虚拟条件句。

2 此句话言外之意就是：You didn't work harder then and your condition isn't much better now.

2 如果你那时听了医生的劝告，你现在就好了。

If you had followed the doctor's order, you would be all right.

【点评】

1 该句子中有很明显的时间状语“那时”“现在”，因此用错综虚拟条件句。

2 此句话言外之意就是：You didn't follow the doctor's order then and you isn't all right now.

3 要不是医生的照顾，我现在不会跟你站在这儿讲话。

If it hadn't been for doctors' care, I wouldn't be speaking to you here.

【点评】此句话言外之意就是：Just because of the doctor's care before and I wouldn’t be speaking to you here now.

4 如果她昨天就把功课预习好了，她现在在课堂上就能回答老师的问题了。

If she had prepared well for her lesson yesterday, she could be answering the teacher's question in class now.

【点评】

1 该句子中有很明显的时间状语“昨天”“现在”，因此用错综虚拟条件句。

2 此句话言外之意就是：She didn’t prepare well for the lesson yesterday and she isn't answering the teacher’s question now.

【今日主题】

I am about to have a sentence pattern out. It is : S wish S was ( were ) . 这个句式是表示某人希望某人或某事在现在或者是将来的情况如何。In this sentence "wish" means² "to want something to happen or to be true even through it is unlikely³ or impossible". 希望(不大可能的事儿）发生，怀着（不可能实现的）愿望。 S was ( were )...是这个句子的宾语从句，因此从句中要用虚拟语气：表示某人纯然主观的想法，这个事情发生的可能性微乎其微或者是不可能发生的。

光阴似箭，一直担任俄罗斯国家芭蕾团首席的Jane要退役了，她对将顶替她这个首席职位的年轻演员说道：I wish I were as young as you. （备注：were可以改为was ）真希望我和你一样年轻。

Here I want to say S wish S was ( were )... 这个句型中， "was" is often used in American English and "were" is often used in British English. And " S was ( were )..." is an object clause⁴ introduced by that which is nearly always left out , especially in speech. 在英式英语中，宾语从句中的系动词用were, 而在美式英语中常用 was. 此外， S was ( were )...是由that 而引导的一个宾语从句，that经常省去，特别是在口语中。

The above sentence "I wish I were as young as you." 这个宾语从句中讲述的是一种状态，如果我们要说“动作”了，the sentence pattern is : S wish S did. (备注：这个did指的是动词的任何过去形式，一般过去式，过去进行时等等。)同窗五载，2010届的学生将告别母校，踏上舞蹈事业的征程，在毕业晚会上，大家齐声痛声哭道：How we wish it went so fast！真希望时间不要走得太快。

好不容易有个周某，车友会们都约好了去郊外放松一下，下起来倾盆大雨，大家都遗憾的说道: How we wish it wasn't raining. 要是现在不下雨该多好呀！

【温故知新】

Please translate the following sentences into English using "S wish S was ( were ) ..." or "S wish S did."1 真希望现在我能帮助你。

2 但愿我知道将要发生什么事情。

3 我个子要是再高点就好了。

4 —— 你知道她在哪儿吗？

—— 要是我知道就好了。

5 我希望你不要把衣服弄得满地都是。

6 我希望我是一只会飞的鸟儿。

7 我真希望你现在就在复习功课。

 

转自可可英语

1 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

2 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

3 unlikely   

adj.未必的，多半不可能的；不大可能发生的

参考例句：

• It was very unlikely that he would do that.他不见得会做那种事。
• It is unlikely that she will come. 她不大可能来了。

4 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？