職稱(chēng)英語(yǔ)基礎(chǔ):虛擬語(yǔ)氣

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1.語(yǔ)氣及其種類(lèi)
    語(yǔ)氣是動(dòng)詞的一種形式,它表示動(dòng)詞的作用和說(shuō)話人的意圖和態(tài)度。
    英語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞的語(yǔ)氣分三種:陳述語(yǔ)氣、祈使語(yǔ)氣和虛擬語(yǔ)氣。
    陳述語(yǔ)氣表示動(dòng)作或狀態(tài)是現(xiàn)實(shí)的、確定的或符合事實(shí)的。
    祈使語(yǔ)氣表示動(dòng)作或狀態(tài)是說(shuō)話人的建議、請(qǐng)求、命令等。
    虛擬語(yǔ)氣表示動(dòng)作或狀態(tài)不是客觀存在的事實(shí),而是說(shuō)話人的主觀愿望、假設(shè)或推測(cè)等。
    2.虛擬語(yǔ)氣的形式
    虛擬語(yǔ)氣有兩種形式:be型虛擬語(yǔ)氣和were型虛擬語(yǔ)氣。Be 型虛擬語(yǔ)氣是指不管主語(yǔ)是什么人稱(chēng),動(dòng)詞一律用原形;were型虛擬語(yǔ)氣是指不管主語(yǔ)是什么人稱(chēng),動(dòng)詞一律用were(即過(guò)去時(shí))。試比較:
    I hope you can go with us.(表示一種有可能實(shí)現(xiàn)的愿望)
    我希望你能同我們一起走。
    I wish you could go with us.(表示一種完全不能實(shí)現(xiàn)的愿望)
    我希望你能同我們一起走。
    虛擬語(yǔ)氣的用法
    1.在非真實(shí)條件句中
    ⑴表示與現(xiàn)在事實(shí)相反:if從句用過(guò)去時(shí),主句用should / would / could / might加不定式。如:
    If she had time, she would / could / might go with you.
    如果她有時(shí)間,她就會(huì)/能和你去。
    ⑵表示與過(guò)去事實(shí)相反:if從句用過(guò)去完成體,主句用should / would / could / might加不定式完成體。如:
    If I had had the money last year, I should / would / could / might have bought a house.
    如果我去年有了這些錢(qián),我就會(huì)/可能買(mǎi)一所房子了。
    ⑶表示未來(lái)實(shí)現(xiàn)可能性極小,if從句用should / were to,主句用should / would / could / might加不定式。如:
    If there should be / were / were to be something wrong, they would / could / might let you know at once.
    如果出了什么事,他們會(huì)/可能馬上告訴你。
    2.在wish后的that從句中
    主要表示愿望,that常省略。如果指現(xiàn)在或?qū)?lái)的愿望,從句用過(guò)去時(shí);如果指過(guò)去沒(méi)有實(shí)現(xiàn)或不可能實(shí)現(xiàn)的愿望,從句用過(guò)去完成體。如:
    I wish it were summer now.
    現(xiàn)在要是夏天該多好。
    I wish I knew his address.
    (I am sorry I don‘t know his address.)
    可惜我不知道他的地址。
    I wish you had written to her.
    (I‘m sorry you didn’t write to her.)
    可惜你沒(méi)寫(xiě)信給她。
    如果將wish改為wished,其后that從句中的時(shí)、體形式不變。試比較:
    I wish I hadn‘t spent so much money.
    (I am sorry I spent so much money.)
    I wished I hadn‘t spent so much money.
    (I was sorry I had spent so much money.)
    我后悔不該花那么多錢(qián)。
    如果that從句中用would,可以表示請(qǐng)求,通常表示說(shuō)話人的不滿或不快。如:
    The radio is too loud, I wish you would turn it down.
    我希望你能把收音機(jī)的音量調(diào)小一點(diǎn)兒。
    I wish it would stop raining.
    但愿雨能停下來(lái)。
    另外,與wish這種用法一致的還有would rather(寧愿),would sooner(寧愿),had rather(寧愿)等詞或短語(yǔ)后面的從句中,謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞應(yīng)使用一般過(guò)去時(shí),表示與現(xiàn)在相反的虛擬語(yǔ)氣,表示與過(guò)去相反的也可用過(guò)去完成時(shí)。如:
    I would rather you came next month.
    我寧愿你下個(gè)月來(lái)。
    3.在主語(yǔ)從句中
    虛擬語(yǔ)氣常用在以It is / was開(kāi)頭的復(fù)合句的主語(yǔ)從句中,表示要求、建議、命令、提議等,其謂語(yǔ)形式往往為“should+動(dòng)詞原形”,在美語(yǔ)中,常常省略should.如:
    It is necessary that he (should) be sent there at once.
    有必要馬上派他到那里去。
    It is requested that the rules (should) be protected.
    已請(qǐng)求章程是受保護(hù)的。