常见句型

常见句型

1. 虚拟语气

I failed in the maths exam. How I wish I hadn’t wasted so much time playing! It’s high time that we did something to improve our environment. I’d rather that I hadn’t seen her yesterday.

Alan talked about Rome as if he had been there. Should he act like that again, he would be fined.

If only we students didn’t have so much homework！ But for the storm, we should have arrived earlier. Without your help, I couldn’t have done it.

It was required that the crops (should) be harvested at once. 在动词insist（1坚持做某事），order, command（2命令）, advise, suggest, propose（3建议做某事），demand, require, request, ask（4要求）等表示建议、命令、要求的名词性从句中谓语动词要用虚拟语气。基本句型：主语+ (should) + 动词原形。另外像decide, desire, intend, recommend等也要接(should)+动词原形结构。

It is necessary/important/natural/impossible/essential（基本的）等结构后的主语从句中要用虚拟语气，即主语+(should)+动词原形

With the society developing very fast, it’s quite necessary/important that we (should) have a good knowledge of English and computer.

It’s strange/surprising/a pity/a shame/a surprise (that) „ should do„should表示“竟然”

It’s strange that he shouldn’t pass the exam. 奇怪的是他竟然没有通过考试。

could have done “本来可以„„”（表示过去没有实现的可能）。 might have done “本来可能„„；本来应该或可以做某事”（实际没有发生；含有轻微的责

备语气。

should/ought to have done “本来该做某事”（而实际未做） should not/ought not to have done “本来不该做”（实际却做过了，含有责备语气） needn’t have done “本来不必做”（但是已经做过了） would rather have done “当时宁愿做了某事”（实际没有做过）；否定式would rather not have done表达相反意思，两者都有表示“后悔”之意。

The poet must have been very young when he wrote this poem. 2. Much as/that/though I respect him, I cannot agree with his idea.

3. To my great disappointment, my favorite singer left the concert before I could have a word with her. It was five days before he came back. 4. 强调句型

Where was it that you saw him yesterday afternoon? 5. He didn’t go to bed until his mother came back.

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It was not until his mother came back that he went to bed. Not until his son came back from school did he go to bed. 6. I won’t go unless he comes to invite me himself.

I won’t attend his birthday party unless invited (=unless I am invited). 7. I was walking along the river when I heard a drowning boy cry for help. I was about to leave when it began to rain.

I had just finished my exam paper when the bell rang, announcing the class was over. I thought of the happy days when I was in France. 8. While I was angry with her, I didn’t lose my temper. 9. What is the population of the world? What did you pay for this picture?

What is most important in life isn’t money. Mary is no longer what she was ten years ago.

10. This is also part of your work, as I told you before. It’s the same story as I heard from her yesterday.

11. The picture, for which he paid an enormous amount of money, was a forgery. I lived three years in Paris, during which time I learned French.

The weather turned out to be very good, which was more than we could expect. 12. Take whatever magazines you want to read.

Whoever walks around in such a heavy rain will catch a cold. 13. Now comes your turn to make a short speech.

Away went the thief when he saw the police.

Then came the hour we had been looking forward to. Around the corner walks a young policeman.

So fast does light travel that we can hardly imagine its speed. Little did I understand what he said to me at that time.

It’s beyond description. Nowhere else in the world can there be such a quiet, beautiful place. I don’t like him, nor do I care about him. Only in that way will we be ready for the challenges and opportunities in life. I promised to help him, and so I did.

Tom is a student and he studies hard, so it is with me. 14. Please remind me about it in case I forget/should forget.

15. There is no denying the fact that the new management method has greatly increased the

production.

We expect there to be a new bridge over the river.

We all look forward to there being a bridge over the river. There seems to be a little misunderstanding between them. 16. The line measures 5 meters long.

The line, measuring 5 meters, cost me 5yuan. The pen writes smoothly.

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The clothed washes well.

The room needs/wants/requires cleaning. He who does his duty is worth praising.

17. Don't waste time learning a lot of useless words.

18. Hardly had she begun speaking when there was a knock on the door. No sooner had he closed his eyes than he fell asleep. 19. I didn't expect to receive such a pretty card from him.

20. I have nothing to do with that man; I've never seen him before. 21. I like nothing better than helping people.

22. It makes no difference to me whether you go or not.

23. It suddenly occurred to me that ' knew how to solve that problem. 24. It is bad to push yourself too hard. Just try your best. 25. It is likely that it will rain this afternoon. 26. It is no use talking without doing.

27. It's a shame that you cannot make it to the party tonight. 28. Now that we are alone, we can talk freely.

29. We had no choice but to take a taxi for we'd missed the last bus. 30. There's no point in getting angry when things have happened. What's the point of arguing about it. 31. You are expected to work late tonight.

32. You are supposed to have finished reading this novel by now. 33. You should make good use of your spare time to practice English. 34. To eat too much is as much a bad thing as to eat nothing. 35. He earns twice as much as he used to.

36. The river is ten times the length of the Tamsui River.

37. I received no less than ten thousand yen for my work. 我的工资多达一万元。

It is no more than ten minutes’ walk from the station. 由车站走到这里只有十分钟的路程。 Don’t expect much of him; he is at best a student. 不要对他期望过高；他只不过是个学生。 Nothing is more valuable than time, but nothing is less valued. 38. Of/among all the four seasons, summer is the hottest. 39. I think he is a most learned man.

40. He is the last person (that) I want to see.

41. He rushed all the way to the station only to miss the train. 他一路冲往车站，结果（竟然）还是

错过了火车。

42. The speaker has no other purpose except/than to make people laugh.

43. Money is being used in place of something more direct.金钱正在被更直接地用来取代某种东西。

44. The dying were rushed to the hospital. 垂死的人被急速送往医院。

During the depression, millions of the unemployed wandered around in the streets. 45. (Having been) Knocked down by a car, he spent a week in the hospital.

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If falling ill, I’ll stay home taking a good rest.

46. On entering the classroom, I found a book lying on the floor. 47. Since it is raining hard, you may as well stay here as leave. 既然雨下得这么大，你与其离开倒不如待在这儿。

We may as well leave the table after dinner is over. 晚餐后我们不妨离开桌子。 48. The population of Tokyo is larger than that of London. The students work harder than those of our school.

49. Not having finished his homework, Tom had to stay up that night. 50. At one time, she is fine, but at another, she is abnormal. To know is one thing; to teach is quite another.

51. His mother sent him what little money she had saved. Exercise is to the body what thinking is to the brain.

52. Noise is coming to the point where we can’t put up with it. 53. I have three cars, and you may have whichever you like.

I have a car, a house and an orchard and you may have whatever you like best. . She seldom or never reads a book.

55. I never see him without feeling like crying. 我每次见到他就想哭。

56. He didn’t attend the negotiation in that he was ill. 他因为有病，没有参加谈判。 57. Do as you are told. (=Do as I tell you.)

58. He isn’t nice. As it is, he is bad. 他不好。事实上，他很坏。

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