特殊形式的虚拟语气
非真实条件句中的条件从句有时不表达出来,只暗含在副词、介词短语、上下文或其他方式表示出来,这种句子叫做含蓄条件句,在多数情况下,条件会暗含在短语中,如without…,but for…等
eg:
But for his help, we would be working now.
要不是他的帮助,我们还会在工作呢。
Without your instruction, I would not have made such great progress.
要是没有你的指导,我不会取得如此大的进步。
We didn't know his telephone number, otherwise we would have telephoned him.
我们不知道他的电话号码,否则我们就会给他打电话。
wish 后宾语从句
a、表示与现在事实相反的愿望,谓语动词用过去式
eg. I wish I had your brains.
我希望我有你那样的头脑。(事实:我根本比不上你)
b、表示与过去事实相反的愿望,谓语动词:had+done
eg:.I wish I had known the truth of the matter.
我希望我那时就知道这件事情的真相。(事实:那时还不知道)
c、表示将来难以实现的愿望
谓语动词:should/would(情态动词) + 动词原形
eg. I wish I should have a chance again.
我希望我还能有一次这样的机会。(事实:很难再有这样的机会了)
(注:if only引导的感叹句和as if/as though引导的状语从句也有相同用法)
建议/命令/要求
一些表示建议/命令/要求的动词后面所接的从句要使用动词原形表示虚拟语气
1. 表建议: advocate主张, advise, move, recommend, suggest, propose
2. 表命令: order, decree颁布/命令/裁决, mandate命令/指令/要求, command命令/控制, demand
3. 表要求: request, require, insist, require of sb. that
但是,allow/rule后面不需要这样使用
allow/ permit/ forbid/ prohibit 后面不引导宾语从句
allow/ permit/ forbid + sth
+ sb to do
prohibit sb from doing
only if
只有当(只是在 ... 的时候)
例句:
Only if I get a job will I have enough money to go to school.
我只有找到了工作才有足够的钱上学。
I can buy the house only if a mortgage for 2000 dollars is available.
只有拿到两千美元的抵押贷款,我才买得起那栋房子。
A compound proposition that has components joined by the word and or its symbol and is true only if both or all the components are true.
综合命题由和或其符号所连接的子句组成的复合命题,只有当所有子句为真时,该句才为真