四、虚拟语气的一些其他用法

1.在一些表示祝愿的话语中使用

（1）用动词原形的祝福语：

God bless you!

Long live the Republic!

（2）固定说法：

Suffice it to say that we won.

Far be it from me to spoil the fun.

（3）以may开头的祝福语：

May you have a long and happy life!

May all your dreams come true !

2.用在 It's time 后的定语从句中的虚拟语气

在 It's time 和It's high time 后，若用从句，谓语应用虚拟语气：

It's time we ordered dinner.

I think it's time they were taught a lesson.

3.在一些其他句型中使用的虚拟语气

（1）由 that 引起的句子：

That he should dare to speak in that tone of voice to me!

Oh, that you would be quiet.

（2）would 后也有时用这种结构：

Would that we had seen her before she died.

Would that I were with her now!

（3）to think 后的句子中有时也可用虚拟语气：

To think he would come to anything like that.

To think that she should have died such a tragic death.

4.用在某些成语中的虚拟语气

（1）as it were（were就是虚拟语气）：

as it were 常插在句子中，表示“姑且这样说”“可说是”这类意思：

He became, as it were , a kind of hero from a strange land.

He was, as it were , intoxicated by the soft air and sunshine of spring.

（2）would think（本身就是虚拟语气），表示“会认为（想到）”：

Anyone would think you were in love with the girl.

Anyone would think he owns the place, the way he talks!

（3）would have thought（本身也是虚拟语气），表示“（谁）会想到”或“（原本）会以为”：

Who would have thought to see you here!

Who would have thought she'd end up dancing for a living!

（4）should...but...表示“原来是……”：

Who should come in but his first wife!

What should I find but an enormous spider!

（5）would rather (sooner)+不定式：

I would rather (sooner) be a miner than a bank clerk.

If she'd had a chance, she' d rather have lived 100 years ago.

（6）if need be（如果有必要）：

I will come if need be .

I'll work at night if need be .

Exercises

Ⅰ.Translate the following sentences into English.

1.如果我采纳了你的建议，我就不会犯这么多错误了。

2.如果他早上出门时带了伞，现在就不会淋湿了。

3.他带着雨衣以防下雨。

4.要是没有老师的帮助，我就不会取得如此大的进步。

5.你该买新车了。

Ⅱ.Complete each sentence by choosing the most appropriate answer from the four choices.

6.If he changed his opinions, he _____ a more likeable person.

A.would be

B.is

C.would have been

D.should have been

7.If she _____ another day, he would drive her home.

A.has stayed

B.has been staying

C.stayed

D.had stayed

8._____ she in charge，she would do things differently.

A.Should

B.Was

C.Were to

D.Were

9.If I _____ you, I wouldn't buy that car.

A.was

B.were

C.have been

D.had been

10.Which of the following sentences contains subjunctive mood?

A.Go there right away.

B.China is a great country.

C.Are you from the south?

D.I wish the bus went to the university.

11.I think it's high time that she _____ up her mind.

A.makes

B.is making

C.made

D.was making

12.You _____ be anywhere if it _____ for Ruth.

A.wouldn't…weren't

B.wouldn't…hadn't been

C.couldn't…wasn't

D.couldn't…hadn't been

13._____ this intervention, the civil war might have ended that summer.

A.Hadn't been for

B.Had it not been for

C.Weren't it for

D.Were it not for

14.If he had spent more time practicing speaking English before, he _____ able to speak it much better now.

A.will be

B.would be

C.has been

D.would have been

15.I wish I _____ back home; I don't like this place.

A.was

B.have been

C.were

D.had been

16.Kate went by car and I'd rather she _____.

A.hadn't

B.didn't

C.wasn't

D.hasn't

17.He asked that the message _____ given to Madame immediately.

A.is

B.was

C.has been

D.be

18.It's vital that we _____ present.

A.are

B.be

C.were

D./

19.Her suggestion was that they _____ their conversation in French.

A.carry on

B.are carrying on

C.carried on

D.have carried on

20.I'm surprised that he _____ lonely.

A.feels

B.felt

C.is feeling

D.should feel

Ⅲ.Fill in the blanks with the right forms of the words given in the brackets.

21.I could repair the roof myself if I _____ (have) a long ladder.

22.Jack wishes that he _____(study) business instead of history when he was in university.

23.It is about time that you _____ (go) home.

24.It's strange that she _____ (refuse) to come to the party.

25.If there ____(be) no water on earth, there could be no living things.

26.What do you think of my proposal that new teaching approaches ____ (carry out)?

27.I would rather you _____ (stay) at home then.

28.If only I _____ (meet) the film star yesterday.

29._____(be) I in good health, I would go with you tomorrow.

30.But for your help, we ____ (can't succeed) in the experiment.

Keys:

1.If I had taken your advice, I wouldn't have made so many mistakes.

2.If he had taken the umbrella with him when he went out this morning, he would not be wet now.

3.He took his coat with him in case/lest/for fear that it would rain.

4.Without/But for/If it had not been for the teacher's help, I wouldn't have made such great progress.

5.It's high time you bought a new car.

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.A

13.B

14.B

15.C

16.A

17.D

18.B

19.A

20.D

21.had

22.had studied

23.went

24.(should) refuse

25.were

26.(should) be carried out

27.had stayed

28.had met

29.Were

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