他说我们得等到他来为止。
祈使句前面有一个从句时,也可以用这种形式:
He said,If I fall asleep at the wheel wake me up.
他说,如果我开车时打瞌睡,就把我叫醒。
He said that if he fell asleep at the wheel she was to wake him up.
他说,如果他在开车时打瞌睡,她必须把他叫醒。
这种形式还用来把征询指示的请求变为间接引语:
Where shall I put it,sir?he asked.
先生,我把它放在什么地方?他问道。相当于:
He asked where he was to put it.
他问他该把它放在哪里。
2 表达一种计划安排:
She is to be married next month.
她预定在下个月结婚。
The expedition is to start in a weeks time.
探险队预定在一周后出发。
这种结构常用于资讯报导:
The Prime Minister is to make a statement tomorrow.
首相将在明天发表声明。
在资讯标题中,be常被省略:
Prime Minister to make statement tomorrow.
(译文同上。)
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