(6) Animals could hardly breathe without air.
注意,这种虚拟句里的动词时态,异乎寻常。
二、半虚拟
(虚拟的形式,可能的事件。)
半虚拟语气可表示客气及事发可能性低等意义,如:
(7) Would you please lock the door behind you?
(8) Could l use your telephone for a while?
这里的过去式语气动词,表示客气。
(9) lt might rain this afternoon.
(10) The eyewitnesss evidence could be false.
这里的过去式语气动词表示可能性低,也就是对所提的事存有怀疑或不甚确定。
三、旧式虚拟
(这里的名词从句中的动词保存原形,没有第三人称的S,接系动词,be,也不起变化),如:
(11) We insist that the criminal be sent to prison.
(12) God bless you!
(13) Who suggested that Tom come early?
(11)和(13)里名词从句的动词形式是典型的美式英语;英式英语通常冠以情态动词should。类似的例子有:
(14)The people demand that the govern-ment (should) put a stop to all forms of corruption.
(15) The education committee proposed that students (should) be encouraged to think creatively.
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