| 情态动词 | 表示情态 | 表示推测 | 表示虚拟(仅5个) |
|---|---|---|---|
| must / have to § | 必须... | 肯定\一定...(把握最大) | 🚫 |
| will / would § | 将要... | 将会、会、愿意(较强信念或推测) | would have done (will ×) |
| may / might § | 可以... | 可能、也许(较弱的可能性) | might have done (may ×) |
| can / could § | 能够... | (能力和可能性)通常用于否定表cannot 不可能... | could have done (can ×) |
| should / ought to § | 应该... | 应该(强调道德或伦理的义务感) | should have done = ought to have done |
| need § | 需要... | 需要(必要性或建议) | need have done |
翻译虚拟表达 加中文“本来...但是...”
- need have done 本来需要做某事(实际上没做)
- ought to have done 本来应该做某事(实际上没做)
- would have done 本来将要做某事(实际上没做)
- could have done 本来能够做某事(实际上没做)
- might have done 本来可能做某事(实际上没有)
分裂结构 原本流畅且连贯的句子被调整了顺序导致了不再流畅与连贯
| 后移式 | 插入式 |
|---|---|
| When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously. | This, however, is not the best solution. |
| When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company,we all rushed to see it. | This, he says, is not the best solution. |