2010年新高三英语名师手记：虚拟语气篇

　　⑵表示祝愿

　　“may+动词原形”表示祝愿，通常把may置于句首，构成倒装语序。

　　May you succeed in the future!

　　May the friendship between us last long!

　　四. 注意事项

　　1. 错综时间虚拟条件句中

　　如果if条件句表示的动作与主句表示的动作发生的时间不一致，从句和主句的谓语动词的形式要根据各自的时间来调整， 这种情况被称作“错综时间虚拟语气”或“混合虚拟语气”。

　　If America had not made wars on Iraq, the Iraqi people would be living a peaceful life now。

　　If I were you, I would have visited the museum yesterday.

　　If we didn’t have an exam tomorrow, my friends and I could be playing football now。

　　2. 有时，只在条件句或主句中使用虚拟语气，而另一分句用陈述语气。

　　If you should change your mind, do let me know。

　　Should anyone call (= If anyone calls)， please tell them that I’m busy。

　　Can you read that form carefully, if you wouldn’t mind, and then sign it?

　　I would appreciate it if you call back this afternoon for the doctor's appointment.

　　—What would you do if it rains tomorrow?

　　—We have to carry it on, since we’ve got everything ready。

　　3. 在一些日常会话中，一些简单句通常暗含虚拟的意味。句中的谓语动词用would/could/ should be等形式或should/would/could/might have been等形式。

　　It couldn’t be better. 那太好了。

　　That would be very nice. 太好了。

　　I couldn’t agree with you more. 我非常同意你的意见。

　　I wouldn’t have dreamed of it. 我做梦也没有想到啊!

　　How careless I was! I could have done better in the exam. 我太粗心了，我本来可以考得很好的。

　　Tom hasn’t arrived yet. I should have written down the address for him. 我本应该把地址写下来的。

　　—How was you interview?

　　—It couldn’t have been better. Luckily, I found all the answers to questions。

　　—Shall I give you a ride as you live so far away?