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发表于 2010-6-21 16:49:00
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这句话是电影空军一号的台词原文。为什么没有用虚拟语气,我查了一下。
牛津词典上对虚拟语气有如下解释:
In modern English the subjunctive mood still exists but is regarded in many contexts as optional. Use of the subjunctive tends to convey a more formal tone, but there are few people who would regard its absence as actually wrong. Today it survives mostly in fixed expressions, as in be that as it may; if I were you; far be it from me; as it were; lest we forget; God help you; perish the thought;and come what may.
虚拟语气在现代英语中已不是一个重要的语法范畴,许多该用虚拟式的地方常用陈述语气所替代。如用was代替were;有时,甚至还可以根据语义干脆就用现在式。如: He looks as if he were/was/is sick. |
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