这类事不该容许。Such things ought not to be allowed,

 他说我应当写一篇文章谈这事。He said I ought to write an article about it,

 下个月我想必可以工作了。I ought to be fit for work next month,

 我想你不应该这样做的。I don't think you ought to have done that,

ought to do something,构成否定式时，是在ought,后面加上not, 而不是在ought to,的后面加not,。在美国英语中，ought to,用于否定句和疑问句时可将其中的to,省略。肯定句中的to,通常是不会省略。另外，在简略答语中，有时也可以省去to,。

 我应该把真实的情形告诉她吗？Ought I to tell her the truth?,

 我们应该小心，对吧?We ought to be careful，oughtn't we?,

 他是不是该去看医生?Oughtn't he to see a doctor?,

 你不应当在外面待到这样晚。You oughtn't to stay out so late,

 我们本该做此事吗?Ought we have done it?

Ought we to have done it?

 他应该同我们一起去吗?Ought he to go with us?

 对，应该一起去。Yes, he ought,

 Yes, he ought to,

ought to,(表示义务、责任等) 应当，应该（与should,同义，语气稍重）

 你应该比那更加努力。You ought to work harder than that,

ought to, (用于劝告、建议等) 应该，该

你应该立刻出发。You ought to start at once,

这种事不应该干。Such things ought not to be done,

ought to,(表可能性) 总应该，理应

玛丽这会儿该是到家了。Mary ought to be home by now,

今天有晚霞，明天应该是个好天。There is a fine sunset, It ought to be a fine day tomorrow,

明天早晨大概是个好天气。It ought to be a fine day tomorrow morning,

ought to, + have, + 过去分词”表示过去应做某事而实际未做。

你本来应该早一点把此事告诉我。（但没有）You ought to have told me about this earlier, But you didn't,

我本应该昨天写那封信。（但我没写）I ought to have written that letter yesterday, But I didn't,

这事早该做完的。It ought to have been done long ago,

ought to, 在间接引语中表过去时形式不变，

 他说你应该去报告警察。He said you ought to tell the police,

否定式：ought,后直接加not, 可缩写为oughtn't,  

不应该闯红灯过马路。One ought not to cross the street against the red light,

One oughtn't to cross the street against the red light,

疑问式：把ought,提到句首。

 我们应该立刻做吗？Ought we to do it at once?,

 是的。Yes, you ought to,

 他现在应该在这里，是吧？He ought to be here now, shouldn't he?

He ought to be here now, oughtn't he?,

你不应当这样和你妈妈说话。You shouldn't to speak to your mother like that,

You oughtn't to speak to your mother like that,

表示出于法令规则、行为准则、道德责任等客观情况而“应该”做某事时，常用ought to,

 这类事不该容许。Such things ought not to be allowed,

你是他父亲,应该照顾他。You are his father, You ought to take care of him,

表示主观看法、建议、劝说或表示某件事宜于做时，常用should,

如果你想很快康复，就应该听医生的劝告。You should listen to the doctor's advice if you want to recover soon,

在日常生活中我们不宜于用太多的大词汇。We should not use too many big words in our everyday speech,

ought to, 更多反映客观情况，表示“有义务”或“必要”做某事。

你气色不好，应该去看病。You don't look well, You ought to go to see the doctor,

should,可以用于虚拟语态或状语从句中，而ought to, 不能。

如果我是你，我会设法五点前到达那里。If I were you, I should try to get there before five,

他建议骑自行车的人应该被要求在自己的车道上骑车。he suggests that cyclists should be asked to ride on their own lanes,

should,可以是shall,的过去式，尤其在间接引语中，用于第一、三人称，以征求对方意见。

 他问明天能否拿到签证。 He asked me if he should get his visa tomorrow,

should,可以表示说话人的特殊情感，如惊奇、愤怒、失望等。

 我很遗憾竟然发生这种事。 I'm sorry that this should have happened,

 他竟这样说，这使我很惊讶。I'm surprised that he should say so,

 你为什么会那样想？Why should you think that way?,

你必须每天至少练习一小时。 You must practice at least an hour a day,

我必须每天练习一个小时！。I have to practice an hour a day!,

 你应该练习一个多小时。You ought to practice for more than an hour,

You should practice for more than an hour,

注意：must,或者may,或者might,+have done, 一定，可能已经做过（表示对过去的推测）

 他一定是那位新老师。He must be the new teacher,

 他们一定是上海来的。They must have come from Shanghai,

 他们可能感冒了。They may have had a cold,

They might have had a cold,

 他也许会告诉他弟弟，但是我不确定。He may tell his brother, but I am not sure,

He might tell his brother, but I am not sure,

 他一定是感觉到我在看着他。他突然看向我轻声问：“你为什么那样盯着我看？”He must have sensed that I was looking at him, He suddenly glanced at me and said quietly, “Why are you staring at me like that?”

 不可能cannot,

 不可能做过某事cannot have done,  

couldn't have done,

她不可能是他的女儿，她太老了，She cannot be his daughter,She is too old,

他们不可能赶上九点十五的火车，因为他们九点二十才离开旅馆。They cannot have caught the nine fifteen train, for they left the hotel at nine twenty,

They couldn't have caught the nine fifteen train, for they left the hotel at nine twenty,

 他不可能听见了。再敲敲门。He can't have heard us, Knock again,

 可能不may not,  

might not,

 他可能不会相信你。He may not believe you,

He might not believe you,

 他们会在干什么呢?What can they be doing?

What could they be doing?,

他怎么知道? 会是哪个人告诉他了吗?Why does he know this? Can someone have told him about it?

Why does he know this? Could someone have told him about it?,

can, 也可以用于肯定句中，表示理论上的可能性(但实际未必会发生)，或表示“有时”。

 即使是有经验的教师也可能出错。Even experienced teachers can make mistakes,

 她有时很令人讨厌。She can be very unpleasant,

 最好had better,

had better, + 动词原形

否定形式：had better not,

注意：had better,虽然有had,，但不表示过去，而是指现在或未来，用于向对方提出劝告或警告。

 你最好把烟戒掉。 You had better give up smoking,

 你最好别把它扔在地上。 You had better not throw it on the ground,

 过去常常 表示过去的习惯动作或状态，现在已不存在。used to,

我过去常常起床很早并且在早餐前散步一小时。I used to get up early and take an hour's walk before breakfast,

used to,在间接引语中，其形式可不变。

 他告诉我们他小时常踢足球。He told us he used to play foot ball when he was young,

used to,在疑问句、否定句、否定疑问句或强调句中，Used, + 主语 + to do something?或者Did ,+ 主语 + use to do something?

 你过去和你弟弟去同一所学校吗？Did you use to go to the same school as your brother?  

Used you to go to the same school as your brother?,

否定句：usedn't to,或者didn't use to,

 我过去不常去那里。I usedn't to go there,

 I didn't use to go there,

她过去很胖。她不是吗？  She used to be very fat, didn't she?

She used to be very fat, usedn't she?,

你以前下棋吗？是的，我过去是。Did you use to play chess? Yes, I did,

Did you use to play chess? Yes, I used to,

你过去习惯早上早起吗？是的，我过去是，Used you to get up early in the morning? Yes, I did,

Used you to get up early in the morning? Yes, I used to,

 宁愿would rather,

would rather,表选择，后接不带to,的不定式。

 我宁愿不说任何话。I'd rather not say anything,

 你更愿意在农场工作吗？Would you rather work on a farm?

 你不是宁愿呆在这里吧？Wouldn't you rather stay here?

 不，我不愿意。我宁愿去那边。No, I would not, I'd rather go there,

 宁愿, 而不愿 ，与  相比，更愿意。would rather,  than,

 我宁愿在农场工作也不愿意去工厂。I would rather work on a farm than in a factory,

 与去看电影相比，我宁愿看电视。I would rather watch TV than go to see the film,

 根据校规，未经允许，你不得穿过校门。According to the school rule, you mustn't walk through the school gate without permission,

昨天的聚会很有趣，你本该来的，为什么不来呢？妈妈不在家。There was a lot of fun at yesterday's party, You ought to have come, Why don't you? Mother is out,

我将不得不呆在家里照顾我的妹妹。 I will have to stay at home to look after my younger sister,

他来自讲英语的国家，所以他英语讲得很好。He is from an English speaking country, so he can speak English well,

最后，他们从燃烧的大楼中逃了出来。 Finally they were able to escape from the burning building,

这座摩天大楼建在过去的荒地上。 The skyscraper was built on what used to be a wasteland,

摩天大楼Skyscraper,

真不敢相信！他怎么会这样粗鲁！I can't believe that! How should he be so rude like this!,

 约翰今天早上玛丽的英语课迟到了。怎么会这样？据我所知，他上课从不迟到。John was late for Mary's English class this morning, How come? As far as I know, he never came late for class,

你什么时候参加大学入学考试？ When will you take the entrance examination for the college?

吉姆，你看起来很强壮，最近锻炼过吗？是的，到现在为止，我已经在健身房锻炼了将近半年了。 Jim, you look so strong, Have you been working out recently? Yes, I have been working out in the gym for almost half a year by now,

 在班上，十分之三的学生每天练习阅读。In the class, three students in ten practise reading every day,

《梦工厂》制作的这部电影以19世纪40年代为背景，女主人公三十多岁。 The
film produced by Dream Works was set in the eighteen forties and the heroine was in her thirties
,

你在哪里见过他？那是在他住的旅馆里。 Where did you meet him? It was in the hotel where he stayed,

我们希望明天尽可能多的人能和我们一起野餐。 We hope that as many people as possible can join us for the picnic tomorrow,

警察问这个男孩在抢劫案中扮演了什么角色。 The police asked the boy what his role had been in the robbery,

到上个月底，他们已经完成了这项工作。 They had finished the work by the end of last month,

看又下雨了，为什么星期天偏偏要下雨？我们总是呆在里面！多糟糕的一天啊！ Look! It's raining again, Why must it rain on Sundays? We are always staying inside! What a day!

一定要充分利用你的时间，否则你会后悔的。 Do make full use of your time, otherwise you'll be regretful about it,

我们花了很长时间才到达这里。这是一次三小时的旅行。 It took us quite a long time to get here, It was a three-hour journey,

对不起，请问最近的银行在哪里？哦，让我想想，哦，是的！它经过邮局，靠近一个大市场。 Excuse me, can you tell me where the nearest bank is, please? Oh, let me think, Oh yes! It's past the post office, next to a big market,

 我表弟两年前去了加拿大，他在那里工作了几个月，然后去了美国。My cousin went to Canada two years ago,He worked there for a few months and then went to America,

 请你举一个例子，支持你对“两个奥运会，同等辉煌”的看法好吗？Would you please give us an example in favour of your opinion on “Two Olympics, equal splendor”?

在所有的运动中，我最喜欢田径。 Of all the sports, I like track and field best,

即使在我上小学的时候，我也对它表现出极大的兴趣。 Even when I was in primary school, I showed great interest in it,

我曾经在我的县里赢得过百米冠军。 I once won the one-hundred-meter championship in my county,

在每个假期，我都会在专业教练的指导下练习。 During every vacation, I practice it under the guidance of professional coaches,

在这项运动中，我最喜欢刘翔，因为他是唯一在田径比赛中击败欧美选手的黄皮肤运动员。 In this sport, I like Liu Xiang best,because he is the only yellow-skinned athlete to beat the Europeans and Americans in track and field,

 虽然他因伤退出了北京奥运会，但我仍然支持他。Although he withdraw from the Beijing Olympic Games because of injury, I still support him,

我想将来成为像他一样的运动员，我希望我能像他一样赢得金牌。 I want to be an athlete like him in the future, and I hope I can win gold medals like him,

我真的很想长大后成为一名奥运冠军。I really want to be an Olympic champion when I grow up,

那又怎么样；so what,

为什么不；why not,

为什么；what for,

怎么回事。how come,

 参加考试；take an exam,

加入某一组织团体，成为其中一员；join,

参加某一活动；take part in,

参加，出席（会议、讲座等）。attend,

每隔一天。every other day,

every two days,

every, 每隔；each,没有此用法。

 练习做某事，practise doing something,

在某人30多岁时。in one's thirties,

我是在他住的旅馆里遇到他的It was in the hotel where he stayed that I met him,

能够can,

需要；need,

必须; must,

应该。should,

角色，作用；role,

角色，多指电影或文学作品中的角色；character,

行为举止；behaviour,

作用，效果。effect,

must的特殊用法，表示“偏要”，

“否则，要不然；otherwise,

“因而，所以”；therefore,

“然而”；however,

“因此”。so,

负责，管理；in charge of,

需要；in want of,

支持；in favour of,

纪念。in honour of,