should
单词辨析:
无时态和人称变化,后接动词不定式,表示义务、责任、建议等,侧重反映客观情况。
I ought to go home now. I must prepare dinner for my children.
我得回家了,我必须给孩子们做饭。
Such things ought not to be allowed.
这种事情不该允许。
You ought to finish it on time.
你应该按时完成它。
侧重自己的主观看法。在表示义务、责任时,语气比 ought 稍弱;在表示建议而非义务时,比 ought 更常用。
You should have a mind of your own.
你应该有自己的主见。
He should go and see his father.
他应该去看看父亲。
试比较:
I ought to go.
我得走了。(侧重客观原因)
I should go.
我应该走了。(侧重主观意愿)
We ought to help her.
我们应该帮助她。(指在道义上有责任这样做)
We should help her.
我们该帮她。(帮助她是明智之举,但并非指在道义上必须这样做)
相关例句:
We should have finished by a quarter past two and the bus doesn't leave till half past.
两点一刻时我们应该就完成了,而公共汽车要到两点半才开。
You should have no problem with reading this language
阅读这种语言你应该没问题。
I'm making these plans and who should I meet but this blonde guy and John.
我正在制订这些计划,没想到这时候居然遇上这个金发的家伙和约翰。
I should think it's going to rain soon
我想可能马上要下雨了。
If you should be fired, your health and pension benefits will not be automatically cut off
如果你被解雇,你的医疗和养老保险金不会自动中断。
Should I go back to the motel and wait for you to telephone?
我要回汽车旅馆等你电话吗?