could可以语气较委婉较轻
should应该有点上对下的语气较强硬.
Iwishyouwouldstay.
我希望你能留下来
Usedtomakeapoliterequest:
用于有礼貌的请求:
Wouldyougowithme?
你愿意和我一起去吗?
Usedtoindicateuncertainty:
表示不确定之意:
Itwouldseemtobegettingwarmer.SeeUsageNoteatif
天气似乎变得更暖和了参见if
would
[wEd,wJd]
v.
(略写为'd,否定式的略写为wouldn't[wJd(E)nt])
(will的过去式)
Theysaiditwouldbefine.
听说天气会很好.
Iwouldgiveanythingtoseethefilm.
假如可能的话,我怎么也要看一看这部电影.
Wouldyoulikesomecakeorbiscuit?
你要吃点蛋糕还是并干?
Hesaidhewouldcome.
他说他要来.
(表示过去的习惯)常,有…的习惯
Shewouldlosethekey!
她总是把钥匙弄丢了.
wouldrather
宁可…也不;宁愿
Whichwouldyouratherdo,gotocinemaorstayathome?
你是去看电影还是待在家里?
Wouldratherdiethansurrender.
宁死不投降.
Icouldrunfasterthen.Itcouldbenobetteratthattime.Onlymencouldgototheclubinthosedays.
那时我能跑得更快.那时好得不能再好了.在当时,只有男人可以去俱乐部
Usedwithhypotheticalorconditionalforce:
用来表推测或条件:
Ifwecouldhelp,wewould.
如果我们能帮上忙,我们会帮的
Usedtoindicatetentativenessorpoliteness:
用于表示试探性或礼貌:
Icouldbewrong.Couldyoucomeoverhere?
我也许错了.你能到这边来吗?
could
[kJd]
v.
动词can的过去式
Icouldrunfasterthen.
我那时能跑得更快一些.
(表示与事实相反的设想)能;可以
Icouldcometomorrowifyoulike.
如果你愿意,明天我可以来.
(委婉语)能
Couldyoudosth.forme?
你能替我做件事情吗?
应该
Youcouldatleasthavemetmeatthestation.
你至少应该到车站来接我.
可能
IwrotedownthenumbersothatIcouldrememberit.
我写下了号码,那样我就能记住它了.
Youshouldsendheranote.
你应该给她留一个条
Usedtoexpressprobabilityorexpectation:
用于表示可能性或期望:
Theyshouldarriveatnoon.
她应该在中午到达
Usedtoexpressconditionalityorcontingency:
用于表示可能性或可能发生的事件:
Ifsheshouldfall,thensowouldI.
如果她失败了,那我也会失败
Usedtomoderatethedirectnessorbluntnessofastatement:
用于使一个直接或直率的陈述变得婉转:
Ishouldthinkhewouldliketogo.
我倒是认为他愿意去
Liketherulesgoverningtheuseofshallandwillonwhichtheyarebased,thetraditionalrulesgoverningtheuseofshouldandwouldarelargelyignoredinmodernAmericanpractice.Eithershouldorwouldcannowbeusedinthefirstpersontoexpressconditionalfuturity:
就象作为shall和will词的基础的限用的用法规则一样,适用于should和would这个词的传统使用规则在现代美国英语中也已被忽略了.现在should或would这两个词中的任何一个都可以用于第一人称,表示条件式中的将来:
IfIhadknownthat,Iwould(orsomewhatmoreformally,should)haveanswereddifferently.
如果已经知道了这个情况的话,我就(或正规一点用should)不会那么回答了,
Butinthesecondandthirdpersonsonlywouldisused:
但在第二人称或第三人称中只用would:
Ifhehadknownthat,hewould(notshould)haveanswereddifferently.
如果他知道那个情况的话,就(不能用should)不会那么回答了.
Wouldcannotalwaysbesubstitutedforshould,however.Shouldisusedinallthreepersonsinaconditionalcla