would
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PAST INTENTIONS/EXPECTATIONS
原来的打算/期望
used to say what someone intended to do or expected to happen 将，将会〔表示想做某事或认为某事会发生〕
They said they would meet us at 10.30 at the station.
他们说他们 10 点 30 分会在车站接我们。
She said she wouldn’t be coming to the library any more.
她说她再也不会到图书馆来了。
Arnold knew he would be tired the next day.
阿诺德知道自己第二天会很累。
It would soon be dark.
天很快就要黑了。
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IMAGINED SITUATIONS
想象的情况
a. used when talking about a possible situation that you imagine or want to happen b. used when talking about something that did not happen, or a situation that cannot exist 会〔用于表示不曾发生或不可能存在的事〕
What would you do if you won a million pounds?
如果你赢得一百万镑，你会做什么？
I’d be amazed if I got the job.
我要是得到这份工作就会喜出望外。
I wish they’d come and visit us.
我希望他们会来看我们。
If only he would listen to me.
要是他愿意听我的就好了。
Everything would be very different if your father were still alive.
要是你父亲还活着，一切就会大不一样了。
I would have phoned you, but there wasn’t time.
我本想给你打电话，但没有时间。
Alex would never have found out if you hadn’t told him.
要是你没有告诉亚历克斯，他绝对不会发现的。
What would have happened if I hadn’t been here?
要是我没在这里，会发生什么事？
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PAST HABITS
以前的习惯
used to say that something happened often or regularly in the past 老是，总是〔表示过去经常做的事〕
When we worked in the same office, we would often have coffee together.
我们过去在同一间办公室工作的时候，经常一起喝咖啡。
On summer evenings they would sit out in the garden.
夏天的晚上他们经常坐在外面的花园里。
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REQUESTING
请求
used to ask someone politely to do something [口] 请…好吗？〔表示客气地请求别人做某事〕 spoken
Would you shut the window, please?
请把窗户关上，好吗？
Would you mind waiting outside?
您在外面等好吗？
Would someone please tell me what is going on?
请问谁能告诉我发生什么事了？
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OFFERING/INVITING
提议/邀请
used to offer something to someone or invite them somewhere politely [口] 要不要…？〔表示客气地向某人提供某物或邀请某人〕 spoken
Would you like a coffee?
要喝杯咖啡吗？
We’re going to the theatre this evening. Would you be interested in coming?
今晚我们要去看戏，你有没有兴趣一起来？
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WHAT SB WANTS
某人想要的
used to say that someone wants something or wants to do something [口] 想〔表示某人想要某物或想做某事〕 spoken
would like/love/prefer
Yes, please, I’d love a coffee.
是的，我想喝杯咖啡。
My parents would like to meet you.
我父母想见见你。
Claudia would have liked to refuse (=wanted to refuse) , but she didn’t dare.
克劳迪娅本想拒绝，可是她不敢。
I’d hate (=I do not want) to disappoint you.
我可不愿意让你失望。
would rather/sooner (used to say what someone prefers) 宁愿，宁可
I’d rather stay in this evening, if that’s all right with you.
要是你没问题的话，今晚我宁可待在家里。
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PAST PURPOSE
原来的目的
used after ‘so that’ to show that someone was trying to make something happen or prevent something 〔用于 so that 后表示试图让某事发生或防止某事发生〕
We packed all the books in wooden boxes so that they wouldn’t get damaged.
我们把所有的书籍都装入木箱以防被损坏。
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would not
a. used to say that someone refused to do something b. used to say that something did not happen, even though someone was trying to make it happen 〔即使…〕也不…
He wouldn’t give us any money.
他不会再给我们钱。
The door wouldn’t open, no matter how hard she pushed.
不管她怎么用力推，门就是打不开。
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ADVICE
建议
used when giving or asking for advice [口] 会…〔用于提出意见或征求建议时〕 spoken
I’d try to get there early if you can.
要是你可以早到，我也会尽量早到。
I would talk to the doctor if I were you .
我要是你的话，就会和医生谈谈。
What would you do if you were in my position?
你要是处于我这样的境况会怎么办？
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I would think/imagine/say
10. used to give your opinion about something when you are not very sure about it [口] 我想…/我猜…/我觉得… spoken
I would think you’d be happier in a different school.
我想你要是换一所学校就会更快乐。
‘Will it cost a lot?’ ‘I would imagine so.’
“要很多钱吗？”“我猜是的。”
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TYPICAL BEHAVIOUR
典型的行为
used to say that an action is typical or expected – usually used to show disapproval [口] 会…〔表示某行为很典型或在预料之中，一般含贬义〕 spoken
You would go and spoil it, wouldn’t you!
你会去把事情搞砸，是不是！
She insists that she did nothing wrong, but then she would say that, wouldn’t she?
她坚称自己没有做错任何事，不过她总是会那么说，是不是？
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would that...
12. used to express a strong wish or desire [文] 但愿…; 要是…多好〔表示强烈的愿望〕; literary
Would that we had seen her before she died.
要是在她去世之前，我们能见上她一面该有多好。