The residents demanded that there should be an official inquiry.
居民要求进行官方调查。
7possibility 可能性IF used to talk about something that may possibly happen or be true 可能〔用于表示某事可能会发生或属实〕
Naturally, he was nervous in case anything should go wrong.
他当然担心,怕事情会出岔子。
What if I should fall sick and not be able to work?
万一我生病无法工作的话怎么办?
should somebody/something do something
Should you need any help (=if you need any help), you can always phone me at the office.
如果你需要什么帮助,随时可以打我办公室的电话。
8imagined situations 假设的情况 especially British EnglishBrE formalXX used after ‘I’ or ‘we’ to say what you would do if something happened or was true 〔置于 I 或 we 之后,表示如果某事发生或属实的话会做什么〕
If anyone treated me like that, I should complain to the manager.
如果有人这样对我,我就会向经理投诉。
I should be surprised if many people voted for him.
有许多人投他的票那才怪呢。
9requesting/offering 请求/提供 especially British EnglishBrE formalWANT used to politely ask for something, offer to do something, or say that you want to do something 〔用于礼貌地表示想要某物,或想要做某事〕
I should be grateful if you could provide me with some information.
如果你能为我提供一些消息,我不胜感激。
‘What can I get you?’ ‘I should like a long cool drink.’
“你要点什么?”“我想来一大杯清凉饮料。”
We should be delighted to help in any way we can.
我们乐意尽我们所能提供帮助。
I should like to thank you all for coming here tonight.
感谢大家今天晚上来到这里。
10past intentions/expectations 过去的打算/期望WILL used as the pasttense of ‘shall’ after ‘I’ or ‘we’ to say what you intended or expected to do 〔用作 shall 的过去式,置于I或we之后,表示打算或期望做的事〕
We knew that we should be leaving the next day.
我们知道我们第二天就要走。
11what should I see but something/who should appear but somebody etcSURPRISEDused to show that you were surprised when you saw a particular thing, when a particular personappeared etc 你猜我看到了什么/你猜谁来了等〔用于表示惊讶〕
Just at that moment, who should walk in but old Jim himself.
就在那时,你猜猜谁进来了?就是那个老吉姆本人。
12you should have seen/heard something spoken used to emphasize how funny, strange, beautiful etc something was that you saw or heard 你该亲眼看看/听听某事物〔用于强调所看到或听到的多么有趣、奇怪、漂亮等〕
You should have seen the look on her face when I told her I’d won first prize.
我告诉她我得了一等奖,当时她脸上的那副表情你真该看看。
13how/why should ... ?used to expresssurprise that something has happened or that someone has asked you a particular question 怎么会/为什么会…?〔用于表示惊讶〕
Why should anyone want to marry Tony?
怎么竟然会有人意嫁给托尼?
Don’t ask me. How should I know?
别问我,我怎么会知道?
14I should think/imagine/hopeEXPECT spoken
a)used to say that you think or hope something is true, when you are not certain 我认为/估计/希望〔用于表示认为或希望某事属实,但不太肯定〕
I shouldn’t think they’ve gone far.
我想他们应该不会走远。
‘I suppose there’ll be a lot of complaints?’ ‘I should imagine so.’
“我看会有很多投诉吧?”“我想是的。”
b)used to emphasize that you are not surprised by what someone has told you because you have moralreasons to expect it 我想应该如此〔用于强调对别人告知的事情不感到意外,因为出于道德上的原因你预计如此〕
‘She doesn’t like to hear me swearing.’ ‘I should think not.’
“她不喜欢听到我说粗话。”“我想这是当然的。”
‘He did apologize.’ ‘I should hope so, after the way he behaved.’
“他是道了歉。”“他那样的行为,理应道歉。”
Examples from the Corpus
I should think/imagine/hope• Looking forward to getting back to your farm, I should think?• Rather like seizure, I should imagine.• He said there might be one way, you know, I should think about it.• I wouldn't mind. I should think he'd be very demanding.• Look at my dad. I should think he's got half his lunch down his.• Not for far, I should think - not if its nose has gone.• Interesting, I should think, with a name like Hamish.
should somebody/something do something• Annual revenues should be about $ 600 million.• Counselors should request that each teacher of academic subjects provide a list of students who often fail to complete assignments independently.• Last year the taxman pocketed 550 million from people who should not have been paying tax - or who paid too much.• Once the glue is dry you should place the photograph in the correct position, securing it with masking tape.• Slowly a knot of men formed around us, anxious that we should hear their problems.• There are doubts now as to whether these should be continued.• Vets should be on TreasureIsland.• Why should spirits aid living beings?