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shouldv. auxil.（助动词 auxiliary verb）- （用于各人称）应该,必须,最好(cf. Must, ought〔↑1〕)
You should be punctual. 你应该守时
What should I do in such a case? 在这种情况下我该做什么?
You should have seen the film. 你真该看那部片子(实际上你未看). - （用于表示命令、决定、提议、意向等的子句中）
It was proposed that we (should) do it at once. 有人提议我们(应)立即做那事. - （用于表示遗憾、惊奇、当然等的子句中）竟然会
It is a pity that he should miss such a golden opportunity. 真可惜,他竟会失去这样一个绝好的机会
It is strange [surprising] that you should not know it. 真奇怪,你竟不知道那事
I wonder such a man as he should commit an error. 想不到他那样的人竟会犯错误
It is natural that he should have refused our request. 他拒绝我们的要求倒是自然的. - （与 why, who 等连用,表示惊讶、不可理解）
Why should he go for you? 他怎么会攻击你呢?
There is no reason why philosophers should not be men of letters. 哲学家没有理由不是文人
Who should write it but himself? 你当是谁写的,是他自己呀! - （用于条件子句,表示语气较强的假设或让步）
If it should rain, he would not come. 万一下雨,他就不会来了
Even if he should deceive me, I would still love him. 即使他骗我,我还是会爱他. - （表示可能性、推论、期待）该、会
They should come by three o'clock, I think. 我想,他们三点钟以前总会来的. - 【文】（用于 lest 之后的子句中）
- （在间接引语中, should, would 在原则上代替直接引语中的 shall, will; 单纯未来）
He said that he should get there before dark. (cf. He said. “I shall get there before dark.”) 他说他天黑之前会到那里. - （用于表示征询意见）要不要,好不好
I asked if I should bring him a chair. 我问他要不要我给他拿把椅子 (cf. I said, “Shall I bring you a chair?”)
I asked him if [whether] the boy should wait. 我问他送信来的人要不要等着 (cf. I said to him, “Shall the boy wait?”). - （用于与条件子句相对应的结果子句中）
If you were to quarrel with him, I should feel very sorry. 如果你和他争吵,我会感到很难过
If it had not been for your advice, I should have failed in the business. 要不是接受你的意见,我的事情准办不成. - （用于第一人称时,表示单纯未来）
- （用于第二、第三人称时表示说话者的意愿）
If it were possible, he should have the answer today. 假如可能的话,他今天原是会得到回复的. - （表示试探性的意见）不妨会,倒是
He is over thirty, I should think. 我想他该有三十多岁吧.
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