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| could have done 表示“未曾實(shí)現(xiàn)的……” |
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could have done 表示“未曾實(shí)現(xiàn)的……” 一、could have done 表示未曾實(shí)現(xiàn)的選擇 could have done 表示過(guò)去本來(lái)可以有機(jī)會(huì)選擇做某事,但實(shí)際上沒(méi)有那樣做,通常譯為“本來(lái)可以”。如: You needn’t have typed it twice. You could have used a carbon. 你沒(méi)必要打兩遍的,你當(dāng)時(shí)本可以用復(fù)寫紙打。 You needn’t have walked up; you could have taken the lift. 你沒(méi)必要走著上去,你本來(lái)可以乘電梯的。 I could have lent you the money. Why didn’t you ask me? 我本來(lái)可以借這筆錢給你的。你為什么不向我提出? You needn’t have cooked it. We could have eaten it raw. 你其實(shí)可以不煮熟(它),我們 (本來(lái))可以生吃。 二、could have done 表示未曾實(shí)現(xiàn)的想法 could have done 表示過(guò)去本來(lái)有做某事的打算或意圖,但實(shí)際上沒(méi)有實(shí)現(xiàn),通常譯為“本來(lái)可以”。如: I could have lent you the money. Why didn’t you ask me? 我本來(lái)可以借這筆錢給你的。你為什么不向我提出? I could have given you some hints, but I suppose you thought yourself too grand. 我本可以給你點(diǎn)提示的,但是我認(rèn)為你太自負(fù)了。 三、could have done 表示未實(shí)現(xiàn)的可能性 could have done 表示過(guò)去本來(lái)可能發(fā)生情況,而實(shí)際上沒(méi)有發(fā)生,通常譯為“本來(lái)可以”“本來(lái)可能”等。如: She could have been seriously injured. 她本來(lái)可能傷得很重的。 It’s difficult enough, but it could have been worse. 這事情夠困難的了,本來(lái)可能會(huì)更糟呢。 有時(shí)也可根據(jù)語(yǔ)境譯為“好在沒(méi)有”“差點(diǎn)”,尤其是當(dāng)談?wù)摰氖?/FONT>“不好”的情況時(shí)。如: She felt miserable. She could have cried. 她感到很痛苦,她差點(diǎn)哭了。 Why did you throw the bottle out of the window? Somebody could have been hurt. 你為什么把瓶子扔出窗外呢?好在沒(méi)有砸傷人。 四、could have done 表示未曾實(shí)現(xiàn)的能力 could have done 可以表示過(guò)去本來(lái)有能力可以做某事的,但實(shí)際上沒(méi)有那樣去做,通常譯為“本來(lái)可以”“本來(lái)能力”等。如: The worst of it is that I could have prevented the accident. 最糟糕的是我本來(lái)可以防止這次事故的。 I could have passed my examination easily but I made too many stupid mistakes. 我本可以輕易通過(guò)考試,但我犯了太多不該犯的錯(cuò)誤。 有時(shí)用于反語(yǔ)。如: You’ve broken my pen—thanks for nothing, I could have done that for myself. 你把我的筆給弄壞了——你得了吧,就那我自己也會(huì)弄。 ■摘自《中學(xué)英語(yǔ)高頻詞詳解詞典》■
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