Lesson 68 If onIy……!要是……多好啊!/但愿……
句型“If only……!”是一种表示愿望的感叹句,句子有时用虚拟语气。如果与现实相反,句子部分要用过去时;如果与过去事实相反,句子部分用过去完成时。翻译为“要是……多好啊!/但愿……”。
征服句型
●If only I could find my mobile phone.
要是能找到我的手机就好了。
●If only my legs were as long and thin as yours.
如果我可以有像你一样细长的双腿就好了。
●If only my parents could treat me in the way your parents treat you, but I know it’s a dream.
要是我爸妈能像你爸妈对待你那样对待我就好了,但是我知道这只是一个梦。
●It’s too dull to stay in boarding school, if only I were in the bed at home now.
住在寄宿学校真是太冷清了,要是现在能在家里的床上就好了。
●If only my father could know that Internet education were as important for children as school education.
要是我爸爸能知道互联网教育和学校教育一样重要就好了。
征服对话
●Get up quickly!It’s time to go to work.
●If only it were weekend today.
快起床!该去上班了。要是今天是周末就好了。
●If only my daughter would choose to go abroad for higher education.
●She can choose her own way.
要是我女儿愿意选择去国外接受高等教育就好了。她可以选择她自己的道路。
●If only I could earn higher salary.
●You must be more hard-working.
要是我能有更高的薪水就好了。你必须更加努力。