英语单词“should”是一个情态动词,意思是“应该,应当;可能;本该;就;将;要是;如果”,通常用于各种语气比较强的句子。它的读音是“[ʃʊd]”,通常在句子中充当助动词或连词。
用法:
1. 作为助动词,should可以用于表达一种责任、义务或建议,表示“应该”或“应当”的意思。例如: You should eat more vegetables. (你应该多吃蔬菜。)
2. 作为助动词,should可以用于表达一种预测或可能性,类似于be likely to do sth.。例如: It should rain tomorrow. (明天可能会下雨。)
3. should可以和ought to交替使用,表示“本该”的意思。例如: I shouldn't have eaten so much sugar, I should have known better. (我不应该吃这么多糖,我应该知道得更清楚。)
4. 作为连词,should可以引导一个条件状语从句,表示一种假设或一种结果,意思是“要是…就好了”。例如: If only I had known you were coming, I should have left earlier. (要是早知道你要来,我就会早点出门了。)
例句:
1. You should be more careful next time. (下次你应该更加小心。)
2. He didn't expect that he should be chosen as the representative of his class. (他没有想到会被选为班级代表。)
3. They've succeeded because they worked hard and should be proud of their efforts. (他们成功是因为他们努力工作,因此他们应该为自己付出的努力感到骄傲。)
4. What should I do if I'm ill and don't have enough money to see a doctor? (如果我没有足够的钱看病而且病得很严重的话我该怎么办?) 5. They tried everything, but nothing worked out. They shouldn't blame each other for their failure. (他们尝试了所有办法,但都没有成功。他们不应该互相责备。)
总之,“should”在英语中是一个非常常用的情态动词,用法多样,表达的意思也较为丰富。