虚拟语气：指示性动词（demand, suggest等） + （that）+ 动词原形

祈使语气：表示命令、要求的句子。

★ Look at that fabulous cat!

★ Leave me alone!

★ Please sit down.

◆ the subjunctive mood: used for conditional or imaginary situations or to express wishes, demands, or suggestions

虚拟语气：用于条件性的或非真实的情况，或用来表达愿望、建议或命令等。

★ I wish I could look at that fabulous cat all day.

★ If I were you, I would say YES.

★ I demand he apologize.

The Subjunctive Mood

虚拟语气

The subjunctive mood is the verb form used for conditional or imaginary situations or to express wishes, demands, or suggestions. And it is used mostly in formal contexts.

虚拟语气是通过谓语动词的变化表现出来的，用于条件性的或非真实的情况，或用来表达愿望、建议或命令等。经常被用于正式的文本当中。

We always use the subjunctive mood for:

◆ To express commands, advice or suggestions

表达命令、意见或建议等。

◆ To express importance, urgency of something, ect

表达某事的重要性、紧迫性等。

◆ Wishful thinking

表达主观愿望。

◆ Fixed expressions that use the Subjunctive Mood

某些固定的搭配中使用虚拟语气。

◆ Situations or conditions that are hypothetical, imaginary, contrary to reality or fact

假设的、想象的、与现实相悖的情况。

To express commands, advice or suggestions

表达命令、意见或建议等。

◆ Some indicative verbs often attract the subjunctive mood.

一些指示性动词常使用虚拟语气。

◆ Particular indicative verbs + (that) noun clause with base verb. And it is acceptable to omit THAT. In these structures, we use the base verb or should + base verb for all subjects.

指示性动词 + （that）+ 带原形动词的名词性从句。THAT可以省略。在此结构中，不管指示性动词是什么时态，所有主语均使用动词原形或should +动词原形。

◆ And it can also have a negative form: not + the base verb.

其否定形式：not + 动词原形

★ The doctor advises that Jim be brought to hospital right away.

医生建议立即带吉姆去医院。

★ The doctor advised that Jim go to hospital right away.

医生建议吉姆马上去医院。

★ The doctor advised that Jim not go to hospital right away.

医生建议吉姆不要马上去医院。

★ The doctor’s advice was that Jim be brought to hospital right away.

医生的建议是，吉姆马上被送往医院。

★ I recommend that he see a specialist.

我建议他去看专科医生。

★ I recommend that you not put aside what you’ve already learned.

我建议你不要把已经学到的东西放在一边。

★ He requested that everyone vote for him.

他请求每个人都为他投票。

★ All I ask is that he be present.

我所要求的只是他在场。

★ He commands the prisoner be released.

他命令释放囚犯。

★ She demanded that we keep quiet.

她要求我们保持安静。

★ He insisted that the plane fly higher.

他坚持要飞机飞得更高。

★ Jack ordered she be reprimanded.

杰克下令责罚她。

★ I recommend that Jack apologize.

我建议杰克道歉。

★ They suggested she buy a new car.

他们建议她买一辆新车。

★ I move that he be discharged for his serious mistake.

我提议，由于他犯了严重错误，应予免职。

★ In my opinion, schools ought to insist that every instructor take additional courses throughout his or her tenure in order to keep up with the latest trends in pedagogy.

我认为，学校应该坚持要求每位教师在其任期内参加额外的课程，以便跟上教学法的最新趋势。返回搜狐，查看更多