1. It is high time that I left. 我是该走了。
It is (high) time)后接简单过去式,表示早该...的时候了。
2. Don't go my dear brother. 别走,我的好兄弟。
Alone by myself,I wouldn't have been delighted. 如果我单独一个人我是不会感到愉快的。
alone by myself相当于If I had been alone by myself.
3. You look very upset today. 你今天看上去不开心。
What's wrong? 出什么事了?
Jane refused my 100th proposal. 珍拒绝了我第100次求婚。
Poor young man. 可怜的年轻人。
Were I Jane,I would be very pleased to marry you. 如果我是珍,我会很高兴嫁出你。
假设语气中的副词子句可以省略连接词If,子句中的助动词had,were,should等要移至主词之前。
4. Would that Jane accepted my proposal. 珍要是接受我的请求就好了。
would表示“希望”,“但愿”等意思时,其后由that引导的子句可以表示与事实相反的假设语气,would之前的主语常被省略。
5. Cheer up,Peter! 振作起来,彼得!
Even if you failed,you shouldn't give up. 即使你失败了,也不应放弃。
Even if ...表示即使...也。
6. Right 101st proposal. 对!第101次求婚。
May you succeed! 祝你成功!
may+原型动词是假设语气的一种形式,表示祝愿。
7. Hi!Peter!What happened? 嗨!彼得!怎么样了?
Jane sent me a bundle of flowers. 珍给了我一束花。
But she forgot to pull the flowers out from the flowerpot.
