should
應該; 將會; 可能; 本應
You use should when you are saying what would be the right thing to do or the right state for something to be in.
I should exercise more...
我應該多鍛鍊一些。
The diet should be maintained unchanged for about a year...
這樣的飲食應保持約一年不變。
You use should to give someone an order to do something, or to report an official order.
All visitors should register with the British Embassy...
所有遊客都必須到英國大使館登記。
The European Commission ruled that British Aerospace should pay back tens of millions of pounds.
歐洲委員會裁定英國航空航天公司應該償還數千萬英鎊。
If you say that something should have happened, you mean that it did not happen, but that you wish it had. If you say that something should not have happened, you mean that it did happen, but that you wish it had not.
I should have gone this morning but I was feeling a bit ill...
今天早晨我本應該走的,但是我覺得有點不舒服。
I should have been in the shade like all the other tourists, then I wouldn't have got burned...
我本應該像其他旅遊者一樣呆在陰涼處的,那麼我就不會曬傷了。
You use should when you are saying that something is probably the case or will probably happen in the way you are describing. If you say that something should have happened by a particular time, you mean that it will probably have happened by that time.
You should have no problem with reading this language...
閱讀這種語言你應該沒問題。
The voters should by now be in no doubt what the parties stand for...
選民們現在應該確切知道各黨派的主張了。
You use should in questions when you are asking someone for advice, permission, or information.
Should I or shouldn't I go to university?...
我該不該去上大學呢?
What should I do?...
我應該怎麼做?
You say 'I should', usually with the expression 'if I were you', when you are giving someone advice by telling them what you would do if you were in their position.
I should look out if I were you!
如果我是你,我會小心的。
James, I should refuse that consultancy with Shapiro, if I were you...
詹姆斯,如果我是你,我就會拒絕向夏皮羅諮詢。
You use should in conditional clauses when you are talking about things that might happen.
If you should be fired, your health and pension benefits will not be automatically cut off...
如果你被解僱,你的醫療和養老保險金不會自動中斷。
Should you buy a home from Lovell, the company promises to buy it back at the same price after three years...
如果你從洛弗爾公司買房子,該公司承諾3年後以同樣的價格再購回。
You use should in 'that' clauses after certain verbs, nouns, and adjectives when you are talking about a future event or situation.
He raised his glass and indicated that I should do the same...
他舉起了杯子並且示意我也應該這樣做。
I insisted that we should have a look at every car...
我堅持我們每輛車都應該看一下。
You use should in expressions such as I should think and I should imagine to indicate that you think something is true but you are not sure.
I should think it's going to rain soon...
我想可能馬上要下雨了。
'I suppose that was the right thing to do.' — 'I should imagine so.'...
“我認為那樣做是對的。”——“我想是吧。”
You use should in expressions such as I should like and I should be happy to show politeness when you are saying what you want to do, or when you are requesting, offering, or accepting something.
I should be happy if you would bring them this evening...
如果今晚你將他們帶來的話,我會很高興。
'I should like to know anything you can tell me,' said Kendal...
“只要是你能告訴我的,我都會洗耳恭聽,”肯德爾說。
You use should in expressions such as You should have seen us and You should have heard him to emphasize how funny, shocking, or impressive something that you experienced was.
You should have heard him last night!
昨晚你真該聽聽他所說的。
You should have seen him when he first came out — it was so sad...
你真應該看看他第一次出現時的樣子,真讓人難過。
You use should in question structures which begin with words like 'who' and 'what' and are followed by 'but' to emphasize how surprising or shocking a particular event was.
I'm making these plans and who should I meet but this blonde guy and John.
我正在制訂這些計劃,沒想到這時候居然遇上這個金髮的傢伙和約翰。
ought to, should
這兩個情態動詞均可表示"應該,應當"之意。
They came to an accord that profits should be shared equally.
他們達成協議,收益由大家均分.
We should draw a moral from the startling fact.
我們應當從這些觸目驚心的事實中吸取教訓.
The man of Qi worries in case the sky should fall.
杞人憂天.
It is absurd that they ( should ) deny my request.
他們拒絕我的要求是荒唐的.
Everybody's business should be everybody's responsibility.
大家的事大家管.