详解实用对话

Refusing an Invitation

Joe：Jane, I was wondering ❶ if you had any plans for Saturday afternoon.

Jane：A friend and I are planning to go out. Why? What's up?

Joe：There's a special exhibition of French sculptures at the museum. I was hoping you'd like

to come with me.

Jane：I'm afraid I can't. I'm going to be out all day.

Joe：What about Sunday?

Jane：I wish I could ❷ , but it's my mom's birthday.

Joe：Maybe next week?

Jane：Much as I'd like to ❸ , I'm afraid I won't be free next week. I have a lot of work.

Joe：Sorry to hear that. I was really looking forward to spending some more time with you. I

really enjoyed our last chat.

Jane：I'm really sorry, too. Maybe I can give you a call sometime.

详细解说

❶ “I wonder…”或“I am/was wondering…”的结构，表示“我想知道……”，用于

礼貌性地向别人发出询问，语气较委婉，例如：I wonder when the two of

you are going to join us.（我想知道你们俩什么时候加入我们。）另外，这个

结构也可以用于礼貌性地请求别人做某事，例如：I was wondering whether

you'd like to help me prepare the party.（我想知道你是否愿意帮我准备这个派

对。）

❷ “wish”后面跟的宾语从句要使用虚拟语气，主要形式有3种：（1）表示对

现在情况的虚拟：wish + 主语 + 动词过去式或were；（2）表示对过去情况

的虚拟：wish + 主语 + had + 过去分词；（3）表示对将来情况的虚拟：wish

+ 主语 + would + 动词原形。例如：I wish I were rich.（我希望我现在很富

有。）At times I wish we had never moved house.（有时候我希望我们从来就

没有搬过家。）I wish he would join in with the other children.（我希望他将来

能和其他孩子们玩到一起。）

❸ 在“as”引导的让步状语从句中，需要使用倒装结构。

拒绝邀请

乔：简，我想知道你周六下午是否有什么打算。

简：我和我的一位朋友准备外出。怎么了？有什么事吗？

乔：博物馆有一个法国雕塑的特别展览。我本希望你能和我一起去。

简：我恐怕不行。我得外出一天呢。

乔：那么周日怎么样？

简：我倒是希望我能去，不过那天是我妈妈的生日。

乔：也许下周可以？

简：尽管我很想去，但恐怕下周我没空。我有很多工作要做。

乔：听你这么说真是太遗憾了。我真希望能和你多呆会儿。我们上次聊得很愉快。

简：我也感到非常遗憾。也许我可以找个时间给你打电话。

单词

☆ exhibition［ˌeksi'biʃən］n. 展览会

☆ sculpture［'skʌlptʃə］n. 雕塑，雕刻品

☆ museum［mju'ziəm］n. 博物馆

☆ chat［tʃæt］n. & v. 聊天