英语中表示“本想”的方法当我们要表示过去一个未曾实现的想法和打算时，我们就说“本想……，但是……”。

汉语中的“本想”说成英语可以有以下几种方法：1.

用过去进行时表示We were coming to see you, but it rained (so we didn’t).

我们本打算来看你的，但是下起雨来了。

I was trying to help but I screwed up again.

我本想帮忙，反而又把事情搞糟了。

2.

用was [were] going to do sth 表示—Why didn’t you come to the meeting?

你为什么不来参加会议？

—I was going to, but I caught a bad cold.

我本想来的，但我患了重感冒。

She was going to attend the concert last night, but she was too busy.

她昨晚本想去听音乐会的，但她太忙了。

3.

用want, think, hope, plan, mean, expect, intend, suppose 等动词的过去完成时表示I had intended to speak, but time did not permit.

我本想发言，但时间不允许。

We had hoped that you would come to see us, but you didn’t.

我们本想你来看我们的，但你没有来。

I had meant to go on Monday but have stayed on.

我本想星期—走的，但又留下了。

We had thought to return early but they wouldn’t let us go.

我们本想早回来的，但他们不让我们走。

4.

用want, think, hope, plan, mean, expect, intend, suppose 的过去式后接不定式的完成式表示I meant to have told you about it earlier, but I could not come.

我本想早点把这事告诉你，但是我来不及了。

I wanted to have told her what I thought, but I didn’t.

我本想把自己的想法告诉她，但我还是没有。

5.

用want, think, hope, plan, mean, expect, intend, suppose 的过去式表示I meant to reason with you, but you won’t reason.

我本想和你讲道理，但你不肯讲道理。

He hoped to come with us, but he was too busy.

他本想同我们一起来的，但他太忙了。

I wanted mother’s present to be a secret, but my sister let the cat out of the bag.

给母亲的礼物我本想保密，可是妹妹却露了马脚。





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