核心问题
I arrived early in order that I should get a good view of the procession.
请问句中的 should 是什么意思?
词典解答
如同在 so that 引导的目的状语从句中一样,在 in order that 引导的目的状语从句中,常常需要使用一个情态动词,如 may, might, should 等。其中的 should 可理解为构成虚拟语气的词项。并没有什么具体的语汇意义,往往不必译出。
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And I have come all the way from Vienna in order that you should thoroughly understand me. (Wilde) 我径直从维也纳来到这里,是为了让你彻底了解我。
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She averted her face so that the child should not see her tears. (EG) 她转过脸去,免得孩子看见她的眼泪。