四级语法——虚拟语气

1) wish, would rather (sooner), had better: 

I wish I were as strong as you. 

I wish I had paid more attention to our pronunciation. 

I wish I remembered the address. 

I would rather they came tomorrow (you had gone there too). 

I had rather (that) you told him than I did. 

  

2) suggest, order, demand, propose, command, request, desire, insist 等动词后的宾语从句: 

The commander ordered that all civilians¹ (should) be evacuated². 

He asked that he be given an opportunity to try. 

She urged that he write and accept the post. 

  

3) it is desired, it is suggested, it is requested, it was ordered, it was proposed, it is necessary, it is important, it has been decided³ 等结构后的主语从句中. 

It was arranged that they leave the following week 

It will be better that we meet some other time. 

  

4) suggestion, motion, proposal, order, recommendations, plan, idea等后面的表语从句和同位语从句: 

His sole requirement is (was) that thy system be adjusted.

1 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

2 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。