Had
better do something.
It's time someone did
something
(a)
Had
better do something
Значение
had
better (I'd
better)
соответствует значению
should.
`I'd
better do something' = Мне
следует сделать что-то либо мне
рекомендуется сделать
что-то; Если я не сделаю этого,
может случиться
что-то плохое:
-
I have to meet Tom in ten minutes. I'd
better go now or I'll be
late.
-
`Shall I take an umbrella?' `Yes, you'd
better. It might rain.'
-
We've almost run out of petrol. We'd
better stop at the next
petrol station
to fill up.
Отрицательная
форма:
had
better not('d
better not):
-
You don't look very well. You'd
better not go to work
today.
-
`Are you going out tonight?' `I'd
better not. I've got a
lot of work to do.'
Форма
постоянно: `had
better' (в разговорном обычно
'd
better). Мы говорим
had
хотя имеем в виду
настоящее или будущее, но не
прошедшее время:
-
I'd
better go to the bank this
afternoon.
Помните, что
после had
better инфинитив
употребляется
без частицы to:
-
It might rain. We'd
better take an umbrella.
(но не 'better to take')
(b)
It's
time ...
Можно сказать
it's
time (кому-либо)
to do
что-либо:
-
It's time to
go home.
-
It's time for
us to go home.
Вот другая
конструкция.
It's
time someone did something:
-
It's nearly midnight. It's
time we went home.
В конструкции
It's
time someone ...используется
прошедшее
время (went),
хотя имеется в виду настоящее
или будущее, но не прошедшее время:
-
Why are you still in bed? It's
time you got up. (но
не `time you get up')
Мы применяем
конструкцию It's
time someone did something
особенно в тех
случаях, когда
жалуемся на кого-либо или
порицаем кого-либо,
или когда мы думаем, что кому-то
уже следовало
сделать что-то:
-
It's
time the children were
in bed. It's long after their bedtime.
-
You've been wearing the same clothes for ages. Isn't
it time you bought some
new ones?
-
I think it's
time the government did something
about pollution.
Мы также
говорим
`It's high
time someone did
something.'
`It's
about
time.'
Таким образом мы
усиливаем выражение своего недовольства
или порицания:
-
You're very selfish. It's
high time you realised that
you're not the most
important person in the world.
-
It's
about time Jack did some
work for his examinations.
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