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I would rather (或would sooner) pursue my future on my own than beg help from the powerful.
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我宁愿靠自己追求未来，而不愿向权势者乞求帮助。
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We would rather (或would sooner) die on our feet than live on our knees.
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我们宁愿站着死，也不愿跪着生。
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We would rather (或would sooner) do and not promise than promise and not do.
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我们宁愿只做而不许诺，也不愿只许诺而不做。
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Sometimes I would rather (或would sooner) have people take away years of my life than take away a moment.
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有时我宁愿人们占用我生命的几年光阴，也不愿人们占用我的某一时刻。
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10.4.13 used to
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used to表示过去的事实或状态，而且暗示现在已经不再如此。
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I used to be a coward, but now I’m not.
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我过去是个懦夫，但现在不是了。
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My father used to say, “It is important to learn from your mistakes.”
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父亲过去常说：“从过去的错误中学习很重要。”
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He used to smoke, but knowing what a bad habit it is, he stopped three years ago.
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他过去常吸烟，但是了解到这是一个坏习惯之后，在三年前就戒了。
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10.5 情态动词+现在完成时的用法
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很多时候，情态动词之后跟现在完成时，表示对过去事情的猜测或思考等。情态动词之后的现在完成时其基本表达为have done，其中的have没有人称和数的变化。如：
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I can (或could) have made it, but I didn’t try my best, so I feel regretful.
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我本可以成功的，但我当时并没有尽力，所以我感到懊悔。（can或could+现在完成时表示“本可以做某事”，而实际上当时并没有做）
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No matter what a person’s past may (might) have been, his future is spotless.
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不管一个人过去可能曾是什么样子，他的未来是一尘不染的。（may或might+现在完成时表示“可能做过某事”，是对过去的猜测）
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God must have made every human being with a different intention.
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上帝创造每个人一定是出于不同的目的。（must +现在完成时表示“一定做过某事”，是对过去语气非常肯定的猜测）
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She can’t (或couldn’t) have succeeded by luck because she made every effort possible.
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