经典句型大全（经典句型本想做某事）

1.hope, expect,mean,intend,plan,suppose,want等动词的过去完成时 动词不定式，表示“本想做某事（暗含没有做）”翻译的时候可以表示为：本来希望、预料、打算、计划、想做某事，暗含却没有做某事，如：

She had meant to make a discreet entrance, but conversation stopped dead

她本打算悄悄进去，但谈话却突然中断了。

I had meant to come, but something happened.

我本想来的，但有事就没来。

I had meant to take the book with me, but I forgot.

我本打算带那本书的，但却忘了。

I had meant to see you off, but I was delayed by the jam.

我原本打算去送你，但我由于塞车耽搁了。

She had hoped the couple would put on a show of unity

她曾经希望那对夫妇会表现出和睦相处的样子。

He had hoped to continue as a full-time career officer

他曾经希望继续当一名全职的职业事务员。

I had hoped to brush up my Spanish

我曾打算好好温习一下我的西班牙语。

If they had expected a warm welcome, they were in for a rude awakening.

要是他们以为会受到热烈欢迎，他们很快就会醒悟并非如此。

I had expected her to confess that she only wrote these books for the money

我本以为她会承认写这些书只是为了钱。

Gaviria had been widely expected to obtain well over half the votes cast.

人们普遍认为加维里亚能获得远远超过半数的选票。

He had intended to take a holiday in America

他本打算去美国度假。

Originally, we had intended to go to Italy, but then we won the trip to Greece.

我们本来打算去意大利，但后来获得机会去了希腊。

I had intended to see you but I was too busy.

我本来打算去看你的，但是我太忙了。

I had intended to go there with them, but I was ill.

我原打算和他们一道去，可是我病了。

Ben had planned a steak dinner for himself after seeing Jackie off on her plane.

本已经计划好把杰姬送上飞机后自己吃一顿牛排大餐。

He had planned to go skiing on his own in March but his wife had decided to put her foot down.

他原本打算在3月独自去滑雪，但是他的太太决定让他打消这个念头。

He had planned to go to see his father, but he did not.

他本来计划去看他的爸爸，但是他没去。

Formal she had supposed him to be very rich.

她原以为他很有钱。

For months Malcolm had wanted to visit the Parisian art museums.

几个月来马尔科姆一直想参观巴黎的艺术博物馆。

His wife had wanted to whitewash his reputation after he died.

他妻子在他死后本来想粉饰他的名声。

He had always wanted to go caving.

他过去一直想探索洞穴。

He had always wanted to play Othello.

他一直想扮演奥赛罗。

She had not wanted to be Queen, but the role was thrust upon her

她本来不想当女王的，但还是被迫接受了这一身份。

My father had always wanted to open a small restaurant.

我父亲一直想开一家小餐馆。

2.这些词的一般过去时 完成时不定式，也可以表达上述含义：

I hoped to have seen you before now.我本来希望在此以前看到你。

I meant to have visited you yesterday.我本来应该昨天拜访你。

3.这些词过去完成时 that从句，也可以表示上述含义：

We had always intended that the new series would be live.

我们一直打算现场直播这部新的电视系列节目。

I had hoped that I could do the job.

我曾经希望能够做这个工作。

We had hoped that you would come, but you didn't.

我们本希望你能来，但是你没来。

Why, I had always supposed that Mrs. Lupin and you would make a match of it.

我过去总是想，你和卢宾太太是郎才女貌的一对。

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