3．过去将来时间其他表达法 a. was/were going to +动词原形 He said that he was going to live in the country when he retired. 他说他退休后要住在农村. They thought it was going to rain. 他们认为天要下雨了. b. was/were +动词的-ing形式 Nobody knew whether the guests were coming. 没人知道客人们是否要来. I was told that the train was leaving in a few minutes. 我被告知火车几分钟后就要开了. c. was/were +动词不定式 She said she was to clean the classroom after school. 她说她放学后要打扫教室. It was reported that another bridge was to be built across the Yangtse River. 据报道长江上将要再建一座大桥. 提示: “was/were going to +动词原形 或“was/were + 动词不定式完成式 可表示未能实现的过去将来时间的动作. Last Sunday we were going to visit the Great Wall, but it rained. 上星期天我们本想去游览长城的.但却下雨了. I was to have helped with the performance, but I got flu the day before. 我是打算帮忙演出的.但前天我感冒了. d. was/were about to do “was/were about to do 表示说话的瞬间就会发生的动作. I felt something terrible was about to happen. 我觉得有可怕的事要发生了. e. was/were on the point of doing I'm glad you have come. I was on the point of calling you, but you've saved me the trouble now. 很高兴你来了.我正准备给你打电话.现在你省去我这个麻烦了. 提示: “be about to do 和“be on the point of doing 结构一般不与表示将来的时间状语连用.但后面可以接when引导的分句. I was about to start when it suddenly began to rain. 我正要动身天突然下雨了. 【查看更多】
