第88句:
It's high time we talked some sense into her.
六级词汇讲解:
该句中的it's high time that是英语考试中常见的虚拟语气句型,意为“到……的时候了,早该……了”。短语tally sense into sb.意为“开导某人”。如:
You should talk sense into him and make him realize he was wrong.
你应该开导开导他,让他意识到自己错了。
六级考点归纳:
It's high time...的用法。
1.后可接介宾短语,即It's high time for sth.。如:
It's high time for lunch.
该吃午饭了。
2.后可接不定式短语,即It's high time ( for sb.)to do sth.。如:
It's high time to go!
我们该走了。
It's high time for us to cheer up.
该是我们振作起来的时候了。
3.后可接that引导的宾语从句,that可以省略。在这一结构中,从句的谓语动词需用过去式,或“should十动词原形”的形式,其中should不能省略。如:
1 ) It's high time you thought about getting married.
眼下你该考虑自己的婚姻问题了。
2 ) It's high time that I should make the decision.
我该作决定了。