Перевод предложений с конструкциями I wish / If only

Чаще всего используют такие варианты: «Ах, если бы…», «Жаль, что…» или «Я бы хотел/желал…», но есть и другие. Возможно также переводить данные предложения используя сложное дополнение.

 

I wish you sent me the letter. = I want you to send me the letter. = Я бы хотел, чтобы ты отправил мне письмо.

 

Важная особенность перевода предложения с I wish / If only: при переводе утверждение необходимо поменять на отрицание и наоборот.

She wishes she had not stolen a purse. — Она сожалеет, что украла сумочку.

If only they were present. — Жаль, что их нет.

 

В разговорной речи конструкция I wish может прозвучать в качестве ответа на вопрос.

 

Примеры

Is she your girlfriend? — I wish…

Она твоя девушка? — Если бы (хотелось бы)...

Can you speak Chinese? — I wish…

Ты говоришь по-китайски? — Если бы (хотелось бы)...

Exercises

Упражнение 1. Put the verbs given in brackets into the correct form.

1. I wish I __________ (be) taller so that I could be in the basketball team.

2. I wish I ___________ (can drive) a car and we could go travelling.

3. The Browns live in the city, but they wish they ________ (live) in the suburbs.

4. Robert can’t dance very well, but he wishes he ________ (can dance) better.

5. Kate is having a hard time learning English at the University. She wishes she ________ (study) it better at school.

6. Mike didn’t go to college after school. Now, he wishes he ________ (go) to college.

7. The weather was hot while we were there. I wish it _________ (be) a bit cooler.

8. I wish you ________ (stop) watching TV while I am talking to you.

9. I wish she _________ (can come) yesterday but she had an important meeting.

10. I wish I __________ (know) someone to whom I could have gone for advice when I was 18.

Упражнение 2. Раскроите скобки, употребляя требующуюся форму сослагательного наклонения после «I wish».

1. The weather was awful. I wish it __________ (to be) better.

2. I wish I __________ (to know) Sue’s telephone number.

3. I wish it__________ (not to rain) so much in England last week.

4. Do you wish you __________ (to study) science instead of languages last year?

5. I feel sick. I wish I __________ (not to eat) so much.

6. It’s crowded here. I wish there __________ (not to be) so many people.

7. I wish I __________ (to be) taller.

8. I wish you __________ (stop) shouting. I am not deaf you know.

9. I wish he__________ (to borrow) that book from the library last week.

10. I wish you__________ (to give) him my phone number at that party.

11. I wish it __________ (to stop) raining.

12. I wish I ________ (can speak) several languages.

13. If only I _______ (to have) the chance to study when I was younger.

Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets

1. I wish I didn't have to go to work on Monday. (not / have to)

2. If only I hadn't said that to him. He's not speaking to me at all. (not / say)

3. I wish my father was here now. (be)

4. I wish you would tidy up your office. It's a nightmare! (tidy up)

5. You know, I wish we had met 5 years ago. (meet)

6. If only Vasya were here. He'd definitely know what to do. (be)

7. If only you and your wife had been with us that Sunday. (be)

8. If only he came with them next week. (come)

9. We wish you had arrived yesterday. (arrive)

10. If only Katya were at home now. (be)

Упражнение 3. Подчеркните верный вариант.

1) I wish he... (will get/got/would get) on better with his parents.

2) I wish you... (stopped/will stop/ would stop) talking at the lessons.

3) I wish I... (have/ had/had had) more money.

4) If only I... (was having / have had / had had) the chance to study when I was younger.

5) If only I... (would keep / kept / had kept) my appointment with the dentist yesterday. I wouldn't have toothache now.

6) If only you... (will/would/ wouldn't) make less noise.

7) I wish I... (had been / hadn't been / weren't) disappointed after such an inspiring speech yesterday.

8) If only you... (had been / would be / were) tolerant of each other's moods in your family! You would get on better.

9) I wish I... (had learnt / learnt / have learnt) to trust my own judgments in my childhood.

Упражнение 4. Переведите на русский язык.

1) I wish it stopped raining.

2) I wish you could understand me.

3) She wishes the exams were over.

4) He wishes he were strong.

5) He wished he hadn’t come.

6) He wished everybody knew about his marrige.

7) I wish you would take care of your cat.

8) I wish we had holidays now.

9) We wished we had asked his advice.

10) Mother wished they had told her about that accident before.

11) I wish it were not too late.

12) He wished he had not left the university.

13) I wish I were free now.

14) If only he came tonight!

15) If only it were the truth!

Упражнение 5. Переведите на английский.

1) Хорошо бы сейчас было лето.

2) Хоть бы дождь перестал.

3) Ему хотелось, чтобы все знали о его чудесном открытии.

4) Мне хотелось, чтобы все мои друзья пришли.

5) Жаль, что вы не можете понять этого.

6) Жаль, что он знает об этом.

7) Он пожалел, что сказал ей правду.

8) Как я жалею, что не сделал этого!