If it be asked what the subjunctive expresses, the answer is threefold.

In ` I wish you were here', ` were'is in the subjunctive.

在Iwishyou were here一 句中, were 表达的是虚拟语气.

In " if I were you " the verb " were " is in the subjunctive.

在 “ IfIwereyou ” 中动词 “ were ” 是虚拟语气.

In the sentence'I wish I were a bird ','were'is a subjunctive.

在 “ 我希望我是一只鸟 ” 这个句子中, “ were (是)”是虚拟语气的动词.

the subjunctive mood

虚拟语气

In ‘I wish I were taller ’, ‘were ’ is a subjunctive.

在I wish I were taller中，were是虚拟式。

In this case, the subjunctive verb form is still used in the main ( result ) clause .

在这种情况下, 表示结果的 主句 中的动词仍要用虚拟语气.

I wish I had learned the subjunctive mood.

我希望我已经学过了虚拟语气.

Once the couple get married, however, the subjunctive is not a very satisfactory area.

然而, 恋人一旦结婚, 使用虚拟语气不再是件令人愉快的事情.

The imperfect subjunctive is used in purpose and result clauses.

假设语气未完成式动词用于目的子句和结果子句.

If this were subjunctive, I'm in the wrong mood.

如果这语气是虚拟的, 那我的心情是不当的.

In the phrase'if I were you','were'is subjunctive.

在 ifIwereyou 这一短语中, were 是虚拟式的.

The verb is in the subjunctive.

这个动词是虚拟语气。

In'I wish you were here','were'is in the subjunctive.

在 Iwishyouwerehere 一句中, were 表达的是虚拟语气.

Young lovers are fond of using the subjunctive. This is because they are frequently separated.

年轻的情侣们喜欢使用虚拟语气, 这是由于他们经常不在一起的缘故.

In this sentence the verb is in the subjunctive mood.

在这个句子里,动词用的是虚拟语气.

In his lecture the teacher enlarged on the uses of the English subjunctive mood.

这位老师在他的讲座中详述了英语中虚拟语气的用法.

The student found it difficult to learn the subjunctive mood of English.

这个学生发现英语的虚拟语气很难学.

We have to sublate these common psychological qualities of contemporary Miao nationality.

对于当代苗族的这些共同心理素质,我们必须批判地继承.

The process of sublation is just, as Marx said, the process of human history.

这个自身扬弃过程也就是马克思说的“自然历史过程”.

The mathematical model helps us to understand the mechanism of solvent sublation more clearly.

数学模型的建立将有助于人们对溶剂浮选过程的更深刻理解.