英语日常口语Unit67：AcallfromPoland波兰打来的电话

1、英语日常口语 Unit67 ： A call from Poland 波兰打来的电话英语日常口语 Unit67 ：A call from Poland 波兰打来的电话本单元是关于波兰打来的电话的对话Tim： Hey Helen, guess who just called?Helen ： Oh no, was it Michal?Tim： Yes, you just missed him!Helen ： Oh, no!Tim： He said to send you his love. Why dont you call him back?Helen： No. He said he neede

2、d some space, so Ive got to give him some space. But I wish Id been here when he called. What else did he say?Tim： Oh, he sounded well, hes working hard, his dads a bit better, nothing much really.Helen ： I really miss him.Tim： You need to get out and about you know.Helen ： I suppose so. Shall we al

3、l go and see a movie tonight?Tim： Id be up for it, but I think Alice has gone out with Paul, to some sort of art exhibition, I think.Helen ： Again? Thats interesting. I think those two might be getting serious.Vocabulary ： 字汇those two might be getting serious他们两人可能是来真的噢when a romantic relationship g

4、ets serious, the two people feel committed to each other and begin to think about the possibility of a long-term relationship.Id be up for that算我一份Id like to do that (especially when talking about a group arrangement)本单元语言点是关于 wish 的用法， wish past perfect 对过 去的事表达惋惜 - wish 后使用过去完成式，情况请看下面的解释和 例句。Past

5、 regrets - wishPast regrets - wish past perfect对过去的事表达惋惜 -wish 后使用过去完成式Helen was out when Michal called. When she says I wish Id been here when he called she is expressing regret for a past event. She is sad about something that happened, and she is sorry that the past was not different.To express r

6、egrets about past events, use ：subject wish(es) past perfect (had past participle).For example ： last week you forgot to set your alarm. As a result, you slept late, you were late for school, you missed the start of the exam, and you failed the exam.You can express your regret for things that happen

7、ed (or didnt happen) in the past by saying ：I wish I hadnt forgotten to set my alarm.OR I wish I had remembered to set my alarm.I wish I hadnt slept late.I wish I hadnt been late for school.OR I wish I had been on time for school.I wish I hadnt missed the start of the exam.OR I wish I hadnt failed the exam.OR I wish I had passed the exam.Note： Even though the speaker is talking about a past event, the verb wish is used in the present simple form, because s/he regrets it now.I wish I had passed the exam.You wish you had passed the exam.S/he wishes s