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We would have come straight here, except our flight got in too late.要不是我们的航班抵达太晚，我们本应直接到这里来的。There was no love lost between the two men who were supposed to be working in harmony on a mounting crisis.在一场日益严峻的危机面前，本应和睦共处、通力合作的这两个男人却势同水火。Why wasn't Stephen at the meeting? He was conspicuous by his absence.那么，斯蒂芬怎么没参加会议？他本应在场却不在，非常惹人注意。I am sick of all the quarrelling among politicians who should be concentrating on vital issues.我厌恶政客间的所有那些争吵，他们本应把注意力集中在重大问题上。He should have stuck to his guns and refused to meet her.他本应坚持己见，拒绝与她会面。Seat belts are supposed to prevent serious injury, but they didn't work in my case.安全带本应可以防止受重伤，但就我的情况而言并没起作用。The company should have foreseen the problem and exercised precaution.公司本应预料到这个问题并谨慎处理。Basically the system ought to have worked.其实这套系统本应发挥作用的。He has been sold down the river by the people who were supposed to protect him.他本应得到那些人的保护，可却遭到了他们的背叛。She's inherited the money which is rightfully hers.她继承了本应属于她的钱。He should've been ready to go.他本应做好走的准备。They dealt very niggardly with people who deserved much better.这些人的待遇本应好得多，但他们却对这些人非常吝啬。The police should have been informed about this.这件事本应向警察报告。The new broom was supposed to improve the way the department is managed, but things have been worse than ever since she arrived.新官上任本应能改善这个部门的管理方式，但她的到来却使得情况变得前所未有的糟糕。They were supposed to fix the roof, but they completely botched the job.他们本应是被请来修理屋顶的，可他们把工作做得一团糟。The competition should have been rescheduled for a later date.比赛本应另择日期。The police should have been able to deal with the situation without applying force.警方本应能够不采用武力就控制住局面。He protested that he should perhaps rest a little longer, but it was a merely formal protestation.他抗议说他本应多休息一会儿，但是那个抗议也仅仅是说说而已。The people who are supposed to be keeping the city clean have been falling down on the job.那些本应做好城市保洁工作的人一直都不尽职。The fact that he doesn't want to come is beside the point - he should have been invited.他不想来这并不重要——重要的是他本应被邀请的。The table Alan was supposed to have put together was still in pieces when I arrived home.那张桌子艾伦本应把它修好的，可是等到我回家的时候还是一块块散的。She should have answered the letter yesterday, but it went right out of her mind.她本应昨天回信，但她却忘得一干二净。 She should have thought about that before dropping the letter in the post.她本应在寄信之前好好考虑一下那件事。He turned off when he ought to have gone straight on.他本应继续笔直往前走，却拐了弯。They should have put more thought into the proposal.他们本应更仔细地考虑一下这个建议。They were supposed to be our allies but they didn't stand by us when war broke out.他们本应是我们的盟友，但是战争爆发的时候却没有支持我们。He feels he missed his calling by not becoming a doctor.他觉得没能成为医生是错失了自己本应从事的职业。He works as a cook but thinks of himself as a poet manqué.他是一名厨师，却认为自己本应成为一位诗人。The fat actor was in character because the character he played was supposed to be fat.这个胖演员很合适，因为他演的那个角色本应是个胖子。You should have done it yourselves.你们本应自己做的He played the piano passage too loudly.他把这段本应轻声演奏的乐段弹得声音太大了。The army should have operated in conjunction with the fleet to raid the enemy's coast.陆军本应与舰队共同行动，突袭敌方海岸。I should have written the notes in the opposite order.我本应按相反的顺序记笔记的。They were angry that they had been put through the hoop to get something to which they were legally entitled.他们本应得到的东西，却要经历痛苦的折磨才能获得，这令他们气愤。You should have prepared something other than lamb and ratatouille.除了羊肉和蔬菜杂烩之外，你本应再准备点儿别的。I should've known that she would come.我本应知道她会来的。You should have made more of an effort.你本应更努力一些。This is a state that should have been solid for the Republicans.这个州对共和党人来说本应十拿九稳。 |