1.The technical term for this is a subjunctive.

这方面的专业语是虚拟语气。

2.However, we can still use the subjunctive in certain situations.

但是，在某种特定的情况下，我们依然会用虚拟语气。

3.If you want to look it up, it's called a subjunctive, but trust me.

如果你想查一下，它叫做虚拟语气，但是相信我。

4.The Guardian style guide endorses the subjunctive, which " can add elegance to your writing" .

《卫报》风格指南支持虚拟语气，它“可以为你的写作添优雅”。

5.The subjunctive is often used when we talk about unreal or imagined situations.

虚拟语气常用于不真实或是想象出来的情景中。

6.The subjunctive mood is slowly being replaced by that indicative mood. Why?

虚拟语气正慢慢被陈述语气所取代。为什么？

7.Strictly, the subjunctive requires " be shaped" rather than " is" .

严格地说，虚拟语气应该是“be shaped”，而不是“is”。

8.Sentences in the subjunctive mood often contain multiple clauses.

使用虚拟语气常包含多个从。

9.Yeah, it's time we finished — that's a subjunctive.

是时候结束了——这是虚拟语气。

10.Strictly speaking, get is wrong, but in spoken English we often ignore subjunctives.

严格来说，get 是错的，但是在英语口语中，我们经常忽略虚拟语气。

11.So, with an official order, command, statement, motion, then we use that " Subjunctive mood" .

所以，在正式的命令、指令、声明、动议中，我们就用“虚拟语气”。

12.Now let's talk about verbs and phrases that are followed by the subjunctive.

现在让我们来谈谈后面跟虚拟语气的动词和短语。

13.In both these cases, the phrases are followed by the past subjunctive form of the verb.

在以上两例中，‘Would it be alright if… ？' 和 would it be OK if 之后的动词用了虚拟语气（过去式）。

14.If you want to read more about this structure, it's called Conditional Type 2, subjunctive mood.

如果你想知道更多关于这个结构的知识，它叫做第二条件，虚拟语气。

15.How do we use subjunctive mood with wishes?

如何用虚拟语气表达愿望？

16.Let's talk about the subjunctive verb forms.

我们来谈谈虚拟语气动词的形式。

17.Indicative mood: " if I was..." Subjunctive mood: " If I were..." Why? Because English!

“If I was...”，虚拟语气：“If I were..." 。为什么？因为这是英语！

18.In terms of grammar, I want to practice the third conditional. I want to also learn about the subjunctive.

在语法方面，我想练习第三条件。我还想学习虚拟语气。

19.We use the present subjunctive to talk about a present or future hypothetical.

我们用现在虚拟语气来谈论对现在或未来的假设。

20.And finally, we still use subjunctive forms in certain fixed expressions, for example: God save the Queen.

最后我们还会用在一些固定搭配中用虚拟语气。例如，主佑我女王！