⑥(express/show) a desire that ... (should)_do ...
(表示)希望......做......
(2)vt. 希望得到;想要;要求;希望(不用于进行时态)
desire to do sth. 渴望做某事
desire sb. to do sth. 想要某人做某事
desire that ... (should) do ...渴望......做......(虚拟语气)
⑦We desire you to complete the work within one month.
我们想要你一个月内完成工作。
⑧The teacher desired that all the exercises (should)_be_handed_in before school was over.
老师要求所有作业放学前交上来。
2.favour (= favor)
[教材原句] As a favour Tony promised to help Claire make herself smarter and her home more elegant.
托尼为让克莱尔高兴,答应帮助她,使她变得更漂亮,使她的家变得更高雅大方。
(1)n.喜爱;恩惠
do sb. a favour = do a favour for sb.
帮某人一个忙
ask sb. a favour = ask a favour of sb.
请某人帮忙
owe sb. a favour 欠某人一个人情
in favour of 支持;赞成
in one's favour 对某人有利
①Could you do me a favour and pick up Sam from school today?
今天你能帮我个忙去学校接山姆吗?
②I owed him a favour so I couldn't say no to him.
我欠他一个人情,所以我不能拒绝他。
③We are all in_favour_of your ways of solving the problem.
我们都赞成你解决这个问题的办法。
(2)vt.喜爱;偏袒;有利于
④Of the two plans you have put forward, I favour the former.
在你提出的两种方案中,我赞成前者。
⑤The current economy does not favour the development of small businesses.
当前的经济不利于小企业的发展。