2.In the past, if someone like me had failed to get into university through the college exam, he would have had no chance of getting a degree.

在过去，如果像我这样未能通过大学考试上大学，那么他就没有机会获得学位了。 if 引导的虚拟条件句。 如果你来得早些，你就能赶上那辆公共汽车了。If you had come earlier, you would_have_caught the bus. 3.I decided that it was time I became an Internet user.

我觉得该是我成为因特网用户的时候了。 It is/was time (that) ... did/should do ... "是......的时候了"。 是当地政府采取措施保护环境的时候了。It's_time_that the local government should_take/took_measures to protect the environment. 4.So many people think that after you retire, all you can do is switch off your brain and bury everything you've ever learnt.

许多人认为一旦退休，你所能做的事就是把大脑关闭，把你曾经所学的东西埋掉。 不带to的动词不定式作表语。As far as I'm concerned, all_we_can_do_is_just_wait patiently. 在我看来，我们所能做的一切就是耐心等待。 5.Sometimes I wish I could phone him and ask for his opinion！

有时我真希望能给他打个电话问问他的意见！ wish后的从句常用虚拟语气。 他真希望Mary在这里分享他的成功。He wishes Mary were here to share his success.