名校版高考英语语法考点解析 had better和had best 的用法归纳
1. had better基本用法
其意为“最好”、“应该”,后接动词原形,与情态动词should用法相似,其中的had通常缩略为 'd。如:
It's half past two. I think we had better go home
现在两点半了。我想我们最好还是回家吧。
He thought he had better track this wolf and kill it
他认为最好跟踪这只狼,杀了它。
I worried for ages and decided that I had better break it to her.
我烦恼了很长时间,后来决定还是把这事告诉她。
You had better travel to Helsinki tomorrow
你最好明天赶赴赫尔辛基。
The Republicans had better get used to the fact that in all probability, they are going to lose
共和党人最好习惯他们很有可能失败的事实。
You had better own up.
你还是招了的好。
I'm not clear about this matter, so I had better keep quiet.
我对这个问题不清楚,只能不赞一词。
We had better go before it rains. 我们最好在下雨前就去。
We’d better hurry or we’ll miss the train.
我们最好快点,否则就赶不上火车了。
You'd better get some sleep.你最好去睡一会儿。
We' d better take umbrellas with us. 我们最好带上雨伞。
If they want to be good public speakers, they ’ d better speak clearly and confidently.
如果想要成为优秀的公众演讲者,他们最好吐字清晰、充满自信。
Well, I'd better be off. Good day to you.
好啦,我得走了,再见。
We'd better have a roll call now.
我们最好现在点名。
You'd better have two strings to your bow, just in case of emergency.
你最好有两手准备,以防万一。
2. had better否定式和疑问式
构成否定式时,通常将not置于had better之后(而不是had之后);而构成疑问式时,则通常将had(而不是had better)置于主语之前。如:
You had better not go.
你最好别去。
He'd better not try to fool me.太想念
他最好不要愚弄我。
I'd better not disturb him.我最好别去打扰他。
You'd better not read in that dim room.
你最好不要在那个昏暗的房间里看书。
You'd better not take that bulky piece of luggage.
你最好不要带那件笨重的行李。
What had we better do? 我们最好怎么办?
【注】在否定疑问句或反意疑问句中可将not与had连用。如:
Hadn't we better go now? 我们是不是现在就去呢?
Hadn't we better wait up for the slower ones?
我们停下来等等走得慢的人不好吗?
Hadn't we better take an umbrella?
我们是不是带把雨伞比较好?
We'd better make tracks soon, hadn't we?
我们最好马上就走,不是吗?
She had better water the flowers as soon as possible, hadn't she?