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. Adverbial clauses of concession are introduced by the conjunctions and connectives though, although, however, no matter, whatever, whoever, etc. The analytical subjunctive with the mood auxiliary may (might) is generally used.
Though he may (might) be tired
Tired though he may (might) be
No matter how tired he may (might) be
However tired he may (might) be } he will go to the concert.
Как бы он ни был утомлен, он пойдет на концерт.
Whatever obstacles may arise, we shall not give in.
Какие бы препятствия ни, встали на нашем пути, они нас не остановят.
You’re my daughter, Alice. Although you may never admit it, you’re like
me. (GowandD’Usseau)
Ты моя дочь, Алиса. Хотя бы ты с этим и не соглашалась, ты похожа на
меня.
Remember, the truth, however ashamed of it you may be, is better than any
lie. (Dreiser)
Помните, что правда, как бы вы ни, стыдились ее, лучше, чем любая
ложь.
I must return to the city, no matter what dangers may lurk there. (Dreiser)
Я должен вернуться в город, какие бы опасности ни поджидали меня
там.
...I should like to do some good to you and your husband, whoever he may
be. (Hardy)
Я хотел бы быть полезным вам и вашему мужу, кто бы он ни был.
If the action of the subordinate clause is prior to, that, of, the principal clause the Perfect Infinitive is generally used.
However badly he may have behaved to you in the past he is still your
brother. (Wilde)
Как бы плохо он ни вел себя по отношению к вам в прошлом, он все же
ваш брат.
N o t e. — The Indicative Mood is used in adverbial clauses of concession
when the action or state is considered as an actual fact and not as something
supposed.
C o m p a r e:
Cold though it may be, we shall go to the skating-rink (Subjunctive Mood).
Как бы ни было холодно, мы пойдем на каток.
Cold as it is, we shall go to the skating-rink (Indicative Mood).
Как ни холодно, мы пойдем на каток.
§ 9. The Subjunctive Mood is used in adverbial clauses of time and place after the conjunctions whenever and wherever; in these cases the clauses have an additional concessive meaning.
Whenever you may (might) come, you are welcome.
Когда бы вы ни пришли, мы вам всегда рады.
Wherever she may (might) live, she will always find friends.
Где бы она ни жила, она всегда найдет друзей.
Of course, I shall come for your marriage, whenever that may be fixed.
(Trollope)
Конечно, я приеду на вашу свадьбу, когда бы ее ни назначили.
§ 10. The Subjunctive Mood is used in adverbial clauses of comparison (or manner) introduced by the conjunctions as if and as though (the latter is more literary).
If the action of the subordinate clause is simultaneous with that of the principal clause the Past Subjunctive of the verb to be is used; with other verbs the same meaning is expressed by the Past Indefinite of the Indicative Mood.
She speaks (spoke) about him as if she knew him well.
Она говорит (говорила) о нем так, как будто она его хорошо знает
(знала).
She greeted him as if he were her brother. (Galsworthy)
Она поздоровалась с ним так, как будто он был ее братом. Не speaks as if
he knew you! (Collins)
Он говорит так, как будто он вас знает!
Rex got from his seat, as if he held the conference to be at an end. (Eliot)
Рекс поднялся с места, как будто он считал совещание оконченным.
If the action of the subordinate clause is prior to that of the principal clause the Past Perfect of the Indicative Mood is used.
She speaks (spoke) about him as if she had known him for years.
Она говорит (говорила) о нем так, как будто знает (знала) его много лет.
She flushes as though he had struck her. (Shaw)
Она заливается краской, как будто он ее ударил.
She shook hands with him as though they had known each other all their
lives... (Trollope)
Они пожали друг другу руки, как будто были знакомы всю жизнь.
§ 11. The Subjunctive Mood is used in predicative clauses:
(a) introduced by the conjunctions, as if, as though, when we find the link verbs to be, to feel, to look, to seem, etc. in the principal clause.
If the action of the subordinate clause is simultaneous with that of the principal clause the PastSubjunctive of the verb to be is used; with other verbs the same meaning is expressed by the Past Indefinite of the Indicative Mood.
If the action of the subordinate, clause is prior to that of the principal clause the Past Perfect of the Indicative Mood is used.
I feel as if we were back seven years, Jon. (Galsworthy)
У меня такое чувство, как будто мы вернулись на семь лет назад, Джон.
...now I feel as if you had never been away. (Shaw)
Теперь у меня такое чувство, как будто вы и не уезжали.
Не looked as if he knew it to be true. (Austen)
У него был такой вид, точно он знал, что это правда.
The house looked as though it had been deserted for weeks. (Wells)
У дома был такой вид, точно в нем уже много недель никто не жил.
It was as if she were angry with him. (Lawrence).
Похоже было, что она сердится на него.
Karel felt a bitter taste in his mouth. It was as if he had done something
wrong. (Heym)
Карел почувствовал неприятный вкус во рту. У него было такое чувство,
точно он сделал что-то дурное.
(b) when the subject of the principal clause is expressed by an abstract noun such as wish, suggestion, aim, idea, etc. In this case the analytical subjunctive with the mood auxiliary should (for all persons) is used:
Mary’s wish was that... our mother should come and live with her.
(A. Bronte)
Мэри хотелось, чтобы наша мать переехала к ней жить.
...his arrangement with them had been that they should meet him at
Plymouth. (Hardy)
Он условился с ними, что они встретят его в Плимуте.
One of the conditions was that I should go abroad. (Swinnerton)
Одно из условий заключалось в том, чтобы я поехал за границу.
§ 12. The Subjunctive Mood is used in subject clauses after a principal clause of the type It is necessary, It is important, etc. The analytical subjunctive with the mood auxiliary should is used for all persons.
It is (was) necessary
It is (was) important
It is (was) right
It is (was) requested
It is (was) recommended
It is (was) obligatory
It is (was) better (best)
It is (was) desirable
It is (was) of vital importance } that he should come
It was necessary that the child’s history should be known to none. (Trollope)
Надо было, чтобы историю этого ребенка никто не узнал.
It was desirable that she... should marry this earnest, well-to-do and
respectable man. (Hardy)
Было желательно, чтобы она вышла замуж за этого серьезного,
состоятельного и солидного человека.
It is better for these young men... that they should not remain here. (Dickens)
Для этих молодых людей... лучше, чтобы они не оставались здесь.
It was imperative that she should go home. (Hardy)
Было совершенно необходимо, чтобы она поехала домой.
§ 13. The Subjunctive Mood is used in object clauses:
(a) When the predicate of the principal clause is expressed by the verb to wish. If the action expressed in the object clause is simultaneous with that of the principal clause the Past Subjunctive of the verb to be is used; with other verbs the same meaning is expressed by the Past Indefinite of the Indicative Mood.
I wish I were a girl again. (E. Bronte)
Я хотела бы быть снова девочкой.
She wished she were free and could follow them. (Ch. Bronte)
Она жалела, что не свободна и не может поехать с ними.
I wish she felt as I do. (E. Bronte)
Я бы хотела, чтобы она чувствовала то же, что и я.
Не wished he had someone to talk to... (Wilson)
Он хотел, чтобы у него был кто-нибудь, с кем можно было бы
поговорить.
If the action expressed in the object clause is prior to that of the principal clause the Past Perfect of the Indicative Mood is used.
Auntie, I wish I had not done it. (Twain)
Тетя, мне очень жаль, что, я это сделал.
The moment Aileen had said this she wished she had not. (Dreiser)
Как только Эйлин это сказала, она пожалела об этом.
The above examples show that such sentences are often translated by means of какжаль, мнежаль.
The analytical subjunctive with the mood auxiliary would (for all persons) is also used in object clauses after the verb to wish. This form is used only in sentences referring to the present or future; it is possible only if the subject of the principal clause is not the same as the subject of the object clause. It is chiefly used in sentences expressing request or annoyance.
I wish you would stay with me for a while. (Voynich)
Я бы хотел, чтобы вы побыли немного со мной.
I wish the honourable district attorney would mind his own business.
(Dreiser)
Я бы хотел, чтобы почтенный адвокат не вмешивался в чужие дела.
With the verb to be this form is hardly ever used.
(b) The Subjunctive Mood is used in object clauses introduced by the conjunction lest if in the principal clause the predicate is expressed by a verb denoting fear.
The mood auxiliary should is used for all persons.
She fears (feared) lest she should be blamed.
Она боится (боялась), как бы ее не осудили.
Не trembled lest his secret should be discovered.
Он дрожал при мысли, что его тайна будет раскрыта.
I dreaded lest any stranger should notice me and speak to me. (Eliot)
Я боялась, что какой-нибудь незнакомый человек заметит меня и
заговорит со мной.
After verbs denoting fear object clauses are often introduced by the conjunction that, in which case the Indicative Mood is used, often with the modal verb may (might).
She fears (feared) that she will (would) be blamed.
She fears (feared) that she may (might) be blamed.
(c) The Subjunctive Mood is used in object clauses when we find verbs and word-groups denoting order, suggestion, advice, desire, etc. fn the principal clause. The analytical subjunctive with the mood auxiliary should (for all persons) is used.
He orders (ordered)
He suggests (suggested)
He proposes (proposed)
He demands (demanded)
He desires (desired)
He insists (insisted)
He is anxious (was anxious)
He will see (he saw) to it } that everything should be ready by 5.
Mrs. Linton insisted that Isabella should go to bed. (E. Bronte)
Миссис Линтон настаивала на том, чтобы Изабелла легла спать.
She (Agnes) proposed to my aunt that we should go upstairs and see my
room. (Dickens)
Она предложила моей тетушке, чтобы мы пошли наверх и посмотрели
мою комнату.
Mr. Micawber was very anxious that I should stay to dinner. (Dickens)
Мистеру Микоберу очень хотелось, чтобы я остался обедать.
In American English we often find the Present Subjunctive in this case.
...she insisted that they open a bottle of wine and toast his success. (Stone)
Она настаивала, чтобы они откупорили бутылку вина и выпили за его
успех.
The people demand that the resignation be accepted. (Heym)
Народ требует, чтобы отставка была принята.
§ 14. The Subjunctive Mood is used in attributive appositive clauses modifying the nouns wish, suggestion, aim, idea, etc. The analytical subjunctive with the mood auxiliary should (for all persons) is used.
His wish (suggestion) that everybody should take part in the work was
reasonable.
She had been enormously flattered by his request that she should temporarily
keep his house. (Bennett)
Она была чрезвычайно польщена его просьбой временно вести его
хозяйство.
§ 15. The Subjunctive Mood is also used in attributive clauses modifying the noun time in the principal clause It is time, It is high time. In this case the Past Subjunctive of the verb to be is used; with other verbs the same meaning is expressed by the Past Indefinite of the Indicative Mood.
It is time we went home.
Нам пора идти домой.
It is high time we went home.
Нам давно пора идти домой.
It is time we were off.
Нам пора идти.
It’s time you learned you’re in the army. (Heym)
Вам пора усвоить, что вы в армии.
Now then, children. It’s high time you were washed and dressed. (Mansfield)
Ну, дети, давно пора умываться и одеваться.
The analytical subjunctive with the mood auxiliary should is also possible,
though less common.
It is time we should go home.
It was indeed high time that some one... should come to the aid of the old
farmer and his adopted daughter. (ConanDoyle)
Уже давно было пора кому-нибудь прийти на помощь старому фермеру
и его приемной дочери.
§ 16. As has already been stated the Subjunctive Mood may be used to express an emotional attitude of the speaker to real facts (see § 1). Here we always find the analytical subjunctive with the mood auxiliary
should, which in this case is often called the ‘emotional should’. If priority is expressed the Perfect Infinitive is used.
In this case the Subjunctive Mood is rendered in Russian by the Indicative Mood.
The emotional should occurs in different kinds of subordinate clauses; the principal clause in such cases contains:
(a) An adjective expressing astonishment, incredulity, regret, joy, such as strange, wonderful, unnatural, impossible, fortunate, unfortunate, etc.
It is strange I should never have heard him even mention your name.
(Austen)
Странно, что я никогда даже не слышала, чтобы он упоминал ваше имя.
It is impossible that she should have said it.
He может быть (невозможно), чтобы она это сказала (не могла она это
сказать).
(b) A noun with the same meaning: wonder, pity, shame, etc.
He is such a charming man that it is quite a pity he should be so grave and so
dull. (Austen)
Он такой чудесный человек; как жаль, что он такой серьезный и
скучный.
(c) The principal clause may be of the following type: I am sorry, glad, pleased, vexed, etc.
I am sorry you should take such needless trouble. (Ch. Bronte)
Мне очень жаль, что вы берете на себя такие ненужные заботы.
Against my will I felt pleased that he should have considered my remark
interesting... (Bralne)
Невольно я обрадовался тому, что он нашел мое замечание интересным.
I am so vexed... that such a thing should have been discussed before that
child. (Reade)
Мне так досадно, что подобный вопрос обсуждался при ребенке.
I forgive you; but I am so grieved, Davy, that you should have such bad
passions in your heart. (Dickens)
Я тебя прощаю, но я так огорчена, Дэви, что в твоем сердце гнездится
столько дурного.
The Subjunctive Mood with the emotional should may also occur in such sentences as:
Why should you and I talk about it? (Dickens)
К чему нам с вами говорить об этом?
То think this should have come upon us in our old age! (Hardy)
Подумать только, что на старости лет с нами случилось такое!
I was still busy, when who should come in but Caddy! (Dickens)
Я была еще занята, как вдруг вошла — кто бы вы думали? — Кэдди!
In sentences of this kind the Indicative Mood is also possible.
Oh! It is strange he never mentioned to me that he had a ward. (Wilde)
It is only wonderful we have seen no living creature there before. (Collins)
...to think that I have been so blind! (Dickens)
§ 17. Ways of rendering the Subjunctive Mood in Russian.
The Subjunctive Mood in English often corresponds to the same mood in Russian.
I wish you’d come oftener to see us. (Dreiser)
Я хотела бы, чтобы вы почаще заходили к нам.
I wonder sometimes, when I think of it, what they would have done, if I had been taken with an illness. (Dickens)
Я иногда думаю о том, как бы они поступили, если бы я заболел.
However, this is not the only way of rendering the Subjunctive Mood in Russian: it is often rendered by the Indicative Mood; sometimes the infinitive is used.
Barsiny received them as if he had known them for years. (Heytn)
Барсини принял их так, как будто он знал их много лет.
In the first place, he showed him Mary’s letter. “If your heart
Though he may (might) be tired
Tired though he may (might) be
No matter how tired he may (might) be
However tired he may (might) be } he will go to the concert.
Как бы он ни был утомлен, он пойдет на концерт.
Whatever obstacles may arise, we shall not give in.
Какие бы препятствия ни, встали на нашем пути, они нас не остановят.
You’re my daughter, Alice. Although you may never admit it, you’re like
me. (GowandD’Usseau)
Ты моя дочь, Алиса. Хотя бы ты с этим и не соглашалась, ты похожа на
меня.
Remember, the truth, however ashamed of it you may be, is better than any
lie. (Dreiser)
Помните, что правда, как бы вы ни, стыдились ее, лучше, чем любая
ложь.
I must return to the city, no matter what dangers may lurk there. (Dreiser)
Я должен вернуться в город, какие бы опасности ни поджидали меня
там.
...I should like to do some good to you and your husband, whoever he may
be. (Hardy)
Я хотел бы быть полезным вам и вашему мужу, кто бы он ни был.
If the action of the subordinate clause is prior to, that, of, the principal clause the Perfect Infinitive is generally used.
However badly he may have behaved to you in the past he is still your
brother. (Wilde)
Как бы плохо он ни вел себя по отношению к вам в прошлом, он все же
ваш брат.
N o t e. — The Indicative Mood is used in adverbial clauses of concession
when the action or state is considered as an actual fact and not as something
supposed.
C o m p a r e:
Cold though it may be, we shall go to the skating-rink (Subjunctive Mood).
Как бы ни было холодно, мы пойдем на каток.
Cold as it is, we shall go to the skating-rink (Indicative Mood).
Как ни холодно, мы пойдем на каток.
§ 9. The Subjunctive Mood is used in adverbial clauses of time and place after the conjunctions whenever and wherever; in these cases the clauses have an additional concessive meaning.
Whenever you may (might) come, you are welcome.
Когда бы вы ни пришли, мы вам всегда рады.
Wherever she may (might) live, she will always find friends.
Где бы она ни жила, она всегда найдет друзей.
Of course, I shall come for your marriage, whenever that may be fixed.
(Trollope)
Конечно, я приеду на вашу свадьбу, когда бы ее ни назначили.
§ 10. The Subjunctive Mood is used in adverbial clauses of comparison (or manner) introduced by the conjunctions as if and as though (the latter is more literary).
If the action of the subordinate clause is simultaneous with that of the principal clause the Past Subjunctive of the verb to be is used; with other verbs the same meaning is expressed by the Past Indefinite of the Indicative Mood.
She speaks (spoke) about him as if she knew him well.
Она говорит (говорила) о нем так, как будто она его хорошо знает
(знала).
She greeted him as if he were her brother. (Galsworthy)
Она поздоровалась с ним так, как будто он был ее братом. Не speaks as if
he knew you! (Collins)
Он говорит так, как будто он вас знает!
Rex got from his seat, as if he held the conference to be at an end. (Eliot)
Рекс поднялся с места, как будто он считал совещание оконченным.
If the action of the subordinate clause is prior to that of the principal clause the Past Perfect of the Indicative Mood is used.
She speaks (spoke) about him as if she had known him for years.
Она говорит (говорила) о нем так, как будто знает (знала) его много лет.
She flushes as though he had struck her. (Shaw)
Она заливается краской, как будто он ее ударил.
She shook hands with him as though they had known each other all their
lives... (Trollope)
Они пожали друг другу руки, как будто были знакомы всю жизнь.
§ 11. The Subjunctive Mood is used in predicative clauses:
(a) introduced by the conjunctions, as if, as though, when we find the link verbs to be, to feel, to look, to seem, etc. in the principal clause.
If the action of the subordinate clause is simultaneous with that of the principal clause the PastSubjunctive of the verb to be is used; with other verbs the same meaning is expressed by the Past Indefinite of the Indicative Mood.
If the action of the subordinate, clause is prior to that of the principal clause the Past Perfect of the Indicative Mood is used.
I feel as if we were back seven years, Jon. (Galsworthy)
У меня такое чувство, как будто мы вернулись на семь лет назад, Джон.
...now I feel as if you had never been away. (Shaw)
Теперь у меня такое чувство, как будто вы и не уезжали.
Не looked as if he knew it to be true. (Austen)
У него был такой вид, точно он знал, что это правда.
The house looked as though it had been deserted for weeks. (Wells)
У дома был такой вид, точно в нем уже много недель никто не жил.
It was as if she were angry with him. (Lawrence).
Похоже было, что она сердится на него.
Karel felt a bitter taste in his mouth. It was as if he had done something
wrong. (Heym)
Карел почувствовал неприятный вкус во рту. У него было такое чувство,
точно он сделал что-то дурное.
(b) when the subject of the principal clause is expressed by an abstract noun such as wish, suggestion, aim, idea, etc. In this case the analytical subjunctive with the mood auxiliary should (for all persons) is used:
Mary’s wish was that... our mother should come and live with her.
(A. Bronte)
Мэри хотелось, чтобы наша мать переехала к ней жить.
...his arrangement with them had been that they should meet him at
Plymouth. (Hardy)
Он условился с ними, что они встретят его в Плимуте.
One of the conditions was that I should go abroad. (Swinnerton)
Одно из условий заключалось в том, чтобы я поехал за границу.
§ 12. The Subjunctive Mood is used in subject clauses after a principal clause of the type It is necessary, It is important, etc. The analytical subjunctive with the mood auxiliary should is used for all persons.
It is (was) necessary
It is (was) important
It is (was) right
It is (was) requested
It is (was) recommended
It is (was) obligatory
It is (was) better (best)
It is (was) desirable
It is (was) of vital importance } that he should come
It was necessary that the child’s history should be known to none. (Trollope)
Надо было, чтобы историю этого ребенка никто не узнал.
It was desirable that she... should marry this earnest, well-to-do and
respectable man. (Hardy)
Было желательно, чтобы она вышла замуж за этого серьезного,
состоятельного и солидного человека.
It is better for these young men... that they should not remain here. (Dickens)
Для этих молодых людей... лучше, чтобы они не оставались здесь.
It was imperative that she should go home. (Hardy)
Было совершенно необходимо, чтобы она поехала домой.
§ 13. The Subjunctive Mood is used in object clauses:
(a) When the predicate of the principal clause is expressed by the verb to wish. If the action expressed in the object clause is simultaneous with that of the principal clause the Past Subjunctive of the verb to be is used; with other verbs the same meaning is expressed by the Past Indefinite of the Indicative Mood.
I wish I were a girl again. (E. Bronte)
Я хотела бы быть снова девочкой.
She wished she were free and could follow them. (Ch. Bronte)
Она жалела, что не свободна и не может поехать с ними.
I wish she felt as I do. (E. Bronte)
Я бы хотела, чтобы она чувствовала то же, что и я.
Не wished he had someone to talk to... (Wilson)
Он хотел, чтобы у него был кто-нибудь, с кем можно было бы
поговорить.
If the action expressed in the object clause is prior to that of the principal clause the Past Perfect of the Indicative Mood is used.
Auntie, I wish I had not done it. (Twain)
Тетя, мне очень жаль, что, я это сделал.
The moment Aileen had said this she wished she had not. (Dreiser)
Как только Эйлин это сказала, она пожалела об этом.
The above examples show that such sentences are often translated by means of какжаль, мнежаль.
The analytical subjunctive with the mood auxiliary would (for all persons) is also used in object clauses after the verb to wish. This form is used only in sentences referring to the present or future; it is possible only if the subject of the principal clause is not the same as the subject of the object clause. It is chiefly used in sentences expressing request or annoyance.
I wish you would stay with me for a while. (Voynich)
Я бы хотел, чтобы вы побыли немного со мной.
I wish the honourable district attorney would mind his own business.
(Dreiser)
Я бы хотел, чтобы почтенный адвокат не вмешивался в чужие дела.
With the verb to be this form is hardly ever used.
(b) The Subjunctive Mood is used in object clauses introduced by the conjunction lest if in the principal clause the predicate is expressed by a verb denoting fear.
The mood auxiliary should is used for all persons.
She fears (feared) lest she should be blamed.
Она боится (боялась), как бы ее не осудили.
Не trembled lest his secret should be discovered.
Он дрожал при мысли, что его тайна будет раскрыта.
I dreaded lest any stranger should notice me and speak to me. (Eliot)
Я боялась, что какой-нибудь незнакомый человек заметит меня и
заговорит со мной.
After verbs denoting fear object clauses are often introduced by the conjunction that, in which case the Indicative Mood is used, often with the modal verb may (might).
She fears (feared) that she will (would) be blamed.
She fears (feared) that she may (might) be blamed.
(c) The Subjunctive Mood is used in object clauses when we find verbs and word-groups denoting order, suggestion, advice, desire, etc. fn the principal clause. The analytical subjunctive with the mood auxiliary should (for all persons) is used.
He orders (ordered)
He suggests (suggested)
He proposes (proposed)
He demands (demanded)
He desires (desired)
He insists (insisted)
He is anxious (was anxious)
He will see (he saw) to it } that everything should be ready by 5.
Mrs. Linton insisted that Isabella should go to bed. (E. Bronte)
Миссис Линтон настаивала на том, чтобы Изабелла легла спать.
She (Agnes) proposed to my aunt that we should go upstairs and see my
room. (Dickens)
Она предложила моей тетушке, чтобы мы пошли наверх и посмотрели
мою комнату.
Mr. Micawber was very anxious that I should stay to dinner. (Dickens)
Мистеру Микоберу очень хотелось, чтобы я остался обедать.
In American English we often find the Present Subjunctive in this case.
...she insisted that they open a bottle of wine and toast his success. (Stone)
Она настаивала, чтобы они откупорили бутылку вина и выпили за его
успех.
The people demand that the resignation be accepted. (Heym)
Народ требует, чтобы отставка была принята.
§ 14. The Subjunctive Mood is used in attributive appositive clauses modifying the nouns wish, suggestion, aim, idea, etc. The analytical subjunctive with the mood auxiliary should (for all persons) is used.
His wish (suggestion) that everybody should take part in the work was
reasonable.
She had been enormously flattered by his request that she should temporarily
keep his house. (Bennett)
Она была чрезвычайно польщена его просьбой временно вести его
хозяйство.
§ 15. The Subjunctive Mood is also used in attributive clauses modifying the noun time in the principal clause It is time, It is high time. In this case the Past Subjunctive of the verb to be is used; with other verbs the same meaning is expressed by the Past Indefinite of the Indicative Mood.
It is time we went home.
Нам пора идти домой.
It is high time we went home.
Нам давно пора идти домой.
It is time we were off.
Нам пора идти.
It’s time you learned you’re in the army. (Heym)
Вам пора усвоить, что вы в армии.
Now then, children. It’s high time you were washed and dressed. (Mansfield)
Ну, дети, давно пора умываться и одеваться.
The analytical subjunctive with the mood auxiliary should is also possible,
though less common.
It is time we should go home.
It was indeed high time that some one... should come to the aid of the old
farmer and his adopted daughter. (ConanDoyle)
Уже давно было пора кому-нибудь прийти на помощь старому фермеру
и его приемной дочери.
§ 16. As has already been stated the Subjunctive Mood may be used to express an emotional attitude of the speaker to real facts (see § 1). Here we always find the analytical subjunctive with the mood auxiliary
should, which in this case is often called the ‘emotional should’. If priority is expressed the Perfect Infinitive is used.
In this case the Subjunctive Mood is rendered in Russian by the Indicative Mood.
The emotional should occurs in different kinds of subordinate clauses; the principal clause in such cases contains:
(a) An adjective expressing astonishment, incredulity, regret, joy, such as strange, wonderful, unnatural, impossible, fortunate, unfortunate, etc.
It is strange I should never have heard him even mention your name.
(Austen)
Странно, что я никогда даже не слышала, чтобы он упоминал ваше имя.
It is impossible that she should have said it.
He может быть (невозможно), чтобы она это сказала (не могла она это
сказать).
(b) A noun with the same meaning: wonder, pity, shame, etc.
He is such a charming man that it is quite a pity he should be so grave and so
dull. (Austen)
Он такой чудесный человек; как жаль, что он такой серьезный и
скучный.
(c) The principal clause may be of the following type: I am sorry, glad, pleased, vexed, etc.
I am sorry you should take such needless trouble. (Ch. Bronte)
Мне очень жаль, что вы берете на себя такие ненужные заботы.
Against my will I felt pleased that he should have considered my remark
interesting... (Bralne)
Невольно я обрадовался тому, что он нашел мое замечание интересным.
I am so vexed... that such a thing should have been discussed before that
child. (Reade)
Мне так досадно, что подобный вопрос обсуждался при ребенке.
I forgive you; but I am so grieved, Davy, that you should have such bad
passions in your heart. (Dickens)
Я тебя прощаю, но я так огорчена, Дэви, что в твоем сердце гнездится
столько дурного.
The Subjunctive Mood with the emotional should may also occur in such sentences as:
Why should you and I talk about it? (Dickens)
К чему нам с вами говорить об этом?
То think this should have come upon us in our old age! (Hardy)
Подумать только, что на старости лет с нами случилось такое!
I was still busy, when who should come in but Caddy! (Dickens)
Я была еще занята, как вдруг вошла — кто бы вы думали? — Кэдди!
In sentences of this kind the Indicative Mood is also possible.
Oh! It is strange he never mentioned to me that he had a ward. (Wilde)
It is only wonderful we have seen no living creature there before. (Collins)
...to think that I have been so blind! (Dickens)
§ 17. Ways of rendering the Subjunctive Mood in Russian.
The Subjunctive Mood in English often corresponds to the same mood in Russian.
I wish you’d come oftener to see us. (Dreiser)
Я хотела бы, чтобы вы почаще заходили к нам.
I wonder sometimes, when I think of it, what they would have done, if I had been taken with an illness. (Dickens)
Я иногда думаю о том, как бы они поступили, если бы я заболел.
However, this is not the only way of rendering the Subjunctive Mood in Russian: it is often rendered by the Indicative Mood; sometimes the infinitive is used.
Barsiny received them as if he had known them for years. (Heytn)
Барсини принял их так, как будто он знал их много лет.
In the first place, he showed him Mary’s letter. “If your heart