1. 表示意愿
will 表示现在的意愿,would表示过去的意愿。如:
I will pay you at the rate you ask. 我愿意照你要求的价钱付款。
Go where you will. 你愿到哪里就到哪里。
He wouldn‘t help me yesterday. 他昨天不愿帮助我。
She asked if I would go with them. 她问我是否愿同他们一起去。
「注」(1) 表示“意愿”的 will 有时可用于条件句中。如:
If you will allow me, I will see you home. 如果你同意,我可以送你回家。
(2) would也可表示现在的意愿,语气较委婉。如:
I‘d go there with you. 我愿同你去那儿。
I wouldn‘t go. 我不会去。
2. 表示征求意见或提出请求
主要用于第二人称的疑问句中,will和would均可用,would此时并不表过去,而表示委婉语气。如:
Won‘t you take off your coat? 你要不要把大衣脱掉?
Will [would] you please post the letter for me? 请帮我寄了这封信好吗?
Would Sunday night suit you? 星期天晚上适合你吗?
「注」(1) 有时为使语气委婉,可用否定式。总的说来,用would比用will委婉,用won‘t和wouldn’t比单独用will和would要委婉。
(2) would有时用于提出想法,通常与like, love, hate, prefer, be glad, be happy等连用,若用于第一人称有时也可将would换成should.如:
I‘d like [love] to have a look at it. 我想看看它。
I would prefer not to go out today. 我今天不想出去。