散文精选网1. 表示“想象”，其后可接动名词（可以有逻辑主语），但不能接不定式。如：
She couldn’t imagine living in a place like that
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She imagined walking into the office and handing in her resignation.
她想象着自己走进办公室，递上辞呈。
Imagine earning that much money!
想想看，竟赚那么多的钱！
I can just imagine him saying that!
我确实能想到他那么说！
I can’t imagine you being unfair to anyone, Leigh.
利，我想象不出你会对谁不公正。
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It’s difficult to imagine anything coming between them
很难想象会有什么事能使他们反目。
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She could imagine her husband giving a speech in front of those delegates.
她能想象出丈夫在那些代表面前发言的样子。
Try to imagine being on the moon. 设法想象你是在月球上。
I can’t imagine my mother approving. 我不能想象我母亲也赞成。
注意，imagine 后不接不定式或不定式的复合结构，但有时可接带不定式 to be 的复合结构（to be 有时可省略或换成as）。如：
I was surprised when I saw the farm. I had imagined it to be much bigger. 我看到那个农场时很吃惊，我原认为会它会大得多。
I had imagined him (to be, as) an old man. 我原认为他是位老人。
I had imagined her to be older than that.
我本来以为她的年龄还要大一些。
He always imagined himself as a real painter.
他过去总把自己想象成一名真正的画家。
2. 表示“想”“认为”，后接 that 从句时，若从句为否定，通常将其否定转移到主句上。如：
I don’t imagine that he will come. 我想他不会来的。
但是，这4个例句却不用否定转移，因为不是以that引导的 从句：
I couldn’t imagine why he would want to be alone with me
我想象不出为什么他会想和我独处。
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He couldn’t imagine why he had let so much time pass without contacting her
他想不通自己为什么过了那么长时间还没有和她联系。
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You can’t begin to imagine how much that saddens me.
你都无从想象这让我有多悲伤。
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You can hardly imagine what a hard time your mother had when she was a child.
你妈妈小时候别提有多苦了。
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在简略说法中可用 so, not 代替 that 从句。如：
A：Will he come? 他会来吗?
B：I imagine so (not). 我想会来（不会来了）。
‘Was he meeting someone?’ — ‘I imagine so.’
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I imagine you’re referring to Jean-Paul Sartre
我猜你说的是让－保罗·萨特。
最后再分享2个例子：第一个是宾语从句里再套宾语从句；第二个例子，在某人的脑海里的英语表达法：
I imagine he thought you were better-placed than most to know the truth
我想他认为你所处的位置使你比大多数人都更了解真相。
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In his mind’s eye, he can imagine the effect he’s having.
他能在脑海里想象出将会达到的效果。
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