I enjoyed the movie very much. I wish I had read the book from which it was made.
电影不错,我希望我读过原著。[wish + 主语 = 过去完成时 = 愿望之事在wish以前发生。]
When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners fail to operate, some woman assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.
每当电灯保险丝烧断、家具榫头松动、管道堵塞、吸尘器不动时,有些妻子认为丈夫总有办法。