一、回答请求
用来愉快地答应对方的请求、提议或邀请,意为:我很想(愿意)。如:
A: How about playing tennis? 打打网球怎么样?
B: Yes. I’d like to. 好,我很愿意。
A: Will you come for a walk with me? 你和我一起去散步好吗?
B: Yes, I’d love to. 好,我很愿意。
A: Would you mind taking part? 请你参加你介意吗?
B: No, I’d love to. 不介意,我很愿意。
注:I’d like to 单独使用时,其后的 to 不能省略。另外,若要加强语气,可用 much 或 very much 来修饰,即说成I’d (very) much like to。
二、提出想法
用来委婉地提出自己的想法、希望或愿望 (其后接名词或不定式,但一般不接动名词),意为:我想……,我要……。如:
I’d like the red one. 我想要那个红色的。
I’d like (to have) a word with you. 我想同你说句话。
I’d like you to meet a friend of mine. 我想让你见见我的一个朋友。
三、表示气愤
用作反语,表示气愤或威胁(其后常接动词see, know等),意为:我倒想(看看或知道等)。如:
I should like to see you do it. 我倒希望你做给我看看。
I’d like to know what she means by that. 我倒想知道她那样说是什么意思。
四、表示希望
表示希望做某事,但未能做成(其后接不定式的完成式),意为:我真想……, 我本想……。如:
I’d love to have seen his face when he opened the letter. 我真想看到他拆信时的脸色。
I’d like to have taken you round the factory, but I must go to a meeting. 我本想带你在厂里看看,但我要去开一个会。