试析情态动词should和ought的语用差异

A Study on the Pragmatic Differences between should and ought to

本文探讨should和ought的语用差异,认为前者重个体感受,后者重群体观点;前者多表逆势和冲突,后 者多示顺势和合作。

This paper examines the pragmatic differences between the two auxiliary verbs should and ought to. The author found out that the former is more oriented toward personal feeling and used to express conflict or confrontattion, while the latter is biased toward collectivity and used to express cooperation.