Question

求英语高手 It is high time that something were done upon it

Answer 1

你好。我完善了你的句子：
It is high time that something WAS done about it

语法：
it is (about / high) time + 句子（谓语动词是一般过去时，不是虚拟语气谓语）
又如：
It is time you finished your work === it is time your work WAS (不用were) finished.

注意：这个结构的使用往往说明，说话人对某件事情不耐烦了，或者某件事情早该- - - 了。

Answer 2

It is (high) time that后面的从句谓语动词要用过去式或用should加动词原形，但should不可省略。
如：
It is time that the children went to bed.
It is high time that the children should go to bed.

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追问

那要怎么改.....
怎么翻译比较好?
还有Why have there been so many ghost writers 这句话有错没?
谢谢

追答

是对这件事采取措施的时候了。是指现在正是时候
特殊疑问句有两种语序
1．如疑问词作主语或主语的定语，即对主语或主语的定语提问，其语序是陈述句的语序：
　　Who is singing in the room﹖
　　whose bike is broken﹖
　　2．如疑问词作其他成分，即对其他成分提问，其语序是：特殊疑问词+一般疑问句【特殊疑问词+be/助动词/情态动词+主语+谓语/表语（+其他）】
　　What class are you in﹖
　　What does she look like﹖
“Why have there been so many ghost writers”没有问题
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Answer 3

It is （high） time that 后面的从句用过去时没错啊。倒是感觉 upon不是太好

追问

那要怎么改.....
怎么翻译比较好?
还有Why have there been so many ghost writers 这句话有错没?
谢谢

追答

about，确实到了该做点什么的时候了。
语法上没错，没有特别用意的话，就用一般现在时就好。