BBC news 2009-11-28 加文本

1.Sir Jeremy also said the UN weapons inspectors should’ve been given more time to carry out their work, but by then American pressure to invade proved irresistible.

should’ve been

should have done只用于谈论过去情况，主要有两个用法：

用于推测过去已经发生的情况。如：

He should have arrived by now. 此时他本该到了。

The letter should have arrived by now. 信现在该到了。

The train should have already left. 火车大概已经开走了吧。

I can’t think why he should have been so angry. 我想不通他怎么会这样生气。

用于指本该发生而实际上未发生的情况。如：

You should have told me so before. 你早就应该告诉我。

Look at the time! We should have been at the theatre ten minutes ago. 瞧都什么时候了! 十分钟前我们就该到戏院了。

George never should have joined the army. 乔治本来就不该参军的。

You should have told me you were coming. 你该事先告诉我你要来呀。

You should have written—I was getting worried. 你该来封信啊——我都开始担心了。

John should have left have left by tomorrow. 到明天约翰可能已走了。

I think they should have consulted a doctor earlier. 我认为他们早就该去看医生了。

I should have left London before 9, but I didn’t. 我本该在9点以前离开伦敦，但是我没有。

In my opinion, she should have resigned earlier. 在我看来，她应当更早一点儿辞职。

You are right; I should have thought of that. 你说得对，我本应当想到这一点的。

I should have phoned Ed this morning, but I forgot. 今天上午我本该给埃德打电话，但是我忘了。

2.Mr. Jung was Defense Minister at the time and for days insisted no civilians have been killed.

insist用法：

I. 表示“坚持说；坚决认为(多与别人的观点不同)”，接that从句(从句的动作多为已发生之事)，从句使用陈述语气。如：

　　She insisted that he was wrong.

　　她坚持认为他错了。

　　II. 表示“坚决主张；坚持要求”，接that从句(从句的动作为将要发生之事)，谓语多为 should型的虚拟语气，即：主语+ should(可省略)+动词原形。如：

　　He insisted that we (should) accept these gifts.

　　他一定要我们收下这些礼物。

　　Jane insisted that he be present.

　　简坚持要他出席。

　　还可用于“insist on / upon + 名词或代词或 动词-ing形式”结构中。如：

　　He insisted on / upon my going with him.

　　他坚持要我跟他一起去。(= He insisted that I [should] go with him.)

　　I insist on seeing it. 我一定要见到它。(= I insist that I see it.)

　　Ⅲ. if you insist 常用于口语中，表示勉强同意。如：

　　All right, I’ll do it, if you insist.

　　好吧，如果你一定要我干这事，我就去干。