有读者问： 有这样一句话：
(1)At the house Annie would now be trying to sleep.
would何意？
would在此表示推测，相当于汉语的“大概”，所以是一情态动词，不是助动词，再如：
(2)It would be about ten when he got home.
(3)That would be the book you are looking for.
(4)Entered the little lady in her finery... She would not be very old.
顺便提一下，would的现在式will亦可意指“大概”，如：
(5)Ask him. He will know.
(6)You will remember my brother.
(7)This will be the last time that I have dined at this restaurant.
