I enjoyed the movie very much. I wish I had read the book from which it was made.
电影不错,我希望我读过原著。[wish + 主语 = 过去完成时 = 愿望之事在wish以前发生。]
but I do not turn for protection to dreary cliches about respect of elders -- as if mere age were a reason for respect.
但我不会用应当尊重长者这一套陈词滥调来为我自己辨护,似乎年长就是受人尊敬的理由。