【问】 1. Be that as it may，we have nothing to lose. (CGEL)

即使如此，我们也没有什么可损失的。

2. Suffice it to say that the manager is on the whole pleased with his work. (AEG)

只说这样一句就够了：经理对他的工作基本满意。

如何分析上面的be和suffice?

【答】 上面的be和suffice是现在时虚拟式。CGEL把上面虚拟式叫做套语式虚拟语气(formulaic subjunctive)。

1. Come what may，we will go ahead with our plan. (CGEL)

不管发生什么情况，我们都将执行我们的计划。

2. Say what he will，in his heart he knows that he is wrong. (Wood)

不管他说什么，反正他在内心里知道他错了。

3. Heaven forbid that I should let my own parents suffer. (CGEL)

上天不容我让我的父母受苦。

(参见 God bless you，come what may. present subjunctive mood)