【问】 I had meant (intended，hoped) to visit him. 我已学过hope，expect，mean，intend，plan，suppose，want等动词的过去完成时+动词不定式，表示“希望”、“预料”、“打算”、“计划”、“想”等没有完成或没有实现。但我不知道它们的过去时加上完成时不定式是否也能表达同样的意思?

【答】 语言学家们认为，在表达未完成或未实现的“希望”、“打算”、”计划”等时，最好是使用此类动词的过去完成时+不定式。例如：

1. I had meant to come，but something happened.

我本想来，但发生了点事，没有来。

2. I had intended to speak，but time did not permit.

我本来想发言，但是时间不允许。

3. I had hoped to visit you yesterday.

我本希望昨天去看望你。

4. I had hoped to send him a telegram to congratulate him on his marriage，but I didn’tmanage it. (LEG)

我本想在他结婚的时候给他打个电报表示祝贺，但是我却没有做到。

但是，用它们的一般过去时+完成时不定式，也能表达同样的意思：

1. I hoped to have seen you before now. (Scheurweghs)

我本希望在这以前看到你。

2. I intended to have called on you，but... (GPU)

我本打算去拜访你，但……

3. I meant to have visited you yesterday.

我本应该在昨天拜访你。

请做下面的英语试题：

In World War Ⅱ，Japan hoped________ its power to the whole Asia，and it did not suc-ceed.

A. extend B. extending

C. to extend D. to have extended