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四个条件句与翻译

2024-03-18

条件句共有四个,其翻译和改写情况如下:


一、真实条件句,例如:


如果我有空,我就去。

If I am free, I will go there.


如果天气好,我就去。

If it’s fine, I’ll go there


二、对现在提出相反的价值,现在的结果,例如:


如果我是你的话,我就去。

If I were you, I would go there.


如果他在这儿的话,他会很高兴。

If he were here, he would be happy.


以上英文句子里的If可以省略,那么两个句子就可以分别写成:

Were I you, I would go there.

Were he here, he would be happy.


三、对过去提出相反的假设,过去的结果,例如:


如果你来得早一点,你就会见到王勇了。

If you had come earlier, you would have met Wang Yong.


以上英文句子里的If可以省略,那么这个句子就可以写成:

Had you come earlier, you would have met Wang Yong.


四、对过去提出相反的假设,现在或将来的结果,例如:


如果当初我读了大学,我现在就是经理了。

If I had gone to university, I would be a manager now.


以上英文句子里的If可以省略,那么这个句子就可以写成:

Had I gone to university, I would be a manager now.


注意:在以上四个条件句中,后三个条件句是虚拟语气。

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