你把will全部去掉,这篇文章就是有种“现实”的味道,那么加上will就有种对未来的预测。( `' a& [4 ]0 a; k
为什么你要纠结would呢?unreal Conditional中我们用would是因为我们要表达imaginary situation的句子,需要would。这个用would的从句是在想象中发生的。 ( k2 w) D: \/ b- C, B语法总说if were to....,然后那么你用would,那么是因为if were to 已经把你置入到一个想象中框架,至于你用不用would取决个人。教科书和国外都是这样写的,但是这样好理解啊。* u% }) W3 ]/ m) b* {" h! c/ o3 O, B
. @$ b* z7 U U% _" V( l文章中的意思无非就是Trump不太可能会输(这里作者假想他不会输,哦如果输了这该多可怕), there will be ....(开始作者的预测)& ]$ c* z5 x$ {1 J: j, I9 x
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发言者的时态和语态总是在变化,有时需要结合背景和作者的心情、意图等等,你只能揣测作者的语气,作者的意思。但你从语法上纠结,这完全是make no sense.
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If... were to 知识个句型,后面具体怎么用要看原文,) z7 J/ ^; d/ `" K$ o
Mr Trump were to lose by eight points = Mr Trump is unlikly to lose ... * l& i, v4 E4 y7 L: I" w5 o后面的句子要不要接would讨论都没有一样,因为If ... were to后面的从句要用什么意思为写者自己定。 ! r: D8 U; |5 a& ?2 } l. Z而用will代表作者他就是想用will呀,5 m" @0 J' P- I- W
will的功能大概四种0 V1 c* E2 B7 G8 P" D
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Express a Voluntary Action % z9 ?: ~+ V0 g! f$ c: s! ]Express a Plan 1 ]8 v8 M4 z( A0 U- GExpress a Prediction/ {3 Z" I) _+ A* B* x2 }. E1 M' ^) J
如果作者要表明的是一种预测,那为什么要用would而不用will? 0 i$ ^$ x0 |: r& Jwould的参考应该是这样的: ( b* x9 Y6 I! R9 ]0 B% o2 t5 d$ ]$ q
would is the past tense form of will. Because it is a past tense, it is used:5 e- G0 q2 q2 |. c; c! i7 K. r
to talk about the past 6 g$ M# h. t! T3 u: Pto talk about hypotheses (when we imagine something) " E* u! g+ L) ~for politeness.
If you should fall ill,the meeting would be put off.万一你生病,会议将延期。{你不太可能生病,会议不太可能延期。}If you should fall ill,the meeting will be put off.万一你生病,会议将延期。{你可能生病,会议也可能延期。}
我看到一个句子 If she were to get the job, I will quit. P3 y6 G7 |, S4 c8 w( [, Z/ |0 z
就这句话来说,A如果怎么怎么样(假设一种情况),B就 (你的例句和这个一样,都是否定,但是不确定其他情况是不是)- 感觉will是有主动权的,不像would,因为受了前面的影响,所以被动产生结果