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* z6 K/ T" A. D M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。 9 F: d* P8 |( R3 N# p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。+ S1 A3 |! b3 C: K& W2 W! R
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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) 9 [, u* m4 Y# m" H; s' [# x ; h( r6 F5 p* h9 |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,& L4 I. K8 y; \( k, I/ S% p. T2 r
Mr Trump were to lose by eight points = Mr Trump is unlikly to lose ... - A* Q! d9 Z3 @& D1 C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。 ( {/ P- ~. u4 U: o W( Z6 Z5 x而用will代表作者他就是想用will呀, . l7 g# n5 f+ ?* nwill的功能大概四种; Q2 T) x9 W% p+ [2 K& g- [* h
Express a Promise 3 B4 ~$ u7 ~! l8 @! PExpress a Voluntary Action O' u# W% R9 M5 \Express a Plan % Y0 ?2 \. _) T2 D# SExpress a Prediction # H' |3 r) ]. D/ x如果作者要表明的是一种预测,那为什么要用would而不用will?: f+ ]# T1 V; v5 M! z" j8 i$ ]
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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. # @) m, t2 b, F! A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