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。) F% g/ @% e' d% o. X; s
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。 2 {8 C- M) w6 J' D X' q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。3 F) q' t8 k" V- X
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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) + j1 {+ b1 F- q. Y. E3 J. Q( S& d: G8 q8 } @# R3 C
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,' E' e0 u# M( j
Mr Trump were to lose by eight points = Mr Trump is unlikly to lose ...( [ ^: C% f2 o9 z1 D' I. w( N
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。" K; e2 t Z. y) W# `3 \5 M
而用will代表作者他就是想用will呀,7 p! z4 l2 d# z! Q1 I1 J0 l
will的功能大概四种( R. Z% @. X# N- R
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如果作者要表明的是一种预测,那为什么要用would而不用will? ( S4 D: W6 o# B# Z5 [would的参考应该是这样的: $ W7 x( `: v. F+ b7 d1 C* \% c9 p0 W
would is the past tense form of will. Because it is a past tense, it is used:8 o. K5 ]+ e. R* m6 z
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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. # w3 W: ?: g7 w5 F- @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