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第十一章 虚拟语气
虚拟语气是中学英语语法中较难的部分,新大纲对此不作要求,近年高考没有考查它在条件句中的用法,但高中英语新教材中出现了不少使用虚拟语气的句子,高考在考查情态动词时有涉及虚拟语气的题目,所以了解虚拟语气的用法是必要的。
虚拟语气是谓语动词的一种特殊形式,用来表达假设、主观愿望、猜测、建议、可能或空想等非真实情况。
一、虚拟语气在非真实条件从句中的用法
非真实条件句所假设的是不可能有的条件,或者是与事实相反的条件,这又可以分为三种情况。
(1) 表示与现在事实相反
谓语动词的形式如下:
条 件 从 句
主 句
动词过去式(be用were)
would/should/could/might+动词原形
I'd come too if I had time to spare.我如果匀得出时间的话,我也愿意来。(这句话的含义是:我匀不出时间,所以也就不能来)
If everyone in the country knew first aid,many lives would be saved.如果每个国民都懂得怎样急救,那么就可以挽救许多人的生命了。
(二)表示与过去事实相反
谓语动词的形式如下:
条 件 从 句
主 句
had+过去分词
would/should/could/might+have+过去分词
She would hove come if she hadn't been so busy.要不是太忙,她就来了。(实际情况是她没有来)
If the hurricane had happened during the day time,there would have been many deaths.要是飓风发生在白天,那么死亡人数还会更多。(实际情况是飓风发生在夜间)
(三)表示与将来事实相反
谓语动词的形式如下:
条 件 从 句
主 句
动词过去式(should/could+动词原形;were to+动词原形)
would/should/could/might+动词原形
If the peasants could farm the land themselves, food production would be much higher. 如果农民能为自己种地,粮食产量还会更高。
If it were Sunday tomorrow, I should go to see a film. 明天要是星期天,我会去看场电影的。
[注意1]if的省略
如果条件从句的谓语动词中含有were,had,should,可省略连词if,把were,had,should放在主语前构成倒装。如果条件从句是否定式,倒装时只能把not放在主语之后,不能用缩写式把not放在主语之前。如:
Were I you (=If I were you ), I would do more practice after class. 如果我是你,我会在课下多做练习。
Had you arrived (= f you had arrived) at the station ten minutes earlier, you could have caught the train. 如果你早到车站10分钟,你就赶上火车了。
Should he come (=If he should come), tell him to ring me up.他要是来了,让他给我打个电话。
[注意2]含蓄条件句
所谓含蓄条件句,是指if条件从句没有被明确表达出来的条件,具体分为下列几种情况:
①通过不定式短语表示条件。例如:
You would be a fool to refuse his offer.(=If you should refuse his offer,you would be a fool.) 要是你拒绝他的建议,就太傻了。
It would be a mistake not to help him.(=It would be a mistake if we did not help him.)如果不帮助他那就会是一个错误。
It would hurt us to act hastily.(=…if we were to act hastily.)仓促行事会对我们不利的。
②通过介词短语表达条件。例如:
Without steel(=If there were no steel),there would be no industry.没有钢铁,就不可能有工业。
Della couldn’t have lived through Christmas without