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。0 K; D* g0 P- S! 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。& O3 y' Y/ _/ z' x
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。 * R3 q, F! t$ c, X# e$ L' q' u H+ k- j: P0 M3 G
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) 4 z4 w4 L. I) x1 c/ y, A& m" I' x$ Y( H- i
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.
& T* g* q( t T7 _7 x9 e3 kIf... were to 知识个句型,后面具体怎么用要看原文, % L/ R. r5 M G. ]" M6 [7 Q$ l( ^Mr Trump were to lose by eight points = Mr Trump is unlikly to lose ... & u: i8 r8 S5 {1 d' A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。/ _! n0 d7 Q H% W" i3 z" Y
而用will代表作者他就是想用will呀, * D3 [) N9 b& @0 M% B/ c+ w0 hwill的功能大概四种. c0 @5 [# f! U+ u7 s
Express a Promise4 U1 n) @3 }) [3 Y
Express a Voluntary Action 2 K6 p) m0 ^8 Z# F: B6 pExpress a Plan 2 t! O1 X5 P* TExpress a Prediction+ i0 Y: p- M! ^9 c7 z* d
如果作者要表明的是一种预测,那为什么要用would而不用will?7 g B. X4 f0 }# @+ O$ @ o1 `
would的参考应该是这样的:$ {( K8 I: ~- ]# `5 `5 P
would is the past tense form of will. Because it is a past tense, it is used: ' X8 G1 _8 `2 G0 H; D% Qto talk about the past& e% W y- Q# \: S( g
to talk about hypotheses (when we imagine something) - g: W8 b3 D) y4 r9 Q! zfor 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. . v0 Q5 Q6 R8 B* c* u$ v" k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