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“Were to" 用於現在的情況

句型

If … were to + verb …, …

用法

“Were to" 可用於現在的時間來強調此條件句所述的情況極不可能或完全不可能發生或非常可怕 (讓人不敢再想下去)。注意：這種特殊句型只用於 if 子句。

例句：

• If Sarah were to be rich, she would be horribly obnoxious. (如果莎拉富有，她會很討人厭) － 莎拉極不可能富有。
• If I were to have no friends, who would I spend my time with? (如果我沒有朋友，我要跟誰消磨時間呢？) － 沒有朋友是個可怕的想法。
• If the sun were to rise in the west, my sister would go out with you. (如果太陽從西邊出來，我妹妹就會跟你交往) － 太陽絕對不可能從西邊出來。

“Were to" 用於未來的情況

句型

If … were to + verb …, …

用法

“Were to" 可用於未來的時間來強調此條件句所述的情況極不可能或完全不可能發生或非常可怕 (讓人不敢再想下去)。注意：這種特殊句型只用於 if 子句。

例句：

• If I were to lose my job next year, I would probably not find a new one quickly. (如果我明年失業，我可能不會很快找到新的工作) － 失業對我來說是很可怕的事。
• If Jack were to fail his driving test tomorrow, he would have to take it again. (如果傑克明天的駕照考試沒過，他必須重考) － 傑克的駕照考試極不可能沒過。
• If Amy were to show up late to the birthday party, it would ruin the surprise. (如果艾美遲遲才在生日派對上現身，這將毀了大家要給她的意外驚喜) － 艾美肯定會準時到場。

“Were to" 用於過去的情況

句型

If … were to have + P.P. …, …

用法

“Were to" 可用於過去的時間來強調此條件句所述的情況極不可能或完全不可能發生或非常可怕 (讓人不敢再想下去)。注意：這種特殊句型只用於 if 子句。

例句：

• If the fire were to have destroyed the building, it would have been a tragic cultural loss. (如果大火燒毀了那棟建築，那會是一項不幸的文化損失) － 一想到這樣的損失就覺得很可怕，不敢再想下去。
• If the dam were to have burst, the entire town would have been destroyed. (如果水壩潰決，整個城鎮都會被摧毀) － 這樣的破壞太可怕了，讓人不敢想像。
• If Teresa were to have failed the final test, she would have lost her scholarship. (如果泰瑞莎未能通過期末考，她就會失去她的獎學金) － 泰瑞莎是個優秀傑出的學生，所以她不會通過期末考是極不可能發生的事。

文章連結：http://englishhome.org/were-to.html