...。例如：They might have become champions. = It is possible that they would have become champions. （事实上的可能，即可能真的已夺冠）We could have borrowed the money. = It would have been possible for us to borrow the money.
(usually with the implication '. . . but we didn't') ...
...ple present than was expected, if it stands for than it was
expected there would be.Wood博士认为两句都是正确的。但是也有不一样的，比如（Quirk1985名著P859）：The girls swam faster than expected.拆句为：The girls swam fast.和It
was expected that the girls would swim fa...
...不可数名词前可用such
little修饰。例如：Well now, one surely would have thought that
for such little things those great big waves
might have seemed threatening. They arise chiefly from what is passing at
the time, and though I sometimes amuse myself with suggesting and arranging such li...
...d up to study in Germany
to complete my degree. It was the ___34___ term I would ever have. The
moment I arrived in Germany, I felt like I was starting from scratch（从头开始）. The German I'd learned in university wasn't ___35___ for
everyday conversation. My book knowledge fell by the way...
...示具体的一次或一场“辩论”，则可数。如：Further
debate would be pointless. 继续辩论是无意义的。After
several debates we accepted their opinion. 几场辩论后我们接受了他们的意见。2. 有关搭配：表示“关于…的讨论或辩论”，其后通常接介...
...in the hopes thatWe held an
open house last week in the hopes that someone wouldoffer to buy our house. Children
wished upon a star [=made a wish while looking at a star] in the hopes that
their dreams would come true. We're lumping
them all together here in the hopes that somewhere in the pile y...
...was false. 他将辞职的报道是假的。Jim kept his promise (that) he would always
do everything he could for Lucy to make sure of her happiness. 吉姆许诺愿意为露西做一切事情来保证她的幸福。他遵守了这一诺言。The warning (that) teenagers should not
smoke is reasona...
...dly options. I was so___62___ (excite) when he
wrote back to me.He said he would make sure that the company cut its use of
plastic straws in half.I kept
going. Whenever I heard of businesses using plastic, I’d send an email. One of
the biggest companies I wrote to ___63___ (be) Alaska Airlines. A ...
...（《牛津英语用法指南》）What if we moved the sofa over here? Would that look better? 我们把沙发挪到这边来会怎么样？你认为那样看上去会不会好一些？（《朗文当代高级英语辞典》第5版）(3)表示让步：即 what if...中的 if 表示让步，what if...
...the pieces of the broken plates. 服务员赶紧把盘碟的碎片扫掉。Would
you mind cleaning up the spilled milk? 请你把洒出来的奶擦干净好吗？Please clean up this mess right now. 请马上把这堆乱七八糟的东西清理干净。Mama made him clean up the plate. 妈妈要他...
...馆)If I had to make just one recommendation for where to stay
in Rome, it
would be Yellow Hostel. It’s one of the best-rated hostels in the city, and for
good reason. It’s affordable, and it’s got a fun atmosphere without being too
noisy. As an added bonus, it’s close to the main train stat...
... able to move with strength and flexibility? Think about the exercises you would like to do with your workout partner.翻译：首先，你要确定你想从那个人身上得到什么。你想在你最喜欢的运动项目上成为一个更优秀的运动员吗？或者你只是想要身体健康...
...ple present than was expected,
if it stands for than it was expected there would be.两句都是正确的。不过我对句a的理解与Wood博士的不太一样,省略后形式就一样了：There were more people present than were expected (to
be there).
...plies we had collected,
it hit me that every kit we were to build that day would eventually be in the
hands of an Iraqi child. Over the past four months, I had never imagined how I
would feel once our project was completed. While making the kits, I realized
that I had lost sight of the true meaning ...
... advanced
nations. Not very long ago, it was also unthinkable that a virus would shut
down nations and that safety nets would be proven so disastrously lacking in
flexibility.翻译：在世界上技术最先进的国家仍面临疫情得不到控制和经济危机的时刻，呼吁公众参与令...