090. What would you do if...?
要是……你會(huì)怎么辦?
[句型解析]
假設(shè)某一種情況,然后問(wèn)別人會(huì)怎么辦時(shí),應(yīng)該用“What would you do if...?”這個(gè)句型。這里用的是虛擬語(yǔ)氣,表示僅僅是假設(shè),實(shí)現(xiàn)的可能不大。
[實(shí)例]
1. What would you do if you were me?
如果你是我,你會(huì)怎么辦?
2. What would you do if you were in my shoes?
要是你處在我的位置,你會(huì)怎么辦?
3. What would you do if you had a lot of money?
如果你有很多錢(qián),你會(huì)怎么辦?
4. What would you do if you failed?
如果你沒(méi)有成功,你會(huì)怎么辦?
5. What would you do if the rumors were true?
如果謠言是真的,你會(huì)怎么辦?
[實(shí)戰(zhàn)練習(xí)]
A: Can I ask you a hypothetical question?
我可以問(wèn)你一個(gè)假設(shè)的問(wèn)題嗎?
B: Sure, go ahead.
當(dāng)然,請(qǐng)問(wèn)吧。
A: What would you do if you were given a million dollars?
如果有人給你一百萬(wàn)美元你會(huì)怎么做?
B: Well, first I’d buy a nice house for my parents to live in and take care of all their financial problems. Then I’d buy a house for my sister and do the same.
首先我要給父母買(mǎi)一幢好房子,解決他們的所有經(jīng)濟(jì)問(wèn)題。然后給我妹妹買(mǎi)房子并同樣解決她的經(jīng)濟(jì)問(wèn)題。
A: That’s very nice of you.
你真好。
B: I’d just like to take care of my family as best as I can.
我只想盡可能地照顧好我的家人。