什么叫含蓄虛擬條件句

所謂含蓄虛擬條件句即指將條件從句隱藏在上下文一定的短語(yǔ)中的一類條件句，比如將條件隱含在不定式短語(yǔ)中，將條件隱含在分詞短語(yǔ)中，將條件隱含在介詞短語(yǔ)中，將條件隱含在名詞短語(yǔ)中，將條件隱含在某些連詞(如or, or else, otherwise等)中，將條件隱含在定語(yǔ)從句中，將條件隱含在一定的上下文中，等等。如：

To have studied harder, you would have passed the examination. 你學(xué)習(xí)更用功些，你早就考及格了。(=if you have studied harder, you…)

Failing this time, what would you do？ 假若這次失敗，那你怎么辦？(=If you failed this time, what…)

Without air, no one could live. 沒有空氣，人就不能活。(=If there were no air, no one could live.)

A true friend would not have betrayed me. 若是真正的朋友，就不會(huì)背棄我。(=If he had been a true friend, he would…)

I didn’t know that he was a cheat, or else I wouldn’t have believed him. 我不知道他是個(gè)騙子，不然我也不會(huì)相信他了。(or else=if I had known he was a cheat)

Anyone who had seen that painting might have taken it for a photo. 凡是看過那畫的人，都可能把它看成是照片。(=If anyone had seen that painting…)

Don’t bother to read all these papers. It would take too long. 不要費(fèi)事看所有這些文件了，那會(huì)花太多時(shí)間。(=…If you read all these papers, It would take too long)