如果没有电,今天的生活就会完全不同。
But for your help (= If it had not been your help), it would have caused a serious loss.
要不是你的帮助,那将会导致巨大的损失。
A true friend would not do such a thing. (= If he were a true friend, he would not do such a thing.)
一个真正的朋友是不会做这样的事的。
3.含虚拟语气的句子:but+真实情况
Mary would tell us something about London, but she isn't from London.
玛丽很想告诉我们一些关于伦敦的事情,但她不是来自伦敦的。(前面表示对现在的虚拟,but后的从句表示一个客观情况)
[即时演练3] 用所给动词的适当形式填空
①(2017·天津高考改编)-Do you have Betty's phone number?
-Yes.Otherwise, I wouldn't_have_been (be) able to reach her yesterday.
②(2015·安徽高考改编)It is lucky we booked a room, or we would_have (have) nowhere to stay now.
③(2015·重庆高考改编)Without his wartime experiences, Hemingway wouldn't_have_written (not,write) his famous novel A Farewell to Arms.
④(福建高考改编)Were (be) there no modern telecommunications, we would have to wait for weeks to get news from around the world.
⑤(福建高考改编)-Pity you missed the lecture on nuclear pollution.
-I would_have_attended (attend) it, but I was busy preparing for a job interview.
Ⅰ.用所给动词的适当形式填空
1.(2017·江苏高考改编)Were (be) it not for the support of the teachers, the student could not overcome her difficulty.
2.If it had_rained (rain) last night, the ground would be wet now.
3.If she had got financial aid, she would_graduate (graduate) from a college this fall.
4.We lost our way in that small village, otherwise we would_have_visited (visit) more places of interest.