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Were it not for 是什么意思?
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【问】 请问下面句子中的Were it not for 是什么意思?

Were it not for his wife’s money, he’d never be director. (湖南长沙一中   董   杰)

【答】 在这里Were it not for = If it were not for。这是非真实条件从句。它的意思是“如果没有”、“要不是由于”。在if条件从句中,如果含有were, should, had等动词,则可以通过主谓倒装的方法来取消连接词if,从而变成无连接词条件从句。在正式语体中,if it were not for可以写成无连词的形式:were it not for。例如:

Were it not for your help, I would still be homeless. 要是没有你的帮助,我仍然会无家可归。

They might live quite comfortably were it not for a quarrel with their next door neighbor. 他们如果没有和邻居吵架,可能会过得很舒服。

I don’t know what I should do for relaxation, were it not for the innumerable detective stories. 如果没有那无数的侦探小说,我真不晓得怎样消遣。

如果要表示过去的非真实的条件,则使用if it had not been for。例如:

If it hadn’t been for the rain, we would have had a good harvest. 要是没有下雨的话,我们就会获得大丰收了。

If it had not been for Margaret, I might not have understood. 要是没有玛格丽特,我可能还没有弄明白。

在正式语体里, if it had not been for 可以写成无连词的形式: had it not been for。例如:

Had it not been for the doctor’s care, I should not be speaking to you now. 要是当时没有医生的治疗,我现在就不能和你说话了。

Had it not been for the unusually bad weather, the rescue party would have been able to save the stranded climber. 要不是有反常的坏天气,抢救小组是能救出那个陷入困境的登山者的。

 
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