【用「聽」的圖示英文法】Unit 12 假設語氣 — 要點#5 表『若非……』之假設

Ted became a volunteer after his retirement from business.
泰德自企業界退休後就成了一名義工。

Once I retire, I ’ll have to live on my pension. 
一旦我退休後，就靠養老金過活了。

Each month, Tom pays six percent of his salary into a pension plan.
湯姆每個月將薪資的 6% 存起來做為退休金。

Because the company needed to cut salary costs, several long-term employees were pensioned off at the beginning of the year.
因為這間公司要縮減薪資支出，幾位久任員工在今年初被支付退休金退休了。

All the prisoners of war here have been starved and ill treated.
這裡所有的戰犯都沒飯可吃，而且還被虐待。

These poor kids are starving to death. Do you have any food?
這些可憐的孩子餓壞了。你有什麼吃的嗎？

The grammatical errors you made in your composition could have been avoided if you had been more careful.
你若更仔細一點的話，你作文中的那些文法錯誤原本是可以避免的。

The grammar errors you made in your composition could have been avoided if you had been more careful.
你若更仔細一點的話，你作文中的那些文法錯誤原本是可以避免的。

We all learn by making mistakes.
我們都是從犯錯中學習。

Because of his long hair, I mistook the boy for a girl.
因為那男生留長髮，所以我把他誤認成女生。

Ms. Jones asked us to write an essay on any Victorian novel.
瓊斯老師讓我們寫一篇關於任何一本維多利亞時期小說的短文。

I’m planning to write an essay on global warming.
我正計劃要寫一篇有關全球暖化的論文。

After the war, many refugees had no place to live.
戰爭後，許多難民無家可歸。

In Taiwan, in case of emergency, please dial 119.
在臺灣，如遇緊急狀況，請撥打 119。

Because of the bad weather, the pilot had to make an emergency landing.
由於天候不佳，飛行員不得不緊急降落。

Help me measure the length of this table.
幫我量桌子的長度。

We can't measure a writer's success in terms of book sales.
我們不能以書籍銷售數字來衡量一個作家的成就。

This room measures 30 square meters.
這個房間的大小為 30 平方公尺。

Without hard work, you can't measure up to your parents' expectations.
你若不努力就不能達到你父母的期望。

A yard is a measure of length.
碼是一種長度的度量單位。

Age is not an accurate measure of maturity.
年齡並非衡量成熟度的精確標準。

The government should take better measures to fight crime.
政府應該採取更好的措施來打擊犯罪。

A storm is headed this way.
一場暴風雨正直撲這裡而來。

Peter stormed at John because of his terrible attitude.
彼得因為約翰的態度不好而怒斥他。

The song, along with its funny music video, took the whole world by storm.
這首歌，連同它趣味的音樂影片，在全球大受歡迎。

The enemy camp is only five miles away.
敵營只有 5 英里遠。

Luke has decided to go to a summer camp where he can learn outdoor skills.
路克已決定參加夏令營，在那兒他可以學到戶外技能。

We went camping in the mountains last week.
上星期我們去山中露營。

Cycling is George’s favorite outdoor activity.
騎腳踏車是喬治最喜歡的戶外活動。

Gina enjoys many extracurricular activities such as tennis.
吉娜喜歡很多課外活動，例如網球。

This train will arrive 10 minutes later than the scheduled time.
本列車將會比預定時間晚十分鐘抵達。

What caused the illness?
這個病是什麼造成的?

Ginny laughed at the ridiculous story that Dan told her.

金妮因丹告訴她的愚蠢故事而笑了出來。 

Don’t laugh at Joe just because he is fat.  

不要因為喬很胖就取笑他。

I’d like to know what you are laughing about.  

我想知道你因什麼事情而笑。

After a short silence, Harry broke into a laugh.  

在沉默片刻後，哈利突然大笑起來。

After a short silence, Harry burst out laughing.

在沉默片刻後，哈利突然大笑起來。

After a short silence, Harry burst into laughter.

在沉默片刻後，哈利突然大笑起來。

Don’t delay paying the bill.
不要延誤繳帳單的時間。

The release date of the movie is delayed until the end of this month.
這部電影的上映日期延到本月月底。

We’re trying to figure out what caused the delay in payment.
我們正在努力找出導致付款延遲的原因。

The illness is due to a disorder of the nervous system.
這疾病是因為神經系統出了問題。

Allison was quite nervous when delivering a speech at the university yesterday.
艾莉森昨天在大學演講時相當緊張。

I wrecked my car this morning, but luckily no one was injured.
今天早上我把車撞毀了，所幸無人受傷。

The ship was wrecked by a fire on board.
這艘船被船上的一場大火給毀了。

A team was sent to examine the wreck of the plane.
一個小組被派去檢查該飛機的殘骸。

No survivors were found in the car wreck.
這場車禍沒有生還者。

Judy sent her son an encouraging letter.
茱蒂寄了一封鼓舞人心的信給她兒子。

The firefighters took action in a timely manner, so the flames didn’t spread to nearby buildings.
消防員及時採取行動，所以火勢沒有延燒到鄰近建物。

Our crops are doing poorly because of the drought.
因為乾旱，我們的農產欠收。

A flock of sheep are cropping grass on the prairie.
有一群羊在草原上吃草。

Julie had her hair closely cropped yesterday.
茱莉昨天去剪了超級短髮。

Ivy’s grades have improved in recent months.
最近幾個月來，艾薇的成績已有進步。

It took three weeks for Sam to recover from his sports injury.
山姆的運動傷害花了三個星期才康復。

The sex scandal caused terrible injury to Jill’s reputation.
這樁性醜聞讓吉兒的名譽嚴重受損。