231. Had I not attended this workshop, I would have automatically assumed the man was the best candidate because the position required quite a bit of extensive travel.
译文如果没有参加过这次研讨会，很自然我就会认定那位男士是最佳候选人。因为这个职位需要经常出差。
点睛本句的主干是I would have assumed。倒装结构Had I not attended this workshop为条件状语从句；the man was the best candidate为assumed的宾语从句省略了引导词that；because引导的是原因状语从句。
assume的意思是“设想，认为”。如：
I cannot assume anything in this case. 在这种情况下，我无法作任何猜测。
a bit of本义是“少量，一点点”，前面加了quite，则意为“大量的”。如：
The novel will take a bit of reading. 这本小说不需要花很多时间来看。
考点归纳由if引导的条件状语从句，有时可把if省略，将从句的系动词或助动词前置构成倒装，这种情况下句子一般采用的是虚拟语气，表示一种假设的概念。如：
Were it not for his help, I would be in trouble. 要不是他帮忙，我就陷入麻烦了。（系动词were前置）
Had we made adequate preparations, we might have succeeded. 我们要是准备充分的话或许就成功了。（助动词had前置）
Should he call, what would you tell him? 万一他来电话，你怎么对他说？
