释义
Camile: Hi Daniel. Do you know how to use the word ‘if’ correctly in English conversations?
Camile:嗨，Daniel。你知道怎么用英文正确使用“If”吗?
Daniel: I do know how to use ‘if’ in some sentences. But sometimes it’s very confusing and I just can’t figure out when and where to use it.
Daniel:在一些句子里，我知道“if”怎么用。但是有时候也会疑惑，我就不知道什么时候、怎么用它。
Camile: I know some situations when we can use it.
Camile:我知道能用的一些情境。
Daniel : Okay, like what?
Daniel:好，比如说?
Camile: Here’s an example: If you don’t drink water, you’ll die.
Camile:我给你举个例子：你要是不喝水，你就会死。
Daniel : Okay, so I can say that if you stand in the rain, you’ll get wet, which is true and happens to me a lot.
Daniel:好，那我就能说如果你去淋雨，你身上就会淋湿，这是真的，我就老是这样。
Camile: Yeah, that’s right. Let’s take another example, where ‘if’ can be used to talk about the possibility of something happening in the future. You tell me this time.
Camile:是，举个别的例子，“if”也可以用来表示未来发生的某件事的可能性。这是你来说。
Daniel: Let me see… Okay, I know: if I were a millionaire, I would buy an airplane.
Daniel:让那个我想想，好，我知道了：如果我是一个百万富翁，我就买一架飞机。
Camile: Yep, that’s correct. Great job!
Camile:对啦，正确。干得好!
Daniel: I think ‘if’ is also used to join two conditions together in which the second condition depends on the first one.
Daniel:我认为“if”也用于两种情境，第二种情境取决于第一种情境。
Camile: That’s right, Daniel. For example, I won’t be hungry anymore if I eat a pizza.
Camile:对，Daniel。比如说，我要是吃个披萨，就不饿了。
Daniel: Yes, in your example, there are two situations. Eating a pizza, and being hungry. If you eat a pizza, then you won’t be hungry.
Daniel:嗯，在你举的例子中，有两种情况。吃披萨和饥饿，如果你吃了披萨，就不会饿了。
Camile: Okay, now let’s listen to some conversations.
Camile:好，现在我们来听一些对话。
Talking about True Facts.
谈论事实
Ginny: Hey, you know what?
Ginny:嘿，你猜发生了什么?
Rodrick: No. What?
Rodrick:不知道，怎么了?
Ginny: If you eat an apple every day, it helps you fight sickness.
Ginny:每天吃一个苹果，疾病不再来 。
Rodrick: Yeah, I know that. But if I don’t eat an apple every day, will I die?
Rodrick:是，我知道。可是我要是不每天吃苹果，我会死吗?
Ginny: (Laugh). No, probably not. But I think it’s better if you do start eating an apple every day.
Ginny:(大笑)不，可能不会。可是我想每天吃个苹果会比较好。
Rodrick: I don’t know. There are plenty of other good things to eat than apples.
Rodrick:我不知道。有很多比苹果还好的东西可以吃。
Ginny: Yeah, you’re probably right. There are other fruits too.
Ginny:嗯，你说的可能对，也有很多其他的水果。
Rodrick: I think you’ll be healthier if you eat any sort of fruits. Fruits are healthy.
Rodrick:我想你要是也吃些别的水果，你会更健康。水果有益健康。
Ginny: That’s right, but I am going to eat apples because I like apples.
Ginny:对，但是我要去吃苹果了，因为我爱吃苹果。
Rodrick: If that’s what you want...
Rodrick:要是你想吃的话.......
Asking Something.
要求某物
Dean: If you were given one billion dollars, what would you buy?
Dean: 如果别人给你10亿美元，你会买什么?
Sam: I would probably buy an expensive car, a big house and an airplane. And if I had some money left I would buy a farm.
Sam: 我会买一辆豪车，一所大房子和一架飞机。还剩下钱的话，我就买一个农场。
Dean: Wow, that’s great!
Dean: 哇，太棒了!
Sam: So, what would you do If you got that much money?
Sam: 那要是有那么多钱，你会买什么?
Dean: I think I would help out my family first and then the poor, and if I still had some money left, I’d use it for myself.
Dean: 我想我会想先接济我的家人，然后救助穷人，如果我还余钱，我就自己用。
Sam: Wow. I would never do what you would do, if I had so much money.
Sam: 哇，我要是有那么多钱，我就不会像你那么用。
Dean: Well, money changes people. But before we buy something, we should always think: “what if I didn’t have this much money?”
Dean: 嗯，钱会改变人。但是在买东西之前，我们应该要想一想“如果我没有这笔钱呢?”
Sam: So true!
Sam: 太对了!
If I Had Only …
但愿......
Cray: Hey Jane. What happened?
Cray: 嘿，Jane，发生什么事了?
Jane: Nothing. I failed my Spanish test.
Jane:没事，我的西班牙语考试没考过。
Cray: Really. Didn’t you study?
Cray: 真的吗，你没看书?
Jane: I did. But if only I had studied a little more and in advance, I would’ve passed.
Jane:我看了，可是我要是多看一点点，早点看就好了，我就能过了。
Cray: It’s ok. It’s just one test, and if you study hard for the rest of the year, your Spanish
will improve.
Cray: 好了，就是一场考试，如果你在一年中剩下的时间里努力学习，你的西班牙语水平就会提升。
Jane: I really hope so because if I fail again, I won’t be able to get a scholarship to Spain.
Jane:我真的希望是这样，因为如果我再次失败的话，我就得不到去西班牙的奖学金了。
Cray: Don’t worry. I’ll help you out with Spanish if you help me with my math.
Cray: 别担心，我可以帮你学西班牙语，如果你帮我学数学的话。
