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The foreign teacher spoke slowly in case we misunderstood him. 这位外籍教师说得很慢以免我们听不懂。 }k.-xa j
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Born ten days earlier, the boy could have seen his late father. & V^ Z
(6)动词不定式短语。一般intended/meant/hoped/wished/planned 或 was/were+不定式完成式或had intended/meant/planned/hoped/wished/+不定式一般式表示虚拟。 f PZt*A__
I intended I should call on you, but I was busy at that time. _?M34&.X
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A judicious man would not have committed suicide. F{ 0Z
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All things considered, the price would be reasonable. ?1*Ka
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Anyone who had been in your position would have done the same. X0Zqx1
A nation, which stopped working, would be dead in a fortnight. n/6# rj^$
(10)情态动词完成式暗示虚拟语气： aUa.!,_dh
I should have called to make an airline reservation, but I didn’t. 5.
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