1. If + S1 + were/V1ed . . ., S2 + would/could/might + be/V1 . .
Example:
If I were a billionaire, I would donate one million to National Chiao Tung University.
"If I were" would
2. The more (+N)/adj.-er/adv.-er+ S1 + be/V1. . ., the more (+N)/adj.-er/adv.-er+ S2 + be/V2. . . 越…,就越…
此為比較句型,重複兩次「the +比較級」,用來指引前後兩者成正比或反比的關係。
Example:
The more I get along with Mary, the less I like her.
"the more" "the less"
3. one . . . the other(s) . . .
one . . . another . . . the other(s) . . .
1. 指稱的對象限定為兩者時,則用other;若其中一者為單數名詞,其餘的為複數名詞,改用others。
2. 指稱的對象限定為三者時,同上。
Example:
I have three pens. One is blue, another is red, the other is black.
one another the other
4. As soon as + S + V1, S + V2
→ Upon + V1-ing, S + V2 一…,就…
As soon as是時間的連接詞,若連接的兩個句子主詞相同時,即可轉換為 Upon + V1-ing, S + V2
Example:
As soon as Jeff stepped into the building, he took off his jacket. = Upon stepping into the building, Jeff took off his jacket.
as soon as
5. If + S1 + had + been/p.p1 . . . , S2 + would/could/might/should + have + been/p.p2 . . .
「與過去事實相反」的假設語氣,表示「如果當時…,當時就會/就能/可能/應該…」與對過去事實相反的期待。
Example:
If I had known test was so difficult, I would have prepared more.
"If I had been" would