2020-01-17 “If only” 的三种用法

内容简介

虽说世上没有后悔药，但我们往往在一些事情完成得不到位时，就会感叹一句 “要是……就好了”。本集 “一分钟英语” 带来 “If only…（要是……就好了）” 这个句式的讲解。看视频，学习如何使用 “If only…”。

文字稿

Sam

Hello, everyone. I’m Sam from BBC Learning English. And today, we’re going to look at the three ways in which we use ‘if only’.

We use this to say that we would like something to be different. But careful – it has different forms. 

For the past, we use ‘if only + past perfect’. If only I hadn’t left my keys at home!

For the present, we use ‘if only + past simple’. For example: If only I understood maths!

Or: If only I were good at maths. Where we use ‘were’ instead of ‘was’.

And to talk about the future, we use ‘if only + would + a verb’. For example: If only he would call. 

If only English were easier, eh?

用法小结

If only

We use ‘if only’ to say we’d like something to be different.
我们用 “if only” 来表示 “要是……就好了”。

1. For the past, we use ‘if only + past perfect’.
谈论过去，用 “if only + 过去完成时” 的结构。

• If only I hadn’t left my keys at home!

2. For the present, we use ‘if only + past simple’. 
谈论现在，我们使用 “if only + 一般过去时” 的结构。

• If only I understood maths!
• If only I were better at maths!

3. To talk about the future, we use ‘if only + would + verb’.
谈论将来，我们使用 “if only + would + 动词原形” 的结构。

• If only he would call.