PREP一道关于虚拟语气的题。。求指点

MarsTOF

Not one of the potential investors is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were not to be concluded.
A.    is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were
B.    is expected to make an offer for buying First Interstate Bank until they sign a merger agreement including a provision for penalties if the deal was
C.    is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement be signed by them with a provision for penalties if the deal were
D.    are expected to make an offer for buying First Interstate Bank until it signs a merger agreement with a provision for penalties included if the deal was          
E.    are expected to be making an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until they sign a merger agreement including a provision for penalties if the deal were


答案A  我选C  
a merger agreement引导的句子并不是if the deal were的主句，If the deal were中的If可以理解为“in case (that)”，后接虚拟语气，由此可见虚拟条件句不一定非要虚拟主句才能使用（if the deal were这个用法其实也和if any类似，作为独立成分出现在句中）
以上是prep语法笔记关于A的解释。。我有点不能理解。。
虽然现在已经通过them排除了C。。可是还是希望有人能把A 再讲讲~~先谢过

Victoriagirl

colasama 发表于 2011-6-17 14:34
谈一下个人理解Not one of the potential investors is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstat ...

讲解的太好了  终于明白了

MarsTOF

翻译成中文好像还更好说。


除非这家公司签一份并购协议，否则没有投资者愿意买这家公司。
什么样的协议呢？协议里包含一个条款，如果并购交易没有达成将会有penalties.


虚拟的是加粗的如果后面说的情况，就算要虚拟主句，也影响不到签协议那个动作。最多也就虚拟一下penalty的执行情况（你说的虚拟的结果）。
也就是说，如果非得虚拟的话，应该是下面这样的：
…………(前面不变)a provision that penalties (be made) if the deal were not to be concluded.


以上纯属个人理解

-- by 会员 colasama (2011/6/17 15:04:46)

colasama

翻译成中文好像还更好说。


除非这家公司签一份并购协议，否则没有投资者愿意买这家公司。
什么样的协议呢？协议里包含一个条款，如果并购交易没有达成将会有penalties.


虚拟的是加粗的如果后面说的情况，就算要虚拟主句，也影响不到签协议那个动作。最多也就虚拟一下penalty的执行情况（你说的虚拟的结果）。
也就是说，如果非得虚拟的话，应该是下面这样的：
…………(前面不变)a provision that penalties (be made) if the deal were not to be concluded.


以上纯属个人理解

MarsTOF

谈一下个人理解

Not one of the potential investors is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed.
这样看还觉得需要虚拟吗？

看结构的话
后面的that引导的是修饰agreement的定语从句。that后面无论怎样，都只是对agreement的一种补充描述而已，对主句时态影响。
if引导的是定语从句里的条件状语从句。
跟主句里的agreement is signed还差一层关系呢，要虚拟也不是虚拟这里的is

-- by 会员 colasama (2011/6/17 14:34:24)

colasama

谈一下个人理解

Not one of the potential investors is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed.
这样看还觉得需要虚拟吗？

看结构的话
后面的that引导的是修饰agreement的定语从句。that后面无论怎样，都只是对agreement的一种补充描述而已，对主句时态影响。
if引导的是定语从句里的条件状语从句。
跟主句里的agreement is signed还差一层关系呢，要虚拟也不是虚拟这里的is

colasama

这里的从句描述的是假设的情况，所以虚拟

主句描述的是investor真实的想法，又不是假设的，为什么要虚拟？

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