885 补充题29(if only because)

rockmax

while :  in spite of the fact that

(D) while the duplication of facilities should be avoided  用while 不对 ，  因为should be ..  不是即成的事实。

。。。if only because,,,  有强烈的因果关系。

有人说是虚拟语气，Building large new hospitals in the bistate area would constitute a wasteful use of resources, if only because the duplication of facilities should be avoided    、、、不敢确定

请指正

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singdeath

我觉得虚拟语气讲的通，因为原句说如果应该避免duplicated facilities ，那么建医院就是浪费。就是假设了“应该避免duplicated facilities”这个说法成立。如果duplicated facilities避免不避免无所谓，那么建医院就不算浪费。

另外补一点，if only有两种意思，表示仅仅因为（就算没别的原因），或者表示强调意愿（这时if 和only可以拆开来）

        

            
1.  even if for no other reason than (本题的意思）

        

        

e.g. Willy would have to tell
George more, if only to keep him from petering.

Media studies is regarded as a more exciting subject, if only because it's new.

        

2. expressing a strong wish

        

e.g. If only he wouldn’t eat so
noisily.

        

If he would only learn to eat
quietly.

              If only I had listened to you. 
        

rorarora

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lijiahui0422

觉得不是虚拟语气，只是个条件状语从句

lemonsong

补充英汉大的例子
if only because；if only to即使仅仅因为…
There will be more famines, if only because the world's population is growing faster than food production.