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if IN THAT SITUATIONIfconjunctionused to say that a particular thing can or will happen only after something else happens or becomes true假如，如果I'll pay you double if you get the work finished by Friday.假如你在星期五之前完工，我会付你双倍的钱。We'll have the party in the garden if the weather's good. If not (=If the weather is not good), it'll have to be inside.如果天气好的话，我们将在花园内举行晚会。要不，将不得不在室内举行。If anyone rings/(fml)If anyone should ring for me, please tell them I'll be back in the office at 4 o'clock.如果有人打电话给我，请告诉他我会在4点回到办公室。If the police hadn't arrived, I don't know what I would have done.要是警察没来，我真不知当时该怎么办。I wouldn't work for them (even) if they paid me a million dollars.即使他们给我100万美元，我也不会为他们工作。We'll deal with that problem if and when it arises.只有当那个问题出现时，我们才会处理。If disturbed, the bird may abandon the nest, leaving the chicks to die.如果受到惊扰的话，这鸟可能会丢弃鸟窝，让雏鸟死去。If is also used to mean although.虽然，即使She's a lovely woman, even if she can be a bit tiring at times.虽然有时会有点烦人，但她是个可爱的女人。(literary) It was a hot, if windy day.那天虽然有风，却很炎热。If is also used to mean every time.当，无论何时If water is heated to 100°C it turns to steam.当水被加热至100摄氏度时，它会变成蒸汽。If I don't get enough sleep I get a terrible headache.当我睡眠不足时，我头会很疼。If is also used to mean if it is true that.如果…是真的I'm very sorry if I've offended you.如果我真的冒犯了你的话，我很抱歉。If is used to say that when the first of two statements is accepted as true, then the second must also be accepted as true.如果…也一定…If the USA is the last superpower, it is also a nation plagued by injustice and poverty.如果说美国是最后一个超级大国，那么它也是一个充满不公正和贫穷的国家。(infml) "John is the best runner in the club." "Nonsense! If John is our best runner, then I'm Carl Lewis (=He's certainly not our best runner)!"“约翰是俱乐部中最好的赛跑选手。”“胡说!如果他是最好的话，那我就是卡尔·刘易斯了。”If is also used when you want to make a polite request or remark or to say sorry.(礼貌用语)如果If you send me the cheque today, I would be very grateful.如果你今天把支票寄给我的话，我将非常感谢。Would you mind if I open/opened (=Can I open) the window?我开窗的话，你介意吗?It's a stupid idea, if you ask me (=in my opinion).这是个蠢主意，如果要我说的话。There are, if you don't mind me saying so, several problems with this idea of yours.你的这个主意，如果你不介意我这么说的话，有几个问题。If is also used to talk about the amount or degree of something.（谈及数量和程度时用）如果The desert gets little, if any rain (=almost none).沙漠中即使有降水的话，量也非常少。Turn the music down? It needs to be louder, if anything (=in fact).把音乐的音量调小?说真的，该开响一点。Such a mistake could cost us thousands, if not (=or possibly) millions of pounds.这样的错误会给我们造成上万、如果不是上百万英镑损失。If ever I saw a true artist, it was James Still (=He was obviously a true artist).要是我见过真正的艺术家的话，那就是詹姆斯·斯蒂尔。I think you should get a job, if only (=even if the only reason is) to stop yourself getting so bored at home.我认为你该找份工作，即便只是使你不再在家中感到厌烦。If only (=I wish) I had some money!要是我有些钱就好啦!If I were you is used when you give someone advice.如果我是你If I were you I'd accept his apology, because it's pointless to carry on being angry.如果我是你，我会接受他的道歉，因为继续生气是没有意义的。"If you were the only girl in the world / And I were the only boy"from the song If You Were the only Girl in the World written by Clifford Grey, 1916)“如果你是世上唯一的女孩/我是唯一的男孩。”(歌曲《如果你是世上唯一的女孩》，作者克利福德·格雷)
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