文档介绍：Unit 3: Part B
of Wonder
The Sense
21st Century College English: Book 3
Sentences that begin with if are pleted by clauses starting with then. This type of sentence often expresses general truths or logical reasoning,
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If yesterday was Monday, then today is Tuesday.
If the Sun is a star, then the other stars probably have s around them too.
Structure
Sometimes you have to “read between the lines” to discover the meaning of this kind of sentence. An example from Text A is:
If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow.
Reading between the lines, we find that the full meaning of this sentence is:
If we agree to think of facts as the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom then we can think of the emotions and the impressions of the senses as the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow.
Structure
plete the following sentences by translating the Chinese into English.
1. If your roommate has a high fever and her throat hurts, ______________________ (那她可能得流感了).
2. _____________________ (如果你在剑桥学物理的话), then you know my uncle — he’s a professor there.
then she might have the flu
If you’re studying physics at Cambridge
Structure
plete the following sentences by translating the Chinese into English.
3. If the book isn’t on the table, _______________________ (那它就在其中的一个抽屉里).
4. _________________________, (如果你体谅她的感情的话), then you should apologize.
then it must be in one of the drawers
then it must be in one of the drawers
Structure
plete the following sentences by translating the Chinese into English.
5. If you liked Titanic, ___________________________ (那我相信你会喜欢《泰坦尼克》的续集).
6. ________________________, (如果两个人都说他们无罪), then one of them must be lying.
then I’m sure you’ll also enjoy Titanic II
If both men say they’re innocent
Structure
X. Select the most appropriate word from among each of the four choices given. The choice