新东方英语每日一句：If he had not broken his tooth, he would not be in hospital now.-新东方网

新东方英语每日一句：If he had not broken his tooth, he would not be in hospital now.

新东方网2016-04-12 14:19新东方英语学习

　　原文：If he had not broken his tooth, he would not be in hospital now.

　　翻译：如果他没有把牙齿弄坏，现在就不在医院了。

　　解析：本句需要注意，属于比较复杂的“虚拟条件句”——“错综时间条件句”，指带有虚拟条件状语从句的复合句里，主句和从句代表不同的时间。在这种虚拟条件句里，需要按不同的时间来调整动词形式。

　　If he had not broken his tooth，条件句与过去事实相反，应用had+过去分词;

　　he would not be in hospital now，主句与现在事实相反，应用should/would/could/might+动词不定式。

　　另外，注意in hospital和in the hospital指代情况不同。in hospital一般指住院(因为生病，且不强调哪家医院)，而in the hospital则更倾向于表达人在医院里(不一定因为生病)。

(实习编辑：高奕飞)