Forget everything you thought you knew about the first conditional.
忘掉你知道的关于第一条件句的一切东西。(注:第一条件句即If you do sth, you will...)
What I'm about to tell you will change everything.
我接下来要告诉你的事情将改变一切。
Are you ready?
你准备好了吗?
Mini English Lessons
迷你英语课
You don't have to use "if" with the conditional one. It's true.
条件句不一定要用if,真的。
You've got a range of other options to choose from.
有很多其他词可以选择。
We know how the conditional one works.
我们知道条件句是什么样的。
If you try hard, you will succeed.
如果你努力,你就会成功。
But we could say, 'As long as you try hard, you will succeed.'
但是我们可以说:“只要你努力,你就会成功。”
Or even, 'So long as you try hard, you will succeed.'
或者:“只要你努力,你就会成功。”
Great for spoken English.
都是很好的口语表达。
What if you want something a little bit more formal?
如果你想要更正式一点的表达呢?
Well, in that case, you could say, 'Provided that you try hard, you will succeed.'
如果是这样,你可以说:“假如你努力,你就会成功。”
Or even, 'Providing that you try hard, you will succeed.'
或者:“假如你努力,你就会成功。”
But what if you want to focus on the negative?
但是如果你想描述否定情况呢?
What if you want to focus on what will happen if they don't do this?
如果你想说“如果他们不这样做,会发生什么”,那该怎么办?
Well, you could say, 'Unless you try hard, you won't succeed.'
你可以说:“除非你努力,否则你不会成功。”
So there you go.
学会了吗?
Take your conditional one sentence, if plus present simple plus the future simple, and then use the different expressions.
在第一条件句中,就是if加上一般现在时,再加上一般将来时,可以用不同的表达方式。
We've looked at as long as, so long as, provided that, providing, and unless.
我们讲了as long as和so long as(只要),provided that和providing(假如),还有unless(除非)。
Take all of these expressions and use them in your own sentences.
你可以把所有这些表达方式都用在自己的句子中。
And please share what you come up with in the comment section.
请在评论区分享你的想法。
Bye bye.
再见。