他知道,即便他讓一只狗懷孕,其后代(如果能存活的話)將面臨其他克隆動物在出生時所出現的問題:畸形發育,如肺部和心臟不完全發育以及體重問題。
六級詞匯講解:
本句的主干是He knows that...。nows后面的內容均為that引導的賓語從句;該從句中包含even if引導的讓步狀語從句;should they survive為插入語,是虛擬語氣,因省略了if而引起倒裝,過去分詞短語shown at birth by other cloned animals作定語修飾problems,冒號后的內容對其進行補充說明。
even though和even if均可用于引導讓步狀語從句,但有細微區別。
even if意為"即使;盡管;縱然;就算",引導的從句往往是假設性的,有時還可用于虛擬語氣;此時even if與單獨使用的if比較接近。如:
Even if many difficulties remain,we can overcome them.
即使有再多的困難,我們也能克服。
Even if it should snow tomorrow,they will go jogging.
縱使明天下雪,他們也要去跑步。
I would have married him even if he had been penniless.=1 would have married him ifhe had been penniless.
即使他身無分文,我也會嫁給他。
( Even) though it is twenty years old,the house is still in good condition.
雖然這棟房子已經有20年房齡了,但它的狀況仍舊良好。
I don't want to eat anything,(even) though I am hungry.
盡管我很餓,但我還是不想吃任何東西。
( Even) though Nick was tired, he helped me repair my computer.
盡管尼克累了,但他還是幫我修了電腦。
Even though/if you do not like your job,you must do it.
即使不喜歡你的工作,你也得做下去。