虚拟语气,表示说话人的一种愿望、建议、命令、要求;有时表示一种非真实的假设,与事实不符甚至相反的情况。
首先我们要牢牢记住:whether it be = be it 可以表示虚拟语气,(不管,无论、不论)但be 是系动词。例如:
The chemical agent, whether it be mustard gas or nerve gas, can be absorbed by the skin. = Be it mustard gas or nerve gas, the chemical agent can be absorbed by the skin.
这类化学制剂,不管是芥子气还是神经瓦斯,都会被皮肤吸收。
All matter, whether it be gas, liquid or solid, is made up of atoms. =Be it gas, all matter is made up of atoms.
所有物质,不论是气体、液体、或固体,都是由原子构成的。
小编多年观察和思考总结出此种情况可以直接把whether it be及其引导的结构当做是一个整体作为插入语来理解和记忆,就能轻松掌握这种比较高级的用法了。
Whether it be bird, fish, or beast, the porpoise is intrigued with anything that is alive.就可以省略whether,再将句子进行倒装成Be it bird, or beast fish, or beast, the porpoise is intrigued with anything that is alive.
无论是鸟、鱼还是兽,海豚都对活着的东西感兴趣。
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