2014年秋高中英语 Module 3 Adventure in Literature and the Cinema 同步攻课讲解外研版必修5
一、“It lo oks as if it’ll go under soon,” Jim said, after a couple of minutes.
句子中as if / as though引导方式状语。这种从句的谓语动词常用虚拟语气，即用过去时表示与现在事实相反的主观设想；用过去完成时表示与过去事实相反的主观设想。如：
She treats the boy as if / as though he were her own son.
He talks about America as if / as though he had been there.
但在It looks as if / as though和 It seems as if / as though结构中，从句往往用陈述语气。如：
It looks (seems) as if / as though a storm will come soon.
It looks (seems) as if / as though their team is going to win the match.
二、 To our astonishment, there was a light in one of the cabins.
t o one’ｓ astonishment令某人大吃一惊的是
