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Hi, Dr. Jill, are you eating a salad?
嗨，吉尔博士，你在吃沙拉吗？
Yes, it's a mixed greens salad!
是的，这是什锦蔬菜沙拉！
Gross! I hate vegetables.
真恶心！我讨厌蔬菜。
You are an unusual person, John.
你是一个与众不同的人，约翰。
Vegetables are great!
蔬菜很好！
Well, we can agree to disagree.
我们可以求同存异。
You know, my mixed greens salad is similar to a topic in grammar.
我的什锦蔬菜沙拉和一个语法话题很相似。
Really? I'd like to hear more!
真的吗？我想听更多！
We sometimes talk about "mixed conditional" statements.
我们有时会谈论“混合条件句”。
There are a couple kinds, but one of the common ones mixes a past unreal condition and its likely result in the present.
有几种混合条件句，但常见的一种混合条件句把过去不真实的情况和其可能在现在产生的结果混在一起了。
Can you give an example?
你能举个例子吗？
Sure. How about this?
当然。这个怎么样？
If my students had studied more, they wouldn't be failing the class.
如果我的学生多努力学习，他们就不会挂科了。
Maybe you are just a really tough grader, Dr. Jill.
也许是你打分太严格了，吉尔博士。
But I see your point--the if-clause expresses something about the past.
但我明白你的意思——if从句表达的是关于过去的事情。
Your students didn't study enough.
你的学生学习不够努力。
But if they had studied more, then they would have better grades--in the present.
但如果他们多努力学习，那么他们现在就会有更好的成绩。
Mixed conditionals are almost like mixing lettuce greens and spinach in a salad.
混合条件句差不多就像在沙拉中混合生菜和菠菜。
You are mixing past and present.
你把过去和现在混在一起。
That's right! When you combine the two, you get a nice result.
没错！当你将两者结合在一起时，你会得到一个很好的结果。
Mixed conditionals can be tricky to learn, but mastering them will allow you to express all kinds of advanced language in English.
混合条件句可能很难学，但掌握它们可以让你用英语表达各种高级语言。
And that's Everyday Grammar.
以上就是今天的《每日语法》。
