【原句】
He kept his head,otherwise the accident would have happened.
【翻譯】
他很冷靜,否則就發(fā)生車禍了.
【otherwise用法】
otherwise＝if he hadn't kepe his head
屬于含蓄條件句的虛擬語氣用法
【例證】
非真實條件句中的條件從句有時候不表達出來,只是暗含在上下文中.
如：We didn’t know his telephone number; otherwise we would have telephoned him.
我們不知道他的電話號碼,否則我們就會給他打電話.（暗含條件otherwise）
Without your help,we wouldn’t have achieved so much.
沒有你的幫助,我們不可能取得這么大的成績.（暗含條件without your help）
But for your help,I would not have succeeded in the experiment.
如果沒有你的幫助,我的實驗就不會成功.（暗含條件But for your help）
Given the opportunity,he might have become a famous singer.
如果給他提供機會的話,他很可能已經(jīng)成為著名歌唱家了.（暗含條件Given the opportunity）