FORM/USE: INVERTED 'WERE' + 'TO' INFINITIVE, FORMAL
EGP #1126 | C2 | CLAUSES / conditional Can use 'were' with an inverted subject + 'to' infinitive, to introduce conditions in formal contexts. ► past simple Lexical range: N/A
你若更仔细地审视数据，会得出不同的结论。
___Were you ___to examine the data more carefully, you would reach a different conclusion.
我若收到这样的邀请，会毫不犹豫地接受。
___Were I ___to receive such an invitation, I would accept without hesitation.
若公司将总部迁址，许多员工将不得不搬家。
___Were the company ___to relocate, many employees would have to move.
若此计划成功，其影响将波及整个行业。
___Were this plan ___to succeed, the impact would be felt across the entire industry.
若类似危机出现，政府将被迫干预。
___Were a similar crisis ___to arise, the government would be forced to intervene.