What would you do if...?

090. What would you do if...?
要是……你会怎么办?

[句型解析]
假设某一种情况，然后问别人会怎么办时，应该用“What would you do if...?”这个句型。这里用的是虚拟语气，表示仅仅是假设，实现的可能不大。

[实例]
1. What would you do if you were me?
如果你是我，你会怎么办？
2. What would you do if you were in my shoes?
要是你处在我的位置，你会怎么办？
3. What would you do if you had a lot of money?
如果你有很多钱，你会怎么办？
4. What would you do if you failed?
如果你没有成功，你会怎么办？
5. What would you do if the rumors were true?
如果谣言是真的，你会怎么办？

[实战练习]
A: Can I ask you a hypothetical question?
我可以问你一个假设的问题吗？
B: Sure, go ahead.
当然，请问吧。
A: What would you do if you were given a million dollars?
如果有人给你一百万美元你会怎么做？
B: Well, first I’d buy a nice house for my parents to live in and take care of all their financial problems. Then I’d buy a house for my sister and do the same.
首先我要给父母买一幢好房子，解决他们的所有经济问题。然后给我妹妹买房子并同样解决她的经济问题。
A: That’s very nice of you.
你真好。
B: I’d just like to take care of my family as best as I can.
我只想尽可能地照顾好我的家人。