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Kirk recalls that he has always been interested in finance. This led him to earn a business degree at UNK (known as Kearney State College when he attended). But he acknowledges that if he were to have chosen a different path, he likely would have pursued a career in forestry or as a park ranger with the National Park Service. （选自Waypoint Bank）

本周重点学习“were to have + 过去分词”结构。

在具体分析之前，我们先来回顾一下标准虚拟语气结构（对过去事实的虚拟）：

If+ 主语+ had done + …, 主语+ would/could/might have done …

• 用于表示对过去已经发生的事情进行假设（即，与实际相反），适用于大多数情况。

• 可省略if，将had移至主语前，构成倒装句。

例句：

If she had studied harder, she might have passed the exam.

如果她当时更用功一点，也许就能通过考试了。    

事实上，她没努力。

=  Had she studied harder, …

Had it not rained, we would have gone hiking.

如果没有下雨，我们本来会去远足。             

事实上，下雨了。

=  If it had not rained, …

除了上面这种我们所熟悉的虚拟语气用法，还有一种“假设性过去条件句的变体”：were to have + 过去分词。此结构虽然语法正确，但在日常对话中并不常用。多见于法律、学术或文学语境。

If + 主语 + were to have + 过去分词, 主语 + would/could/might have + 过去分词

或者省略If，倒装成：Were + 主语 + to have + 过去分词, ….

常用于表示过去计划中本应发生、但实际上没有发生的事情，带有与过去事实相反的假设色彩，强调“如果某事当时发生了（但实际未发生），结果会不同”。

例句：

Were they to have known the truth, they might have acted differently.

如果他们当时知道真相，可能会采取不同的行动。

相当于If they had known the truth, …

柯克回忆称，他一直以来都对金融感兴趣。正是这一兴趣，促使他前往内布拉斯加大学卡尼分校（就读时该校名为卡尼州立学院）攻读商业学位。不过，他也坦言，若当初选择另一条道路，他很可能会从事林业工作，或是成为国家公园管理局的护林员。