英文解釈講座 上級編 第23講
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Without the invention of writing, human knowledge would have disappeared with each generation that possessed it.
A truly rational person would never make such a decision, but to hear him talk, you would think he had no doubts at all.
A century ago, such an idea would have been dismissed as pure fantasy.
The experiment was carefully controlled; otherwise, the results could not have been trusted.
I left home early; otherwise I would have missed the train. の otherwise が表す内容は?
With a little more time, she could have finished the report. の訳として最も適切なものは?
英文解釈講座 上級編 第23講 / 解答・解説
〈Without the invention of writing,〉 humanS knowledge wouldV have disappeared 〈with each generation (that possessedv it.)〉o
Without the invention of writing,もし文字の発明が無かったらhuman knowledge would have disappeared人間の知識は消えてしまっていただろうwith each generationそれぞれの世代と一緒にthat possessed it.(それを持っていた)
もし文字の発明が無かったら、人間の知識は、それを持っていた世代と一緒に、その度に消えてしまっていただろう。
AS truly rational person wouldV never make suchO a decision, but 〈to hearv himo talk,〉c youS wouldV think [he had no doubts at all.]
A truly rational person本当に理性的な人ならwould never make such a decision,そんな決定は決してしないだろうbut to hear him talk,しかし彼が話すのを聞けばyou would think思うだろうhe had no doubts at all.彼には迷いが全く無いと
本当に理性的な人なら、そんな決定は決してしないだろう。しかし彼の話を聞けば、彼には迷いが全く無いのだと思うだろう。
A century ago, such an idea would have been dismissed as pure fantasy.
100年前なら、そのような考えは全くの空想として退けられていただろう。
副詞句 A century ago に「もし100年前だったら」の仮定が隠れている。
The experiment was carefully controlled; otherwise, the results could not have been trusted.
その実験は注意深く管理されていた。そうでなければ、結果は信頼できなかっただろう。
otherwise = if it had not been carefully controlled。
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