题目

____,George would certainly have attended the meeting.
A.If he didn't get a flat tire
B.Had he not had a flat tire
C.If the tire hadn't flattened
D.Had the tire not flattened.
一开始选D了,可是答案是B,请问为什么选B?怎么会有2个had..求解题思路,翻译下

提问时间：2020-09-23

答案

这句话的意思是如果George的车胎不漏气的话,他是能够参加会议的.
前半句直译：如果他不是有一个漏了气的车胎的话（意译就是如果他的车胎不漏气的话）
这半句是虚拟语气,虚拟出如果车胎不漏气的话,事实上已经发生了.车胎漏气是过去时,对过去时虚拟要用过去完成时,前半句话的形式是If he had not had a flat tire,had a flat tire是have a flat tire,指有一个漏了气的车胎.所以会出现had,对于过去完成时的虚拟语气,可以将had提前,省略if.变成了省略句.形式就变成了Had he not had a flat tire.