____,George would certainly have attended the meeting.

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  • 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.