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Usage tip 2. But what if someone told you that they may also hold the key to fighting cancer? What if指“假使……将会怎么样”。句意为：要是有人告诉你，大象可能也知道对抗癌症的关键呢？What if经常和虚拟语气连用，句中的动词用了过去时told，表示对现在情况的虚拟。例如：What if he didn’t agree? 3. People have been wondering why elephants do not develop cancer, even though they have lifespans that are similar to humans, living for around 50 to 70 years. Have been doing是现在完成进行时，表示过去开始且一直持续到现在的动作。句中even though引导的是让步状语从句，其中包含有that引导的定语从句，修饰的是先行词lifespans；v-ing短语living for …作伴随状语。句意为：人们一直在思考为什么大象不会得癌症，他们的寿命和人类差不多，能活到50至70岁。 * 北京市陈经纶中学 蔡芸 2015-2016学年第 9期总第 611期 Great loser’s ret