When I'm free 和 If I'm free, 意思居然差了十条街！
<p>比如哪天一个外国人要你做什么事，你回答，"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>."</p><p>结果到了晚上，你要是还没有处理，外国人就会来找你了。</p><p>你可能会很委屈，“我只是说我有时间的话会处理，又没说我一定会处理。”</p><p>而其实在外国人眼里，这句话并不是这个意思，而是，“你会有时间，你一定会处理”。</p><p>之所以会出现这种误会，是因为我们对<span word="when">when</span>的理解不到位。</p><p><span word="when">when</span>是必然发生（<span word="will">will</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>）；<span word="if">if</span>是可能发生（<span word="might">might</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>）</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>.（今天下午我有时间，我会处理。）→一定有时间</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>.（如果我今天下午有时间，我就会处理。）→可能有时间，可能没时间</p><p>天气放晴的话，我们就去展览会场。</p><p>（<span word="X">X</span>）<span word="We">We</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fair">fair</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sunny">sunny</span>.</p><p>（√）<span word="We">We</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fair">fair</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sunny">sunny</span>.</p><p>人不能主宰天气，不能决定天气是否会晴，所以要用<span word="if">if</span>强调不一定。</p><p>如果我老了，我会和我的孩子一起生活。</p><p>（<span word="X">X</span>）<span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>.</p><p>（√）<span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>.</p><p>人老是自然规律，必然发生。</p>
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