许多人正在同艾滋病作斗争。
B:If only we could eradicate the disease!
要是我们能根除这种疾病该多好呀!
eradicate /??r?d?ke?t/ v. 根除;消灭
battle /?b?tl/ v. 斗争;作战;战斗
■ if only 表示“只要”,常引导条件状语从句。此处 if only 引导虚拟从句,表示强烈的愿望,意思与 I wish相近,译为“要是……多好呀”。当表示与现在事实相反的愿望时,从句中动词用一般过去时,例如:If only she'd come!(要是她能来该多好呀!)
忍受疾病和不幸 bear disease and misfortune
A:He suffered from heart disease and poverty before he became famous.
在出名之前他饱受心脏病和贫穷的折磨。
B:He bore disease and misfortune with silent courage.