What if +主语+谓语 用于提出假设时,意思是“假若……”“假若……怎么办”“要是……将会怎么样”,其后句子可用陈述语气,也可用虚拟语气。如:
What if the train is late ?火车要是晚点怎么办?
What if she forgets to bring it ? 要是她忘记带来会怎么样?
What if I should fall ill ?万一我病了怎么办呢?
What if the car breaks down ? 如果汽车抛锚了怎么办?
What if rains tomorrow? 如果明天下雨将怎么样?
What if I came tomorrow instead of this afternoon? 我今天下午不来,明天来,怎么样?
What if I should fall sick and not be able to work? 万一我生病不能工作的话怎么办?
What if no one had been there? 假如没有人去过那里的话,会怎么样?
So what if we're a little late? 就算我们迟到一会儿那又怎样?