核心问题
It seems as if you are the first one here. (DAI) 看来你是第一个来这儿的。
请问 as if 从句是什么类型的从句?
词典解答
CGEL对此类句型的分析如下：
"The verbs... seem, appear, look... are complemented by an adverbial clause beginning as if..."
(...seem, appear, look...等动词可由 as if 引导的状语从句来补足……)
这就是说，CGEL的作者们仍把as if从句看作是状语从句，同时，又把它看作是seem, appear, look等连系动词的补足语。我们认为这种分析方法有其不妥当之处。大家知道，在含有状语从句的句子里，如果把状语从句去掉，句子在结构和语义上仍是完整的。但是，在It seems as if(as though)…句子里，如果去掉as if从句，则句子无论在结构或语义上都是不完整的，因此这里的as if从句更像是一个表语从句(参见It seems that)。请分析下面的例句：
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It seems as if there will be an election soon. (LDCE) 看来好像很快就要举行选举了。
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It seems as if the weather is improving. (CGEL) 看来好像天气要变好。
(参见 It looks as if )