小男孩用他的彈珠換了一把生鏽的刀，但立刻又後悔了
The little boy traded his marbles for a rusty knife, but he felt regret before long.

如果當時你更仔細些就不會犯如此愚蠢的錯誤了
If you had been more careful then, you wouldn't have made such a stupid mistake.

瑪麗亞寧願單身也不願嫁給她不愛的人
Maria would rather stay single than marry someone she does not love.

他們寧可冒險也不願坐著等死
They would rather take a chance than sit and wait to die.

假如昨天沒下雨,宴會就不會取消
If it had not rained yesterday, the party would not have been called off.

假如他沒開得那麼快,他就不會死於車禍
If he had not been driving so fast, he would not have been killed in the accident.