BBC news 2010-06-25 加文本

1.President Barack Obama said the kind of discussions he had with President Dmitry Medvedev would have been unlikely just 17 months ago.

would have been虚拟语气，与事实相反。

would have表示的不一定是虚拟语气，有可能是表示猜测。

would have + 过去分词

表示对现在或将来某时之前业已完成的动作的推测。可译为，“可能”、“也许”、“想必”。

　　He would have arrived by now.

　　She would have recovered by then.

2.Mahut looked devastated as he sat in his chair with his head in his hand but held his opponent as a champion.

独立主格结构

with 复合结构也是独立主格结构形式之一。这种结构在句中作状语（表示原因，方式，伴随等）和定语，作定语时紧随被修饰名词后。

1)with+ 名词 + 介词短语：

The woman with a baby on her back is my sister.

The boy rushed into the room, with his schoolbag in his hand.

2)with + 名词 + adj.

with the door open, he left the classroom.

3)with + 名词 + adv.

With the gloves off, she felt cold.

With the lights on, the building looks beautiful.

4)with + 名词 + 现在分词（主动）

with + 名词 + 过去分词（被动）

Withthe guide leading us, we got to the village.

The boy was crying with the vase broken.

5)with + 名词 + 不定式

With the hard work to be done, we have to prepare for it.