（有时代替 was，用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等）
Were is sometimes used instead of 'was' in certain structures, for example in conditional clauses or after the verb 'wish'.
例句
He told a diplomat that he might withdraw if he were allowed to keep part of a disputed oil field...
他告诉一名外交官，如果允许他保留一个有争议油田的一部分，他可能就会撤兵。
He believes in atheism as though it were a new religion.
他信奉无神论就像信仰一种新的宗教。