A unique thank you to the unique Sanyu Dillon, who might not have known what a seemingly offhand remark one noontime would lead to, but probably, in that way she has, did.
该句,整个黑体部分是一个定语从句,前面是一个名词词组。
只分析这个句子即可:
She might not have known what a seemingly offhand remark one noontime would lead to, but probably, in that way she has, did.
1. might not have known:对过去的推测,“可能不知道”。
2. but probably, in that way she has, did. 与前句并列,是转折关系。主要成分是 but she probably did,与前文 might not have known 形成对比。
3. in that way she has 是介词短语,作 did 的方式状语,可以理解为“实际上”。同时也是现在完成时,就是网友说的省略。其实,did 和 has 都是用助动词替代省略的前文。
【翻译】她可能不知道,在一个中午时说了一句看似随意的话会导致什么样的后果,但她实际上很可能已经知道了。