Clusters of tiny insects called aphids were to be found on the underside of the leaves. 这句话出自于新概念第三册54课,请问这里的were to be found表示的是什么含义?
Clusters of tiny insects called aphids were to be found on the underside of the leaves.
① be to do, 一般用作:表将来的正式用法,但这里的were to be found 有“可能的”含义,接近can be found, 意为:(将)有可能被发现。因为并不是每一片树叶背面都会有蚜虫
② called aphids,做后置定语修饰insects,叫做蚜虫的昆虫
整句话可译为:
成串的叫做蚜虫的小昆虫(将)可以在叶子的背面(被)找到