Yesterday,Jane walked away from the discussion.Otherwise,she ___ something she would regret later.

题目

Yesterday,Jane walked away from the discussion.Otherwise,she ___ something she would regret later.
A.had said B.said C.might say D.might have said
这个虚拟是与过去事实相反,应该选A,可为何是D呢?
句子怎么翻译?

答案

整句话的意思是,昨天的讨论会上简离开了,否则她会说一些让她以后会后悔的话的.
由此可见简是中途离开,她并没有发表会令自己以后后悔的言论,也就不是过去事实,而是对过去情况的推断,用might have said,就是这个用法,表明说话人是在推测而不是肯定.