『ハリー・ポッターと賢者の石』本
前回の
ハリー：「フラッフィー以外に『賢者の石』を守っているのは何か、ハグリッドに教えてもらえたらなと思って」We were wondering if you could tell us what's guarding the Sorcerer's Stone
apart from Fluffy.にハグリッドが答えます。
ハグリッド：俺が知ってたとしても言わん
？I wouldn' tell yeh if I could.
教えられるなら、教えません
と辻褄の合わない英文です。
Google 翻訳で ”知ってたとしても”を
検索するとeven if I knewになります。
検索文I wouldn't tell you even if I knew.
・赤ん坊ハリーの額の傷についての会話：
Couldn't you do something about it, Dumbledore? 何とかしてあげられないの？
ダンブルドア：Even if I could, I wouldn't.たとえできたとしても、わしは何もせんよ
*even if：
used to emphasize that something will still be true if another thing happens
（ldoceonline.com）
*even if：whether or not ～しようとなかろうと
Even if you apologize, she still may not forgive you.
(dictionary.cambridge.org)
*even if：
used to stress that something will happen despite something else that might prevent it
I'm going to the party even if it rains.
(merriam-webster.com)
*You use even if or even though to indicate that a particular fact does not make the rest of your statement untrue.
Cynthia is not ashamed of what she does, even if she ends up doing something wrong.
(collinsdictionary.com)
*even if ：
used for emphasizing that although something may happen or may be true, another situation remains the same
He’s determined to prove his innocence, even if he has to go to the highest court in the land.
(macmillandictionary.com)
*You use even if to say that a possible situation would not prevent something from being true.
(thefreedictionary.com)
まとめ：
文章の構成：文A even if 文B／even if 文B, 文A
意味：文B (従属節)であろうとなかろうと文A(主節)だ
意味：文B (従属節)が当てはまっても文A(主節)は妨げられない(変わらない)