06年考研真题求助!Someindividualswouldthereforenothavebeencaught...Someindividualswouldthereforenothavebeencaught,sincenobaitedhookswouldhavebeenavailabletotrapthem......本句中前半段someindividuals.是虚拟语

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06年考研真题求助!Some individuals would therefore not have been caught...
Some individuals would therefore not have been caught ,since no baited hooks would have been available to trap them......本句中前半段some individuals.是虚拟语气么?如果是,为什么翻译为“因为没有用带饵的鱼钩来诱捕,有些鱼可能会因此逃生.”而我的理解是“一些鱼本不该因此被捕获（实际上被抓了）”,可是这与翻译的意思不一致.

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前半句不是虚拟语气,would (could ,may ,should ) have done 有两种用法,一个是表虚拟语气,一个是表推测,这里的would not have been caught 是表示一种推测