Goethe
Then three new characters were born: Werther, Charlotte, and Albert. Werther was Goethe if he had _disibledevent= as though it were... （好像是……），注意不用was：
She felt so upset at the news as if it were the end of the world.
她對那消息感到莫大困擾，好像是世界末日一樣。
注意 表示假設，謂語動詞要用虛擬語氣；表示現在、有可能實現的假設、比喻，則可用現在式：
He walks very fast as if he is always in a hurry. 他走路很快，好像總是忙著有事。