they gave him the same welcome as they would to their son

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they gave him the same welcome as they would to their son
as they would又是什么意思呢?

they would 后面省略了动词give了,因为承接前面出现的gave,可以省.所以整句的意思是,他们给予他热烈的欢迎就像给他们自己儿子那样.