touching plots 2)这本书因有漂亮的插图使小男孩着了迷 The book captured the little boy's heart with its beautiful illustrations 3)校园因其美妙风景而是我着迷 The campus captured my heart with its fantastic scenery 15.消失在远方/夜幕中/人群中 to disappear into the distance /in the dark in the crowd (L. 42) 1)当夜幕降临时,整个村庄消失在黑暗中。 As evening came, the whole village disappeared in the dark /into darkness 2)我们站在月台上,看着火车消失在远方 We stood on the platform, looking at the train disappearing into the distance 16.向远方行进 arch over the horizon 部队唱着歌,迈着整齐的步伐向远方前进。 Singing songs, the troops are marching in step over the horizon 17.令他们极为尴尬的/失望的 to their terrible embarrassment/ disappointment(L. 56) 1)令国际社会极为失望的是,两国最终未能达成和平协议。 To the world's terrible disappointment, the two countries eventually failed to reach a peace 2)令他极为尴尬的是,饭后他发现没带足够的确钱 To his terrible embarrassment, he found that he had no enough money with him after dinner 18.蒙受巨大损失 at a substantial loss(L. 59) 花农们原打算卖个好价钱,但因市场疲软,他们蒙受了巨大的经济损失 The flower growers intended to sell their flowers at a satisfying price, but due to the sluggish market, they had to sell them at a substantial loss 19.获取,得到/占领…的绝大部分 to acquire /conquer the bulk of sth. (L. 60) 通过收购其股票,这家国有公司很快控制了那家私营公司绝大部分的股权。 Through purchasing the stocks, the state-owned company soon acquired the bulk of the stocks of that privately-run company 20.和…打交道/作交易 to strike /make /do a deal(s)with.. (L 61) 1)生意人应当以诚信为本,公平交易 a businessman must take honesty as his cardinal principle and make fair deals 2)除非我们达成交易,否则你别想走出这里 You are not going out of here unless we make a deal 3)日本将不得不与美国进行大米进口的交易 Japan will have to do a deal with America on eice imports 的动机 the motive for sth. or doing sth. ( L. 64) 1)获取文凭和学历并不是她们读研的唯一动机。 To obtain a diploma and degree is not at all the only motive that drives them to pursue their
6 touching plots. 2）这本书因有漂亮的插图使小男孩着了迷。 The book captured the little boy’s heart with its beautiful illustrations. 3） 校园因其美妙风景而是我着迷。 The campus captured my heart with its fantastic scenery. 15. 消失在远方/夜幕中/人群中 to disappear into the distance / in the dark / in the crowd (L. 42) 1)当夜幕降临时，整个村庄消失在黑暗中。 As evening came, the whole village disappeared in the dark / into darkness. 2) 我们站在月台上， 看着火车消失在远方。 We stood on the platform , looking at the train disappearing into the distance. 16. 向远方行进 to march over the horizon ( L. 43) 部队唱着歌，迈着整齐的步伐向远方前进。 Singing songs, the troops are marching in step over the horizon. 17. 令他们极为尴尬的/失望的 to their terrible embarrassment / disappointment (L. 56) 1）令国际社会极为失望的是，两国最终未能达成和平协议。 To the world’s terrible disappointment, the two countries eventually failed to reach a peace agreement. 2）令他极为尴尬的是，饭后他发现没带足够的确钱。 To his terrible embarrassment, he found that he had no enough money with him after dinner. 18. 蒙受巨大损失 at a substantial loss ( L. 59) 花农们原打算卖个好价钱，但因市场疲软，他们蒙受了巨大的经济损失。 The flower growers intended to sell their flowers at a satisfying price, but due to the sluggish market, they had to sell them at a substantial loss. 19. 获取，得到 / 占领······的绝大部分 to acquire / conquer the bulk of sth. (L. 60) 通过收购其股票，这家国有公司很快控制了那家私营公司绝大部分的股权。 Through purchasing the stocks, the state-owned company soon acquired the bulk of the stocks of that privately-run company. 20. 和······打交道 / 作交易 to strike / make /do a deal(s) with…(L. 61) 1) 生意人应当以诚信为本，公平交易。 A businessman must take honesty as his cardinal principle and make fair deals. 2)除非我们达成交易，否则你别想走出这里。 You are not going out of here unless we make a deal. 3)日本将不得不与美国进行大米进口的交易。 Japan will have to do a deal with America on eice imports. 21. ······的动机 the motive for sth. or doing sth. (L. 64) 1）获取文凭和学历并不是她们读研的唯一动机。 To obtain a diploma and degree is not at all the only motive that drives them to pursue their
postgraduate studies 2)警察排除了为抢劫而杀人的动机 The police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the kill Part Il Patterns l) Estimates/ A research/ A report/ A poll are/ is that…据估计/研究/报告/调查 FR]: Estimates are that he poured nearly f 5 million of the stolen money into the village and gave jobs to 43 people. (L. 19) 应用:a.根据教育部的一份调查报告,农村失学率是全国平均的七倍,从而导致他们 的失业率是全国平均的两倍左右。 A report by the Department of Education is that in the countryside, the school dropout is seven times the national average, which leads to their unemployment rate twice the national average b专家估计奥运会的举办将会给这个城市带来几十亿美元的收入和几百万个就业机会 stomates by the experts are that the Olympic Games will produce a revenue of billions of dollars and millions of job opportunities for this city 2)According to a latest(official /reliable) survey /census/poll /statistics /figures/data. (主句)根据最新的(官方的/可靠的)调查统计数据, FR A: According to the court, Mr. williams stole more than 8 million pounds over eight years (L.32) 应用:a根据统计局公布的数据,与30年前相比,单亲家庭几乎翻了一倍 According to the statistics released by Census Bureau, single-parent families almost doubled compared with three decades ago b根据对30岁以下的青年人的民意调查,31%的人说“有很多的钱”对他们来说很重要, 比上次的调查上升了12% According to a poll taken among young people under thirty, thirty one percent said that it was very important for them to have lots of money, a jump of twelve percent from the previous survey 2. Typical pat Sb. or Sth. goes from the n. to do . to what is described(known)as/ called 由 变得只能说是 RRA]: I went from the need to pay off a few debts to what can only be described as greed.(L 应用:a那些贪官污吏起初只是想占点小便宜,而后来则变得只能说是贪得无厌 Those corrupt officials went from the desire to gain petty advantages to what can only be b.他对流行音乐的爱好一开始只是为了放松自己,到后来可以说是如醉如痴 His love for pop music went from the need to relax himself to what can be described as craziness c那位普通的青年起初只是出于道义跳水救人,而后来则可以说是一种伟大的精神促使他 次又一次地跳下冰冷的河水,直到献出了自己的生命。 That ordinary young man went from the moral need to save the first drowning person to what can be called a great spirit that drove him to dive into the cold river time and again till his death 3. Typical patterns for introducing different ideas 有一些人说…还有一些人说∴可是谁也没有料到这个事实∷ (There are)Some people(who)say /think /believe /argue that.(There are)Others(who) say / argue/ claim that… But the truth is that…有一些人认为……还有一些人认为
7 postgraduate studies. 2）警察排除了为抢劫而杀人的动机。 The police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the killing. Part II. Patterns 1. 1. Typical patterns for evidence citing 1) Estimates /A research / A report / A poll are / is that …据估计/研究/报告/调查······ 原句: Estimates are that he poured nearly £ 5 million of the stolen money into the village and gave jobs to 43 people . (L. 19) 应用： a. 根据教育部的一份调查报告，农村失学率是全国平均的七倍，从而导致他们 的失业率是全国平均的两倍左右。 A report by the Department of Education is that in the countryside, the school dropout is seven times the national average, which leads to their unemployment rate twice the national average. b.专家估计奥运会的举办将会给这个城市带来几十亿美元的收入和几百万个就业机会。 Estimates by the experts are that the Olympic Games will produce a revenue of billions of dollars and millions of job opportunities for this city. 2) According to a latest (official / reliable) survey /census / poll / statistics / figures / data ..., … (主句) 根据最新的（官方的/可靠的）调查/统计/数据,······ 原句:According to the court, Mr. Williams stole more than 8 million pounds over eight years. (L. 32) 应用：a.根据统计局公布的数据，与 30 年前相比，单亲家庭几乎翻了一倍。 According to the statistics released by Census Bureau, single-parent families almost doubled, compared with three decades ago. b.根据对 30 岁以下的青年人的民意调查，31%的人说“有很多的钱”对他们来说很重要， 比上次的调查上升了 12%。 According to a poll taken among young people under thirty, thirty one percent said that it was very important for them to have lots of money, a jump of twelve percent from the previous survey. 2. Typical patterns for emphasizing the changes in sth. / sb. Sb. or Sth. goes from the + n. to do … to what is described (known) as / called … 由······变得只能说是······ 原句: I went from the need to pay off a few debts to what can only be described as greed. (L. 65) 应用：a.那些贪官污吏起初只是想占点小便宜，而后来则变得只能说是贪得无厌。 Those corrupt officials went from the desire to gain petty advantages to what can only be described as greed. b.他对流行音乐的爱好一开始只是为了放松自己，到后来可以说是如醉如痴。 His love for pop music went from the need to relax himself to what can be described as craziness. c.那位普通的青年起初只是出于道义跳水救人，而后来则可以说是一种伟大的精神促使他 一次又一次地跳下冰冷的河水，直到献出了自己的生命。 That ordinary young man went from the moral need to save the first drowning person to what can be called a great spirit that drove him to dive into the cold river time and again till his death. 3. Typical patterns for introducing different ideas 有一些人说······ 还有一些人说······可是谁也没有料到这个事实······ (There are) Some people (who) say / think / believe / argue that… (There are) Others (who) say / argue / claim that… But the truth is that… 有一些人认为······ 还有一些人认为······ 但