学习英语,高分作文必背新概念英语三1-60课

惊讶（语气递增）

to find... / to discover... / to realize... / to see…

-- I'm not surprised to see you here



1> turn out…（表示结果）结果是, 原来是 （= prove, 都表示系动词）

turn out (to be)+ n./adj.

-- The concert turned out to be a failure.

-- Our party turned out (to be) a success. 我们的聚会非常的成功。

2> It turned out + that从句 （it作形式主语）

It turned out +其它名词从句

-- It turned out that the diamonds had been in the bank all the time.

原来钻石一直都在银行里保存着。

-- It turned out that his statement was false. 原来他的话是假的。

3> as it turns out… 后来人们发现…

-- As it turned out, there was no need to worry. 后来人们发现, 没有必要担心。

-- As it turned out, the report was mistaken. 后来人们发现, 报告被弄错了



She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips.

rest on v.被搁在, 停留在, 信赖

= depend on（依靠, 依赖）/ lean on（靠着）

-- His hand rested lightly on my shoulder



She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.

which swept the ground 近一步说明拖地的，拽地的



Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed, but, so far, the archaeologists have been

unable to discover her identity.

But, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.

= It is still a problem for the archaeologists up to now.

Despite = in spite of （两者都是介词），后面+ 名词/动名词

so far, up to now 完成时的标志

discover her identity = find out her identity



Multiple choice questions 多项选择

1... D 'Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C.'

2... D be employed in 被应用在...方面

this is confirmed by the fact that 引导同位语从句，补充说明fact的内容

3... A in doing sth 在...方面

4... D prosperity n.繁荣（不可数）

know 1>知道, 认识

2>（文学用语）经历过, 曾经有过（= experience, 比experience更加正式）

-- He knew poverty in his early days. 他早年有过痛苦的经历

5... B since：自从 （主干的时态为现在完成时）

6... C

to one's surprise 使某人感到惊讶的是

在句中可做独立的状语, 句子的主语不必是某个人

-- To my great disappointment the train had already left

with surprise 惊讶地 （With satisfaction/delight/dismay）

必须与行为动词连用, 句子的主语必须是某个人

-- He smoked his last cigarette with satisfaction.

-- He went home with dismay.

-- To our dismay the party proved to be a failure.

7..
. B despite = in spite of (可以和名词、代词、动名词搭配)

8… B so far：现在完成时的标志

如果用possible/impossible, 就要采用形势主语it

-- So far, it has been impossi