1.The country is covered with cherry tree flowers so that it looks as though itmight be covered with pink snow. ( 節日里)整個國家到處是盛開的櫻花，看上去就像是覆蓋了一層粉紅色的雪。

　　◇ be covered with ？被？覆蓋著

　　sothat 引導結果狀語從句， 意為“以至于？”

　　asthough引導讓步狀語從句，后跟虛擬語氣might(should / could / would) do sth ？

　　2.It was obvious that the manager of the coffee shop was waiting for Li Feng toleave ？ 很明顯，咖啡館的經理在等李方的離開？？

　　◇ It wasobvious that ？顯然， 顯而易見？

　　辨析：obvious / evident / clear

　　obvious指“容易知道或發現， 無須解釋或證明的”

　　evident多用于推理及抽象的事， 指“明顯的”

　　clear意為“明白的， 清楚的”. 指不模糊含混， 易于觀察， 了解和識別

　　3.What could have happened？ Something terrible must have happenedif Li Chang ？

　　◇ couldhave done 會發生什么呢？ musthave done 準/定是發生了？，

　　這兩句是由情態動詞+完成時結構，構成的虛擬語氣

　　4.Nothing could be better.

　　比較級的否定形式表示最高級含義

　　e.g.再沒有比這更好的結果了. Therecouldn’t have______________ resul.

　　我們完全同意. Wecan’t________________________.

　　在沒有什么比你的健康更珍貴了.__________________precious than your health.

　　5.I found your menu so limited that I stopped worrying and started ？

　　◇so...that...引導了結果狀語從句， 還有such...that...

　　6.Their balanced diets became such a success that before long？

　　e.g.She said she had seen the film_______________________.

　　7.He could not have YongHui getting away with telling people lies！

　　◇ havesb. / sth. + doing sth. 讓某人/某物一直做某事(處于某狀態)

　　havesb do sth (= make sb do sth.) 使/要/安排某人做某事

　　havesth to do 有某事要做

　　havesth done 1) 使？被？ ； 2) 遭遇， 經歷； 3) 完成了某事

　　8.But don ’t you think it would be better if you were a bit thinner？

　　◇本句是虛擬條件句， 表示與現在事實相反.

　　其語法結構是： 主句用would /should / could / might +do； 從句用一般過去時態(be 用were)。

　　9.Well， towards nightfall I found myself carried out to sea by a strong wind ？

　　◇ find oneself + 介詞短語/分詞“發現(某人)不知不覺？”

　　find it ( 形式賓語)+adj. + to do sth. ( 真正賓語)

　　10.You must come whenever you want and have whatever you like.

　　您什么時候想來就一定來，想吃什么就吃什么。

　　11.The next morning I am just about to give myself up for lost when I was spotted by a ship.    第二天早上，我正感到絕望的時候，一艘船發現了我。

　　◇ hadjust done... when sb. / sth. did ... 剛剛/ 正當...的時候， 這時(突然)...

　　...was/ were doing...when sb. /sth. did... ( 當時) 正在做...， 這時...

　　was /were about to do ？ whensb. / sth. did ？正要做？， 這時？

　　12.I wonder， Mr. Adams， if you mind us asking a few questions？

　　亞當斯先生，不知你是否介意我們問幾個問題。

　　◇ usasking a few questions 是動名詞復合結構， 在句中作動詞mind 的賓語

　　Iwonder if / whether you ？不知您是否？？

　　13.It is well known that Americans like to eat a lot. 總所周知，美國人食量很大。

　　◇ it 充當形式主語， that 引導為主語從句.

　　14.It was not immediately obvious that water was to be fundamental to thedevelopment of life .

　　◇ it 作形式主語， that 引導的為真正的主語從句.

　　Thisproduced a chain reaction ， which made it possible for life to develop.

　　◇ make it + 賓補+ 真正的賓語(for sb. to do；to do；that ...)； it 作形式賓語

　　類似的動詞有think， feel， find， consider， believe， regard等.

　　15.Whether life will continue on the earth for millions of years to come willdepend on whether this problem can be solved .

　　◇ whether 分別引導主語從句， 賓語從句

　　16.They were followed in time by land animals. 隨后，陸地上出現了動物。

　　◇ befollowed by 譯為“隨后，接著”

　　17.I found I was carried twice as far as on the earth and fell over.

　　◇倍數表達法： A +be + 倍數+ as + adj. / adv. 原級+as + B

　　A +be + 倍數+adj. / adv. 比較級+ than + B

　　A +be + 倍數+the size / length / height / width / depth ？of + B

　　18.We watched， amazed as fire broke out on the outside of the spaceship as theearth's gravity increased.

　　◇ amazed 是過去分詞做伴隨狀語。

　　19.Rather than take the airplane all the way， they decided to fly to Vancouver andthen take the train west to east across Canada. 她們不想一路乘飛機，而決定先飛到溫哥華，再從西海岸乘火車橫穿加拿大到達東海岸.

　　20.Going westward ， you ’ll pass mountains and thousands of lakes and forestsa， swell as wide rivers and large cities. 一路向東行，你會經過一座座山脈，上千個湖泊，森林，還有寬闊的河流和許多大城市。

　　21.Canada has more fresh water than any other country in the world.

　　加拿大是世界上淡水量最大的國家.

　　譯一譯：

　　臺北比臺灣的任何城市都大.

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　　他比五班的任何一名學生都聰明

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