Day5其他经典句型(1)
第一步：经典句型展示
1. I am all but ready. 我几乎准备好了。
【分析】① all but = almost; nearly表示“几乎”。它是个含有副词功能的词条。 ② all but… 有时可表示“差一点就…”的意思。③ all but…有时也表示“除…外，全部都…”的意思，这时all but = all except。
2. That little bridge is anything but safe. 那座小桥一点也不安全。
【分析】① anything but=not at all; far from, 表示强烈否定，是“决不”的意思。② anything but有时也可以表示“除…之外的任何…”等意思。
3. It is far from all of the students who are able to speak Chinese. 并不是所有的学生都讲中文。
【分析】It is far from all…not. 表示“并不是所有的…都”。
4. You must leave her a message, and immediately at that. 你必须给她留言，而且马上就要行动。
【分析】at that放于句尾表示强调
第二步：练习与进步
A. 翻译
1. 过去的20年中，他几乎做好了所有的准备，差一点就可以毕业了。
2. 国庆就要到了，除他之外，所有的人都正在为此庆典准备着。
3. 并不是所有的外国游客都来自欧洲。
4. 他们两个都没有去过中国。
5. 由于交通堵塞，公交车不规律地向前移动，而且速度非常的慢。
6. 他独自一个人生活，但是一点儿也不觉得孤独。
7. 别听他的甜言蜜语，去年他把我骗了。那是条披着羊皮的狼。
8. 我购物时，总请朋友们帮我选择颜色。
9. 除非在各方面都准备得周密，否则在应付入侵之敌的时候，我们将处于不利地位。
10. 除了一些无聊的行为外，我什么都喜欢。
【参考答案】
1. In the last 20 years, he has all but graduated from that university.
2. National Day is coming, and everyone but him is preparing for the celebration.
3. Not all of the foreign visitors came from Europe.
4. Neither of them have visited China.
5. Because of the heavy traffic, the bus moved forward irregularly, and the speed even then was very slow.
6. He lived alone, but he felt anything but lonely.
7. Don’t listen to his sweet words. I was cheated by him last year. He’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
8. When I shop, I usually ask my friends to help me decide on the color.
9. Unless we are prepared in every aspect, we shall be at a disadvantage in dealing with the invaders.
10. I enjoy anything but silliness.
第三步：伟人伟招
1. 协力成功式
Great men are rarely isolated mountain-peaks; they are summits of ranges. (T. W. Higginson)
伟人很少是突兀的山峰;他们是众山中的最高峰。(希金森)
【点评】这是一个绝佳的句子用在最后一段的开头，例如可以这样写：Just as T. W. Higginson said, “Great men are rarely isolated mountain-peaks; they are summits of ranges.” We should make efficient use of the wisdom to seek the best solution for this.
2. 前人种树，后人乘凉式
We should live and labor in our time such that what came to us as seed may go to the next generation as blossom, and what came to us as blossom may go to them as fruit. This is what we mean by progress. (H. W. Beecher)
我们一生应该这样地生活和劳动，使给予我们的种子能在下一代开花，使给予我们的花朵能在下一代结果，这就是我们所说的进步的意义。(比彻)
【点评】这是such that句型的一个复杂变体，我们可以欣赏一下，高手可以尝试使用。
UNIT 1 基本技能篇(15天)Day 7 其他经典句型(2)
其他经典句型(2)
第一步：经典句型展示
1. The enemy attempted to win over uncle Chen, but it was in vain. 敌人企图把陈大叔拉过去，但是徒然无效。
【分析】in vain = uselessly; without a successful result. 表示“徒然，枉然，没有结果”。
2. It is no use trying to persuade him to accept the gift. 设法说服他去接受这份礼物是徒劳的(白费心机的)。
【分析】①“It is no use ~ing”中，~ing是动词形式，它表示的是“做…是徒劳的”的意思;② 此外it也可以连接由疑问词所引导的从句。
3. It is not till they lose it that people know the value of health. 直到失去健康，人们才知道健康的价值。
【分析】“It is not till (until)…that…”是not till (until)的强调句型，它就是让it is…that…的一种变化，表示“直到”的意思。
4. It is with life as with a dream. 人生就像是一场梦。
【分析】It is with… as with…= It is in… as in…，表示“…就像是…”之意，前面的词语是句子的重点，as with紧跟的词语则是它的比喻。
5. It will be some time before it returns to its original shape. 到它恢复到原来的形状为止，是要花上一些时间的。
【分析】“It will be…before…”表示“到…为止，要花…的时间”，它除了将来时的形式出现外，还可以用其他的形式来表达。
第二步：练习与进步
A. 翻译
1. 我在这儿干死干活的，可是根本就没有机会涨工资，更别说升职了。
2. 当火车启动时，设法赶上那趟车是徒劳的。
3. 夏天到了，直到19:00，天才开始逐渐黑下来。
4. 人生就像是一次远行，经历喜怒哀乐，同时积累经验。
5. 人类就像土地一样，有时会存在着所有人都没有发觉的金矿。
6. 花了八年多时间，军队才击败敌人获得全面胜利。
7. 不管你说什么，我和那件事无关。
8. 总统和这起贿赂案没有关系。
9. 老师听到那个男孩小声地说了些什么，她让他高声重复。
10. 他们完成这项工程的监理工作需要花半年的时间。
【参考答案】
1. I am just spinning my wheels here—there’s no chance to get a pay raise, much less a promotion.
2. It is no use trying to catch up with the train once it starts.
3. Summer is coming, now it was not until 7:00 p.m. that the sky starts getting dark.
4. It is in life as in a long journey: going through difficulties, as well as pleasant times, and at the same time, concentrated experiences.
5. It is in man as in soil that there is sometimes a vein of gold that the owner is unaware of.
6. It was more than 8 years before the army defeated the enemy completely
7. Whatever you may say, I have no concern with that issue.
8. The president had no concern with the bribery case.
9. The teacher heard the boy say something under his breath and she asked him to repeat it aloud.
10. It will be about another half a year before they finish the engineering construction supervision.
第三步：伟人伟招
1. 克己复礼式
The greater the man, the more restrained his anger. (Ovid )
人越伟大，越能克制怒火。(奥维德)
【点评】通过这句话我们要进一步学习两个类似句型：
The + ~er + S. + V., … the + ~er + S. + V. …
The + more + adj. + S. + V., … the + more + adj. + S. + V. …(愈…愈…)
The harder you work, the more progress you make. 你愈努力，你愈进步。
The more books we read, the more learned we become. 我们书读愈多，我们愈有学问。
2. 聪明易糊涂难式
It is easier to fight for principles than to live up to them. (A. E. Stevenson)
为原则而斗争容易，按原则的要求活着难。(史蒂文森)
【点评】“it is +比较级+to do sth. than to do sth.”是另外一个重要的比较级的句型。
第四步：实践与提高
将下面的句子补充完整：
1. There is little doubt that serious attention must be called to the problem of …
2. It is necessary that effective action be taken to prevent the situation .
3. It is hoped that great efforts be taken to control the growth of…
4. It is hoped that great efforts will be directed towards finding …
5. It remains to be seen whether…, but the prospects are (not) very encouraging .
6. At any rate, wider attention should be given to the possible consequences of…
7. To reverse the trend is not a light task , and it requires a different state of mind towards …
8. For these reasons, I strongly recommend that…
9. For the reasons given above, I feel that…
10. Taking into account the reasons mentioned above, we can confidently come to a conclusion that….