88. Not only ___________________________ (他向我收费过高), but he didn’t do a good repair job either.

　　[关键词]收费过高――overcharge, charge too much/high

　　[连 接]句首的Not only决定了倒装连接，下文用了过去时态，因此，这里需在he之前加did。

　　[优 化](Not only) did he charge me too much/high, / did he overcharge me, …。

　　[点 评]如果未能想出用overcharge/charge too much表示“收费过高”，也可以将其含义“化解”掉，用ask for too much来表达，答案可以是did he ask me for too much。

　　89. Your losses in trade this year are nothing ___________________________(与我的相比).

　　[关键词]相比――compare (with), in comparison with；我的――mine, my losses

　　[连 接]compare与其逻辑主语Your losses之间需采用被动连接。

　　[优 化]…in comparison with mine或compared with mine。

　　[点 评]此处最好用介词词组，如果用compared with mine，则放在句首更合适。

　　90. On average, it is said, visitors spend only ___________________________ (一半的钱) in a day in Leeds as in London.

　　[关键词]一半――half；钱――money

　　[连 接]注意后文的as，此处需用一比较连接词as，并在as后需增添一形容词或副词。

　　[优 化]… half as much money。

　　[点 评]这里因为前文有spend，这里可以省略money；此处如果先把“一半”的意思撇开，更易“化解”原文，即先译出“一天里在利兹和在伦敦花同样多的钱”，spend as much (money) in a day in Leeds as in London，然后将“(只有)一半”加进去，这样来看(only) half只能放在as much前。

　　91. By contrast, American mothers were more likely _______________________________ (把孩子的成功归因于) natural talent.

　　[关键词]孩子的成功――children’s success / success of the children；把……归因于――attribute… to / owe… to

　　[连 接]上文的were more likely后需接to。

　　[优 化]to attribute their children’s success / success of their children to…。

　　[点 评]“把……归因于”也可以化解为“相信……的原因是……”，即believe that their children’s success is due to…/ the main factor for their children’s success is。