346. He was particularly eager--too eager, it would turn out--to explain all the intricacies of relativity to him.
他特别迫切地--结果证明是太过于迫切地--希望能向对方解释相对论所有的复杂原理。
六级词汇讲解:
本句属于too…to…结构,破折号之间的部分作为一个插入成分,表示强调。turn out意为“结果是……”,通常后面会跟上to be.../to do...。而intricacy意为“错综复杂,难以理解”。relativity原意为“相对性,相关性”,此处意为“相对论”。
英语六级考点归纳:
turn作动词时,相关短语还有:
turn in意为“归还;上交;就寝”。如:
You must turn in your homework tomorrow.
你们明天必须把作业交上来。
I think I'll turn in soon because I've got to get up early.
我得马上睡觉了,因为我得早起。
turn up意为“出现,到达;查(字典等)”。如:
He promised to come but hasn't turned up yet.
他答应来,但到现在都还没出现。
You may turn the word up in the dictionary.
你可以查查字典。
turn on意为“打开;依赖”。如:
Could you turn on the light,please?
你能把灯打开吗?
The success of a picnic usually turns on the weather.
成功的野餐有赖于天气情况。
turn off意为“关掉(煤气、水、电、收音机、电视机等)”。如:
Don't forget to turn off the light when you leave.
离开前别忘了关灯。
turn out意为“证明是,结果是;关掉”。如:
The experiment turned out to be agreat success.
遮次实验结果非常成功。
turn down意为“关小;拒绝”。如:
He tried to join the army but was turned down because of poor health.
他想入伍,结果因为身体不好被拒绝了。