妙语佳句:
原句:For the moment,at least.
For the moment:暂时, 目前
For the moment we cannot supply your requirement from stock.
目前我们没有现货供应你方的需求。
at least:至少
He should at least have come to say good-by.
他至少也该来道个别(然而却没来)。
原句:Close to the summit of Mount Everest,a forest of ice once covered much of the area.
close to:接近于
The hounds are getting close to their quarry.
猎狗正在接近猎物。
原句:What happens to it today,in time,will affect us all.
in time:及时
I'd hope that he'll arrive in time.
我希望他可以准时到达。
原句:Within the next 30 years,it's predicted that 80% of the Tibetan glaciers could disappear.
predict:意为“预言”,“预告”,指将来有可能发生但是现在尚未发生的事情,因此谓语时态要迟一步于主语时态。
错句: Biologists are predicting that they have been able to alter genes and control heredity.
纠正: Biologist are predicting that they will be able to alter genes and control heredity.
翻译: 生物学家预言他们有能力改变基因,控制遗传特征。
分析: 宾语从句中谓语动词时态要迟一步于主语的时态。
上期答案:
Kailash is so sacred that it has never been climbed.
For Tibetans,pilgrimage is a journey from ignorance to enlightenment.