construction supervision。
10。It will be about three years of getting to know each other
before they decided to marry。
【参考答案】
1。 on―in 2。 is―is in 3。 think―thinking 4。 can―cannot
5。 unless―until 6。 read―reading 7。 communicate―communicating
8。 is―was 9。 after―before 10。 will be―took
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 acomount the reasons mentioned above； we can confidently come to a
conclusion that…。
UNIT 1 基本技能篇（15天）Day 8 其他经典句型（3）
其他经典句型（3）
第一步：经典句型展示
1。 They say that she is a movie star。 据说她是个电影明星。
【分析】 they say… = it is said that，表示“据说…的”意思。其中they = people； I heard 也表示相同意思。
2。 This is the reason why he became so involved in the suicide case。 他因为这个原因而卷入那个自杀案。
【分析】① This is the reason why=this is…表示“这就是为什么的原因”，“因为这个原因而…”的意思，why是一个关系副词。② This is the way how…=thus，与this is the reason why类似的句型，表示“因此而…”的意思，先行词the way与the reason一样也可以省略。
3。 The plane flew higher and higher； till at last it disappeared from my sight。 飞机飞得越来越高，并终于从我的视线中消失。
【分析】…； till （will） at last…=…； and at last…，表示“…终于…”的意思。一般来说，在till的前面，通常会有逗号将其分开。
4。 He grabbed at straws but he could not reach it。 他想抓住救命稻草，但够不着。
【分析】to grab at straws表示的是“抓住救命稻草”，它也可以引用为“（为脱险）求助了任何救急办法”的意思。To grab at straws= to grasp reach for straws。
5。 To my great surprise； he played the piano well。 令人感到惊讶的是，他钢琴弹得很棒。
【分析】to one’s surprise=to the surprise of…是表示“令人感到惊讶的是…”的意思。类似的句型有：to one’s joy令人感到高兴的是，to one’s sorrow令人感到悲哀的是，to one’s satisfaction令人感到满意的是，to one’s disappointment令人感到失望的是。
第二步：练习与进步
A。 翻译
1。 据说，人类是生物学上最无法归类的物种，因为人类拥有其他天然物种所缺少的特性。
2。 据说，美国人于1787年制定的“联邦条款”是为当时政府运作提供的一个模式。
3。 这就是为什么他不想接受这个事实的原因。
4。 我因此而辞掉了在那家公司的工作。
5。 他们的言辞争论着，渐渐地，他们变得激动，终于其中有一个做出了鲁莽的行动。
6。 令所有出席的人都感到惊讶的是，这位英雄忽然不见了。
7。 当我刚好六岁半的时候，某个早上，孩子们正在吃早餐时，被告知不准再到处乱跑，当时大家都很惊慌。
8。 像所有政客一要，他说他要为人民做好事，可是我怀疑他是另有个人的打算。
9。 依我看来，你在你妈妈面前表现得太无礼了。
10。 她的新的夜礼服是巴黎时装中最新潮的。
【参考答案】
1。 They say that man is the least biologically determined species of all because he possesses features absent in other natural species。
2。 I heard that the Americans drew up their “Articles of Confederation” in 1781 in order to provide a working form of government。
3。 This is the reason why he did not want to acomept the fact。
4。 This is the way I resigned from the job in that company。
5。 They argued with hot words and gradually they got excited； until at last one of them resorted to reckless measures。
6。 To the surprise of all present； the hero was gone。
7。 I was just about half…way through my sixth year when one morning at breakfast we children were informed to our utter dismay that we could no longer be permitted to run absolutely wild。
8。 Like all politicians； he says he wants to do good for people； but I think he has an axe to grind。
9。 From my perspective； I think you behaved rudely before your mom。
10。 Her new evening dress is the last word in Paris fashion。
B。 改错
1。 It is say that she is a movie star。
2。 They tell that there will be a heavy storm tomorrow。
3。 This is the way which I saw the results。
4。 This is the reason that why she could not receive a normal
school education。
5。 After suffering from the hurt； at finally he stood up and
decided to start from the very beginning。
6。 He ran faster and faster； till last he reached the destination first。
7。 The poor man was simply just reaching into straws when he
took his dying wife to another doctor。
8。 She walked fast； till at last she caught up the train on time。
9。 To the surprise； the taste was not as he had imagined it。
10。 To the joy by his mother； he won first prize。
【参考答案】
1。 say―said 2。 tell―say 3。 which―that 4。 去掉why
5。 finally―last 6。 till后加at 7。 into―at 8。 up后加to
9。 the―his 10。 by―of
第三步：伟人伟招
1。 If there were less sympathy in the world； there would be less trouble in the world。 （O。 Wilde）
如果世界上少一些同情，世界上也就会少一些麻烦。（王尔德）
【点评】“if there were less/more…； there would be less/more…。”是一个虚拟语气句型，在四级里面用一下可以给你的文章�