1. Apparently, there is a good deal of truth in this idea.
显然,这种说法里面包含着许多真实性。
知识点1:句子结构分析:这是一个典型的there be句型。
知识点2:本句适合模仿写作:
There is a good deal of truth in what you say.
你说的很有道理。
There is little truth in what you say.
你说的没什么道理。
2. A cat's ability to survive falls is based on fact.
猫在跌落时能够大难不死是有事实作为依据的。
知识点1:句子结构分析:to survive是动词不定式,作ability的定语,说明是“……的能力”。
知识点2:sth.be based on的意思是“某物建立在……的基础上”。
3. Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months.
最近,纽约动物医疗中心对132只猫进行了为期5个月的综合研究。
知识点1:句子结构分析:recently在句首充当时间状语,比放在句尾效果好。Of 132 cats over a period of five months作study的后置定语,说明是“一项……的研究”。
知识点2:此句可以使用there be句型改写为:Over a period of five months,there was a study of 132 cats made by the New York Animal Medical Center.