1. The man was ordered to pay £3^500 for the cost of the trip.
此人被责令交付旅费3500英镑。
知识点:pay + 钱数 + for sth.意为“为……支付多少钱”
pay for...意为“为……付出代价”
例:You will pay for what you have said to me.
你要为你对我说的请付出代价的。
2. No one could account for the fact that one of the boxes was extremely heavy.
其中有只箱子特别重,可谁也弄不清是怎么回事。
知识点1:本句包含一个典型的同位语从句,that one of the boxes was extremely heavy为the fact的同位语,起解释说明作用。
实战测试 There's a feeling in me, ____ we'll never know what a UFO is ----not ever. (2002高考上海卷,第35题)
A. that B. whichC. of whichD. what
答案:选A
分析:同位语从句 that we'll never know what a UFO is - not ever作a feeling的同位语,解释a feeling的具体内容。
翻译:我有这样一种感觉,我们永远不会知道什么是不明飞行物——永远不会。
知识点2:no one = not one of = none of …没有人
请参考《新概念英语》Lesson 28课后多项选择题第7题的考点:None of them has been turned to stone. = Not one of them has been turned to stone,= No one has been turned to stone.
知识点3:account for = explain 解释