1. Imagine their surprise and delight when they broke open the packing cases and found that the fourth engine was sweet as honey——still in perfect condition.
想一想他们所感受到的惊奇和兴奋——当他们拆开包装箱时,他们发现第四台发动机就像蜂蜜一样甜——发动机完好无损.
知识点:Imagine their surprise and delight.是一个祈使句
2. In 1963 a I Lancaster bomber crashed on Wallfn Inland, a remote place In the South Pacific,a long way wetti of Samoa.
1963年,一架兰开斯特轰炸机在沃立利斯岛坠毁了,那是南太平洋中一个很偏僻的小岛,位于萨摩亚群岛以西,距离群岛还有很长一段距离。
知识点:crash on somewhere 在某地上空坠毁
真题测验:同位语从句
Some researchers believe that there is no doubt( )a cure for AIDS will be found.
A. which B. that C. that D. whether
答案:选B
分析:从题意中不难看出a cure for AIDS will be found应该是同位语从句。根据doubt的习惯用法:肯定句中doubt后面的从句常用whether/if引导;no / not doubt后面的从句常用that引导,所以选B。
翻译:一些研究者认为,毫无疑问将会找到治疗艾滋病的方法。
3. By this time, a Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and worth rescuing.
到了那个时候,一架保存完好的兰开斯特轰炸机实属罕见,所以值得抢救。
知识点:in reasonable condition介词短语作后置定语修饰bomber。