难以理解的句子结构(50)

难以理解的句子结构（50）

246、all but 几乎，差不多，除……以外其余都是;

例句：She all but fainted when she heard the news. 她听到这一消息时几乎晕倒了。

all but 意为“几乎，差不多，除……以外其余都是”。all but表示“除......之外”时，一般用于先陈述否定内容，后排除其中的例外。而表示“差点，几乎”，表示前后基本是整体意义的关系。

配套练习：

(1). 单项填空:

①All but the little children thought that the trip was _____．

A. excited

B. excite

C. exciting

D. excitement

②His papers were proof _____ all but the most expert of scrutinies.

A. and

B. against

C. for

D. above

③Herbalism had become an all but extinct skill _____ the Western world.

A. in

B. over

C. about

D. to

④The trial resulted _____ acquittals on all but one count.

A. from

B. at

C. of

D. in

⑤Europe will be represented _____ all but two of the seven races.

A. about

B. in

C. to

D. over

⑥He has all but conceded the race _____ his rival.

A. about

B. over

C. in

D. to

(2). 完成句子：

①It's the end of the doctrine in _______________. 这实际上已是该学说的终结，只是未被道明罢了。

②The plant will stand _____________ out of doors. 除了最严寒的冬季，这种植物都能在户外生长。

③By 1980, Miami beach had __________________. 到1980年，迈阿密海滩已经完全风蚀了。

④He has been __________________. 他几乎已被人遗忘。

⑤_____________the passengers were killed in the accident. 除了一个乘客外,其他人都在这起事故中丧生。

⑥I knew them ________________. 除了一个我不认识之外,其余的人我都认识。

247、much more 更加; 多;/ much less 更不用说; 何况;

例句：He likes a child, much more a baby.他喜欢小孩，更加喜欢婴儿。

much more 用于肯定句，表示程度增加;表示更多，much可以改为still；much less用于否定句，表示程度减少;表示更少，可译为“何况”、“还论”。

配套练习：

(1). 单项填空:

①The attitude of the medical profession is _____ more liberal now.

A. very

B. many

C. most

D. very much

②But we are now a _____ more fragmented society.

A. many

B. much

C. very

D. most

③He was now much more independent _____ his parents.

A. about

B. to

C. of

D. on

④I couldn't assent _____, much less participate in such proceeding.

A. to

B. with

C. for

D. against

(2). 完成句子：

①When we next met, he was _________________. 我们再次见面时，他愉快多了。

②The baby can't even walk, _____________. 这婴儿连走都不会, 更不用说跑了。

③He doesn't like a child, ___________________.他不喜欢小孩，更加不喜欢婴儿。

④I know no English, ____________________. 我不懂英语, 法语就更不懂了。

⑤The boy didn't have a girlfriend, _________________. 这小伙子连女朋友都没有，更不用提老婆了。

248、put the case that假设; 假定；推测；

例句：The detective put the case that Mr. Wood was a criminal. 那位侦探假定伍德先生是犯人。

在本句型中的put the case在主句中作谓语，后面的that从句在句中作定语，修饰先行词the case。put the case that...意为“假设; 假定；推测”。

配套练习：

(1). 单项填空:

①I put the case that you are wrong, _____ will you do then?

A. how

B. why

C. which

D. what

②I put the case that he asks you _____ with him, will you go?

A. going

B. to be gone

C. to go

D. go

③We put the case that we miss the train, what _____ do?

A. did we

B. shall we

C. would we

D. will we

④We put the case that you are interested _____ greater self-awareness.

A. in achieving

B. from achieving

C. achieving

D. achieved

(2). 完成句子：

①We ______________ she is a cook. 我们假定她是一位厨师。

②We put the case that ___________________. 我们假设这是一场燃气爆炸事故。

③I _____________ she changes her condition in life, what then? 假设她改变了生活条件, 以后会怎样?

④We put the case that there is ______________; what shall we drink? 假如没有纯净的水, 人们喝什么?

249、... has been brought to public attention …引起了公众的注意；

例句：Recently the issue of students' study has been brought to public attention. 最近学生的学习问题，引起了公众的注意。

本句型中的主语是某事物，谓语动词是被动形式。本句型为：sth has been +动词ed+状语。sth has been brought to public attention意为“某事物已引起了公众的注意”。

配套练习：

(1). 单项填空:

①Recently the issue _____ environment protection has been brought to public attention.

A. of

B. about

C. on

D. in

②Their perilous journey _____ the ocean has been brought to public attention.