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M 5 What an adventure!
ⅠUnderstanding ideas--词汇-语法(P50-51)
1. The first people confirmed to have reached the top were Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953. 埃德蒙·希拉里和丹增·诺盖是被证实于1953年首次登顶的人。
☆ confirm vt.证实,证明;确认
证实… confirm that/wh-从句 据/已证实… It is/has been confirmed that...
e.g. Research has confirmed that the risk of this disease is higher for women.
Some scientists don't deny the existence of aliens, but further evidence is still needed to confirm it.
It has been confirmed that the rumour is true.
→confirmation n.[U,C]证实,确认书,证明书
e.g. I'm still waiting for confirmation of the test results. 考试结果的通知书
2. It is still not known if he succeeded in reaching the top of Qomolangma before it took his life.目前尚不清楚他是否在遇难前成功登顶珠穆朗玛峰。
☆succeed ①vi.成功,做成 成功做某事 succeed in(doing)sth.
e.g. It never occurred to me that you could succeed in persuading him to change his mind.
②vi.成功,有成就
e.g. You will have to work hard if you are to succeed.
③vt.接替,继任,随后出现 接替某人(担任……) succeed sb. (as...)
e.g. He will succeed his father as manager of the shop.
④ vi.继承(财产、地位等) 继承某物 succeed to sth.
e.g. The young man will succeed to his grandfather's wealth.这个年
→ success n.[U]成功;[C]成功的人/事物 successful adj.获得成功的
successfully adv.成功地
e.g. After succeeding his father's company as president, he succeeded in making the company more successful,which helped to make him a success in turn.
☆if引导的主语从句 不能位于句首,只能位于句末,前面需用it作形式主语。if在从句中不充当句子成分,仅起连接作用,意为“是否”。
e.g. It is not sure if we'll go for an autumn outing. 去秋游
It remains to be seen if we are wrong in the matter.
→ whether引导主语从句时,可以置于句首、句末。whether在从句中不充当句子成分,仅起连接作用,意为"是否"。
e.g. Whether the work can be completed on time is doubtful.
It is doubtful whether/if the work can be completed on time.
3. It brings into focus what's important to you. 登山会让你把注意力集中在对你来说重要的事情上。
☆bring...into focus 使…成为焦点,如果宾语较长,可以调整为"bring into focus+较长宾语”。
e.g. The accident brought the pedestrian safely into focus.
…集中(某人的精力/注意力)于…