growth of…
4. It is hoped that great efforts will be directed towards finding …
5. It remains to be seen whether…, but the prospects are (not)
very encouraging .
6. At any rate, wider attention should be given to the possible
consequences of…
7. To reverse the trend is not a light task , and it requires a different
state of mind towards …
8. For these reasons, I strongly recommend that…
9. For the reasons given above, I feel that…
10. Taking into account the reasons mentioned above, we can confidently come to a
conclusion that…. ~本~作~品~由~思~兔~網~提~供~線~上~閱~讀~
UNIT 1 基本技能篇(15天)Day 8 其他經典句型(3)
其他經典句型（3）
第一步：經典句型展示
1. They say that she is a movie star. 據說她是個電影明星。
【分析】 they say… = it is said that，表示“據說…的”意思。其中they = people, I heard 也表示相同意思。
2. This is the reason why he became so involved in the suicide case. 他因為這個原因而卷入那個自殺案。
【分析】① This is the reason why=this is…表示“這就是為什麼的原因”，“因為這個原因而…”的意思，why是一個關係副詞。② This is the way how…=thus，與this is the reason why類似的句型，表示“因此而…”的意思，先行詞the way與the reason一樣也可以省略。
3. The plane flew higher and higher, till at last it disappeared from my sight. 飛機飛得越來越高，並終於從我的視線中消失。
【分析】…, till (will) at last…=…, and at last…，表示“…終於…”的意思。一般來說，在till的前麵，通常會有逗號將其分開。
4. He grabbed at straws but he could not reach it. 他想抓住救命稻草，但夠不著。
【分析】to grab at straws表示的是“抓住救命稻草”，它也可以引用為“（為脫險）求助了任何救急辦法”的意思。To grab at straws= to grasp\ reach for straws.
5. To my great surprise, he played the piano well. 令人感到驚訝的是，他鋼琴彈得很棒。
【分析】to one’s surprise=to the surprise of…是表示“令人感到驚訝的是…”的意思。類似的句型有：to one’s joy令人感到高興的是，to one’s sorrow令人感到悲哀的是，to one’s satisfaction令人感到滿意的是，to one’s disappointment令人感到失望的是。
第二步：練習與進步
A. 翻譯
1. 據說，人類是生