7. The poor man was simply just reaching into straws when he
took his dying wife to another doctor.
8. She walked fast, till at last she caught up the train on time.
9. To the surprise, the taste was not as he had imagined it.
10. To the joy by his mother, he won first prize.
【參考答案】
1. say―said 2. tell―say 3. which―that 4. 去掉why
5. finally―last 6. till後加at 7. into―at 8. up後加to
9. the―his 10. by―of
第三步：偉人偉招
1. If there were less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the world. (O. Wilde)
如果世界上少一些同情，世界上也就會少一些麻煩。（王爾德）
【點評】“if there were less/more…, there would be less/more….”是一個虛擬語氣句型，在四級裏麵用一下可以給你的文章增色不少。 ◎本◎作◎品◎由◎思◎兔◎網◎提◎供◎線◎上◎閱◎讀◎
2. The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere. (A. M. Lindbergh)
生活中最使人筋疲力盡的事是弄虛作假。（林德伯格）
【點評】“the most exhausting / terrible thing is …”句型要掌握。我們再進一步學兩個常用的最高級句型：
…the ~est n. (that) S. have ever seen (known/heard/had/read, etc)
…the most adj. n. (that) S. have ever seen (known/heard/ had/read, etc)
Helen is the most beautiful girl that I have ever seen.
海倫是我所看過最美麗的女孩。
Mr. Chang is the kindest teacher that I have ever had.
常老師是我曾經遇到的最仁慈的教師。
3. It is discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit. (N. Coward)
令人沮喪的是，有那麼多人對誠實感到吃驚，而對欺騙感到吃驚的人卻那麼的
少。（科沃德）
【點評】對什麼現象和觀點不滿或者不同意時，可以使用，是加分句型。
第四步：實踐與提高
補充練習：將下列句子翻成漢語，注意總結句子結構。
1. Whereas other societies look to the past for guidance, we cast our nets forward.（麵向未來）
2. It is the belief in a brighter future that gives us optimism.
3. Even these days, when not all progress seems positive (nuclear weapons, air pollution, unemployment, etc.), the belief remains that for every