(1) Although many have tried, few have succeeded in attempts to .
7 X8 O: q; W. Q' \6 @ 【分析】本句中tried后的宾语可根据后半句的语义推测得知，所以可以省略，避免重复。 ' [5 Z* {: N$ A( h# P
Although many have tried, few have succeeded in attempts to find perfect solutions. 6 J9 `- o7 ^/ x9 w5 X7 ?7 ~ H
(2) , be it , will bring a lot of happiness into our lives.
. ~' U& H- |3 }7 v0 }# X' t9 N/ ] 【分析】本句是一个超难句型，中间一节省略了whether和might，并进行了倒装，将“be it”恢复后应为whether it might be。Be it…，可译为“比方说”，用来给出更多细节。
1 c% Q6 g, |, P- H6 r$ r The application of electric power, be it to light our rooms or to listen to music, will bring a lot of happiness to our lives.
" c8 T* L4 W5 ~( w$ Q (3) Christie stared angrily at her boss and turned away, as though to go out of the office. 0 r' Y* U, i- @! I4 H
【分析】as though引导方式状语从句，谓语常用虚拟语气，本句中主句的主语与从句的主语相同，故从句中的主语和谓语省略，即省略了she wanted；如果补全，即为：as though she wanted to go out of the office. |
发表于 2012-8-14 09:11:17
