· 世博“囧英语”二人行（一）
· 世博“囧英语”二人行（二）
· 世博“囧英语”二人行（三）

21. by no means / not…by any means替换not , never
e.g. It is by no means certain that we’ll finish the project by June.

22. owe sth to sth/sb表示把什么归因与什么
e.g. we owed our complete victory to his outstanding leadership. .

23. owe a lot to sth/sb表示 十分感谢/多亏了…
e.g. We owe a lot to the birds and beasts who eat insects but all of them put together kill only a fraction of the number destroyed by spiders. (NCE 4)

24. A serve as B 表示A 用作B / A 充当B
e.g. Not all sounds made by animals serve as language.
e.g. It is believed that today’s pop music can serve as a creative force by stimulating the thinking of its listeners. (95 语法)

25. faced with… 表示面对…
e.g. Faced with the Danish advance, Alfred did not risk open battle but harried the enemy.

26.Nothing is + 比较级 than to do sth替换

To do sth is most … .
没有比接受教育更重要的事/ 接受教育是最重要的事。
e.g. Nothing is more important than to receive education.
没有比欺骗自己更为容易的了/ 欺骗自己是最容易的。
e.g. Nothing is easier than to deceive yourself.
生命是一切东西中最宝贵的
e.g. Nothing is more precious than to be alive.

27.turn out to be… / turn out that…表示 结果是… / 竟然是…
e.g. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman. （NCE 3 ）

28.at the mere mention of…表示 只要一提到…
e.g. Nowadays, many high school graduates always go into raptures at the mere mention of the coming life of college.

29. The idea that…never appeals to me表示 我不赞同…的想法
e.g. The idea that our country should create a radical and drastic image in the world never appeals to me.

30.nothing more than … / none other than表示 只是…/ 正是…
e.g. It was nothing more than a shower. / The new arrival was none other than the President.

32. sb be fully convinced that … 替换sb think / believe that… 。
e.g. Many people are now fully convinced that people work best when they can balance their work and other aspects of their lives.

33. take

sth into account 表示把…考虑在内
e.g. Everything should be taken into account before any decision might be made.

34. It is no exaggeration to say that…表示 毫不夸张地说…
e.g. It is no exaggeration to say that on your shoulders lies the reputation and success of our country.

35. take it for granted that…表示把…当作理所当然的
e.g. We take it for granted that others should conform and adhere to our beliefs.

36. 时间+ see/witness sth 表示…时候发生了…
e.g. The 1978-94 period saw / witnessed a remarkable proliferation(数量的增加=increase) of public higher education institutions — from 598 in 1978 to 1,080 in 1994.
e.g .The dawn of the new century saw / witnessed the increasing popularity of computers.

37. Only in this way can… 表示 只有以这种方式…才能够…
e.g. Only in this way can we come to a sound conclusion.

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