大学体验英语(三)

1. She might have thought that history was just boring names and dates, but Professor Yi’s lectures completely changed her view.
2. After the plane crash, all the survivors could do was wait for rescue on this desert island.
3. The little boy happened to read some stories about Bermuda Triangle that did stir his curiosity in the mysteries of nature.
4. The DNA test result was evidence to the police that the murderer was someone else.
5. Darwin was convinced that the theory of evolution is based on natural selection.

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9. First notice the italicized structural similarities between the choice sentences and their simulated reproductions, and then do the simulated translation of the Chinese sentences.

Choice Sentences	Simulated Reproduction	Simulated Translation
1. They might have thought him slow, *but* there was something else evident.	You might have thought plastic bags convenient, *but* they can result in serious pollution.	她本以为历史就是一堆乏味的名字和日期而已，但易教授的讲座彻底改变了她的看法。
2. *All he could do* was stare with questioning eyes.	*All* the doctors *could do* is ease his pain, without an effective cure for his disease.	飞机失事后，幸存者们唯一能做的就只有待在荒岛上等待救援了。
3. Hermann Einstein brought Albert a device *that did stir* his intellect.	The Nobel Prize winner made a speech *that did stir* our students’ interest in science.	这个小男孩偶然读到了一些关于百慕大三角（Bermuda Triangle）的故事。正是这些故事激发了他对自然界奥秘的好奇心。
4. The invisible force *was evidence to* Albert that there was more to our world that meets the eye.	The strange radio signals from space *were evidence to* scientists *that* life might exist in outer space.	DNA检测结果向警方证明凶手另有其人。
5. He *was convinced that* beauty lies in the simplistic.	The judge *was convinced that* she had nothing to do with the murder.	达尔文坚信进化论（the theory of evolution）的基础是物竞天择。

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