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Sentences&Useful Words 1. This is not necessarily the case, however. 然而, 事实并非如此。 1) be the case: be the actual condition; be the real situation; be true 是实情 He thought he had found the right answer, but that was not the case. That's often the case with him. 2) be not necessarily the case: might not be true并非如此 Some people think that money and power can bring happiness. That is not necessarily the case, however. |
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You can receive better grades if you want to. 如果你想更好的分数，你是能够做到的。 为了避免重复，to后面的动词短语receive better grades被省略了。又如： I asked them to stay till the next day, but they didn't want to. At first he didn't want to apologize, but I persuaded him to. I couldn't find them, though I tried to. He didn't come, though we had invited him to. |
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important to set aside time for relaxation, hobbies, and entertainment
as well. 留些时间进行休息、从事业余爱好和娱乐也很重要。 and…as well: also 也 She insisted on having her hair cut, dyed, and set as well. I'm going to London and my sister's coming as well. China possesses enormous quantities of coal and oil, and she is rich in other minerals as well. 中国拥有大量的煤和石油，其他矿产也很丰富。 cf. may/might (just) as well: 还是……的好；不妨 You may as well start all over again. You might just as well tell us what you really want. You might just as well ask for the moon as for a new car, because you are not going to get either. |
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will enable you to plan your activities so that you have adequate
time for both work and play. 它还能让你安排好各种活动，既有足够的时间工作，又有足够的时间娱乐。 1) enable sb. to do sth: make sb. able to do sth.; give power, means, or ability to sb. 使某人能做某事; 赋予某人权利、方法或能力等 This document will enable him to pass the enemy lines easily. The Internet enables people to communicate more conveniently. 2) so that: in order that 以便 he arrived early so that she might get a good seat. Speak loudly so that the students at the back can understand you. He saved up his money so that he might go abroad for his vacation. cf. so …that: to such a degree that; in such a way that 如此……以致 The statement was so clear that it couldn't be misunderstood. He walked so quickly that we couldn't catch up with him. 注意：so之后接形容词或副词表示程度，但如果用于句型 "so + 形容词 + 不定冠词a(n) + 名词 + that" 中, 则表示"这样……（的一个人）以致于"。例如： He is so shameless a man that he wil not admit his mistakes. Darcy was so proud a man that nobody liked him. |
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double your reading speed and improves your comprehension as well.
略读不仅使你的阅读速度提高一倍，还有助于提高你的理解力。 help后面可以接不带to的不定式作宾语。例如： All this has helped raise farm yields steadily. Vitamin D helps build strong bones and prevents rickets (佝偻病) in children. |
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can see and hear well. 要坐在能看得见、听得清的地方。 此处where相当于in the place where, 引导地点状语从句。 It's where the old government used to be. Make a mark where you have any doubts or questions. Wuhan lies where the Yangtze River and the Han River meet. |
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grades, but they also let you know what you need to spend more time studying, and they help make your new knowledge permanent. 不错，考试提供分数，但也让你明白自己在哪些方面需要多花功夫；而且， 考试有助于你进一步巩固所学的新知识。 此处what是studying的宾语。make your new knowledge permanent是动词+宾语+宾语补足语的结构，即形容词permanent是宾语补足语。 |
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