Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths. §
| one of + 名词/代词 其中之一 | of 可以表人的所有格 |
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| believe vt. 相信，认为 | believe in 信任，信赖（人格、力量等）；信仰 |
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He has just bought a new house in the city, but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with cars and their owners.
| have trouble doing 做…有麻烦 | have trouble with sb. 和某人相处有麻烦 |
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| The Cats will have trouble living in the wild. 猫在野外生活很困难。 | I have trouble with my roommate. 我和我的室友有矛盾。 |
Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once.
| because 作连词用，后面接从句，如果要接其它词需要与介词搭配 | because of 由于(后面不可以跟从句，只能跟名词、代词或动词 “-ing”) |
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| You can’t remember his name, because you aren’t really thinking. |
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| ever since = since 从那以后一直（ever since 的语气比 since 强，主句一般用完成时） | even since 甚至一直（even 起强调） |
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| can 天生的或学到的能力 | 只能用于现在时和过去时（could），而不可用于将来时。 |
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| will be + able to 将有能力去做 | I’ll be able to pass my driving test after I’ve had a few lessons. |
| is/am/are + able to 现在有能力做 | Tom is only 9 months old and he is already able to stand up. |
| was/were + able to 过去有能力做且做到了 | Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs ... |
be able to 的主语一般都是人, 表示有能力去做；在现在时和过去时中，can/could与 be able to 一般可以互换，但be able to有更灵活的时态。
| get sth. into 把…弄进 | drive the car into 把车子撞上… |
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| get his car into his garage. | I drove the car into the wall / tree. |
It is one of the ugliest faces (that) I have ever seen. 关系词做宾语(人/物)可以省略
名词 + (主+谓) = 定语从句省略了关系词
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| of all the students (of限定最高级范围) | He is the tallest in the room.(in 限定最高级范围) |
“I have ever seen” 做定语从句, 修饰前边的 faces
- 'This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen,' she said.
- ...the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen.
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| This is the most difficult thing | that （如果关系词在从句中做宾语, 关系词可以省略, 所以 I 前的which 被省略） |
I have ever done. |
| This is the most terrible news | I have ever heard. |
Jasper hopes that she will turn cars and their owners to stone. 宾语从句
turn sth. to… 把前者变成后者
- turn the prince to a frog. 王子变青蛙
- He was turned to a frog. 他变成了一只青蛙(被动)
- They have turned the famous beauty spot to / into an ugly place.他们把那个著名的风景区变成了一个丑陋的地方。