The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years' time. §
The Olympic Games will be hosted in our country in four years’ time. 替换写法
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in four years’ time 四年之后§
- He will be back in ten minutes or half an hour.
- When's the next train? In five hours' time!
| four years later 四年过去了 | four years ago 四年以前 |
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* As a great many people will be visiting the country, the government will be building new hotels , an immense stadium, and a new Olympic-standard swimming pool.
as / because 表原因并引出原因状语从句，because （表原因时）任何时候都可代替 as 来说明一种或几种原因，但 as 则不一定总能代替 because （因为 as 还可以接连续性动词表：当...时间）。because 一般跟在主句后面，强调讲话的对象可能不知道的原因（主句前 / 主句后都可以；放后面最普遍）。
- As you can’t type the letter yourself, you’ll have to ask Susan to do it for you. 由于
- Jim’s trying to save more money because he wants to buy a car.因为
- Since you are tired, you may go to bed. since 表原因 ≈ as：显而易见的理由，语气弱，常放句首。
a great many 许多（修饰可数名词复数）
- A great many students like English. 许多学生喜欢英语。
- Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts. 接可数
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| a lot of 许多（可数/不可数名词均可） | I have a lot of homework to do. 我有许多作业要做。 |
| lots of 许多（a lot of 的口语形式，可数/不可数均可） | There is lots of water in the bottle. 瓶子里有很多水。 |
| a large quantity of 大量的（可数/不可数名词均可） | A large quantity of food was sent there. 大量食物被送到那里。 |
| large quantities of 大量的（谓语动词常用复数） | Large quantities of books are on sale. 大批图书正在促销。 |
Will be doing(将来进行时)
| Will be done(将来时被动) | Anyone who leaves litter in these woods will be prosecuted! |
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They will also be building new roads and a special railway line.
* Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year.
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by 是完成时的标志, 表示“并不晚于某时的任何时间”，不能与表示一段时间的名词名词连用，只能与表示时间点的名词或词组连用，用于肯定句与用于否定句有一定区别。
Everybody will be watching anxiously as the new buildings go up. （go up 替换上面的 be built 更传神“感觉就楼在成长”）
go up （建筑物）被兴建起来，拔地而起
- Many new houses are going up in this district.
- Last year, however, it came into use. = began to be used. 把给人使用的动词用在了物上
- This platform would serve as a port and a railway station. = be used as 在《三册》称为“无灵主语”
| be built 强调建造（被动） | The airport was built years ago... |
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We are all very excited and are looking forward to the Olympic Games because they have never been held before in this country.
look forward to + n./pron./doing sth. (很高兴的)盼望，期待(带着对...美好的愿望)
- Look forward to your letter.期待你的来信(期望和渴望)
- We look forward to hearing from you. 我们期待收到您的回复。
- We look forward to having you as a member. 我们期待着您的加入。
- I’m looking forward to the weekend.
- I’ll be looking forward to seeing you soon.
| expect 期待(无感情偏向) | They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa. |
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