This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.
| preserve | keep sth. in good condition | preserve one's eyesight / food |
|---|---|---|
| conserve | keep sth. in a certain quantity from decreasing. | conserve wildlife / resources |
| reserve | Reserved sth. for future use |
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It was very old and precious even then.
| precious | nervous | anxious | delicious |
When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.
turn out to be 竟然是、原来是
- Eric's girlfriend turned out to be his half-sister.
- And it turns out he's a classmate of Philip's.
- No one could have foreseen things would turn out this way. 没人能预料到事情会变成这样。
| amaze v.使惊奇，使惊愕 | Your progress will amaze everyone. 你的进步会让每个人吃惊。 |
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| astound vt.使惊骇，使震惊 | The police were astounded when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done. NCE3-19 |
| surprise v.使（某人）吃惊；意外发现 | So it comes as a surprise to learn that giant fish are terrifying the divers on North Sea oil rigs. |
| astonish v.使吃惊，使惊讶 | He was astonished at what he found.A man was lying in the box on top of a pile of wooden goods. |
adj. + doing 构词法
| modern-looking | Several of the modern-looking buildings turn out to be made of wood, straw and mud.那些现代的建筑物实际是由木头、稻草和泥土建造的。 |
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| nteresting-looking | an interesting-looking carved dagger NCE3-34 |
| good-looking | She's strikingly good-looking. 她非常漂亮。 |
| hard-working | Those women are very hard-working. |
| easy-going | He was easy-going and good-natured. 他随和且脾气好。 |
She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground.
She stood three feet high = She is three feet high. 主系表
- The tower stands 15 meters (high).
- The boy weighs 50 kilos. 主系表
- The carpet measures 5 meters long.
rested on 依赖于，依靠于
- Her hands rested on her hips.叉腰
- Her face rested on her hands. 托腮
- His head rested on my shoulder.他的头靠在我的肩上。
- He rested on his pickaxe for a while.他在他的镐上倚靠了一会儿。
Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed, but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity. 尾声，意犹未尽（身份未知）
| 让步副词 | 让步状语从句 |
|---|---|
| despite | though 、even though |
| in spite of | although |
| notwithstanding | while |
副词 → 连接 引导让步状语从句（使用同位语从句解释说明）
- in spite of the fact that ...
- despite the fact that ...
- Despite the fact that the bottle is tinted a delicate shade of green, an observant visitor would soon notice that it is filled with what looks like a thick, grayish substance. NCE3-52