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 to remember 后置定语

  • Gandalf, my old friend ... this will be a night to remember. 难忘的一夜
  • The important thing to remember is to eat a variety of healthy food. 重要的是要记住吃各种各样健康的食物。

We have all experienced days when everything goes wrong.

have experienced 经历过

  • It has the memorable events we have experienced together.那里有我们一起经历过的难忘的事情。
  • We have all experienced how something as simple as a toothache can affect other parts of the body. 我们都体会过,好像牙痛那么小的事,也可以影响身体的其它肢体。

go wrong 出错,出问题,不顺利

造句:We have all experienced days when life seems to be a bowl of cherries. 我们都经历过生活幸福如意的日子。
造句:We have all experienced moments of misery and despair.我们都经历过痛苦和绝望的时候。

A day may begin well enough, but suddenly everything seems to get out of control.

suddenly adv.突然地

  • all of a sudden 突然地,出乎意料地
  • Seeing a cake flying through the air, a lorry driver who was drawing up alongside the car, pulled up all of a sudden.
  • all at once 突然地;出乎意料地、同时;一起
  • All at once, I noticed that my wife seemed to be filled with alarm. NCE3-33

get out of control / hand (变得)失去控制

  • Just make sure your list doesn't get out of control.确保你的表不失控。
  • Inflation could get out of hand.通货膨胀可能失控。

get sth. under control 掌握中(在控制下)

  • There's no need to flap—I've got everything under control不必担心—一切都已在我控制之中。
  • We've got to get the economy under control or it will literally eat us up. 我们必须控制住经济,否则它真地就会把我们困住。
  • He believes that from a military standpoint, the situation is under control他认为从军事角度来看,局势已得到控制。

What invariably happens is that a great number of things choose to go wrong at precisely the same moment.

主语 系动词 表语
What invariably happens is that a great number of things choose to go wrong at precisely the same moment.
用一个从句做主语(主语从句) 用一个从句做表语(表语从句)

What invariably happens is that ... 往往总是…

  • What happens is that taking snapshots actually increases the load. 当获取快照的时候,事实上反而会增大负载。
  • What happens is that during an El Nino, the weather pattern changes.他说,“在厄尔尼诺现象期间,天气模式发生了变化。”
  • As we go down a column, what happens is that the ionization energy decreases.当我们沿着列向下走的时候,会发现电离能是在降低的。
  • And what happens is that people, they start to see themselves in this space.结果是,这些人开始在这个空间看到自己。
  • We see what happens is that when the markets -people are chasing past returns. 我们所见的就是当市场,当人们盯着过去的收益时。
造句:What invariably happens is that those who work most get paid least. 往往总是干得最多的人收入最少
造句:What invariably happens is that once teachers leave the class will be in a state of chaos.往往总是老师们一走班里就陷入一片混乱状态。

choose to do 决定、选择做某事:指做出决定选择去做某件事情。

  • More and more people are choosing to live alone.  选择
  • Catherine chose to ignore the doctor's warning. 决定
It never rains but it pours.  不雨则已,一雨倾盆。(祸不单行、不鸣则已一鸣惊人)
As the old saying goes, happiness comes alone while misfortune loves company. 俗话说,福无双至、祸不单行。
If anything can go wrong, it will.  — Murphy's law

It is as if a single unimportant event set up a chain of reactions.

set up

 

导致 The heavy fog set up a traffic jam.
创建、创立、创造
装配、安装、搭建
安排、筹备
  • I've set up a meeting for Friday.我已安排好在星期五开会。
  • He set up a trust for his children.他为子女安排好了信托财产。
  • The questions were set up to make her look dumb. 这些问题是安排好让她显得蠢的。
开办; 开创事业
  • The mayor's plan offers incentives to firms setting up in lower Manhattan. 市长的计划是鼓励在下曼哈顿区开公司。
  • He worked as a dance instructor in London before setting himself up in Bucharest. 在布加勒斯特开创事业之前,他在伦敦当过舞蹈教练。
  • Grandfather set them up in a printing business. 祖父资助他们开办了一家印刷公司。

其它可以表示“导致”的写作替换

cause v./n. 原因、导致
effect v./n. 效果、导致
lead to 导致、通向
result in 导致、产生
  • Damage may result in stunted growth and sometimes death of the plant.损害会导致植物生长受阻,有时还会导致死亡。
  • Such a war could result in the use of chemical and biological weapons.这样一场战争可能导致生化武器的使用。
  • Food allergies can result in an enormous variety of different symptoms.食物过敏会导致大量不同种类的症状。
bring about 引起,导致  Yet, in real life, circumstances do sometimes conspire to bring about coincidences which anyone but a nineteenth century novelist would find incredible.
give rise to 引起(导致) This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.
produce v.生产、使发生(导致) The drug is known to produce side-effects in women. 众所周知,这种药会在女性身上产生(导致)各种副作用。
create v.创造; 引起(导致)
  • We set business free to create more jobs. 我们让企业自由以创造更多的就业机会。
  • She could create a fight out of anything. 她可以为了任何事制造(导致)争斗。
trigger / spark v.触发(导致)
  • Even the smallest diplomatic incident can trigger / spark a major international conflict.
  •  ...the incident which triggered the outbreak of the First World War. …引起第一次世界大战爆发的事件。
  • It is still not clear what events triggered off the demonstrations.  还不清楚是什么事件引发了示威。
  • Stress may act as a trigger for these illnesses.  压力也许是引发这些疾病的一个原因。
  • A dropped cigarette may have sparked the fire. 一支丢弃的香烟可能引发了这场火灾。
  • My teacher organized a unit on space exploration that really sparked my interest. 我的老师编排了一个关于太空探测的单元,它真正激发了我的兴趣。
  • That incident sparked it off那一事件引发了它。

a chain of reactions 一连串的反应

It is as if a single unimportant event set up a chain / series / train / trail / string of reactions. 替换
  • a chain reaction 连锁反应
  • a domino effect 多米诺效应
  • a ripple effect. 涟漪效应

Let us suppose that you are preparing a meal and keeping an eye on the baby at the same time.

keep an eye on sth. / sb. 留意、照看(人有2只眼,用另一只眼去看)

  • Would you please keep an eye on my suitcase while I'm away?
look after 跟着后面看(照顾) I know the Lord will look after him. 我知道上帝会照顾他的。
take care of 照顾,照料 See that you take care of him. 你一定要好好照顾他。
watch 照看 Parents can't be expected to watch their children 24 hours a day. 不能指望父母全天24小时都照看自己的孩子。
babysit 照看小孩儿(有偿的 babysitter)
  • I promised to babysit for Mrs. Plunkett. 我答应了为普伦基特太太临时照看孩子。
  • He used to babysit for Mary when she worked nights.玛丽上夜班时,他常常帮她照看孩子。