The rough road across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had come from.
get sb. to do 说服某人做某事
- He got his sister to help him with his homework.
- We couldn't get him to sign the agreement.
| persuade sb. to do / into doing 说服某人做某事 |
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| talk sb. into doing 说服某人做某事 | We finally talked Father into buying the new car. |
| get sb. not to do 劝阻某人不要做某事 | I managed to get him not to quit his job. 我设法劝阻他不要辞职（get sb. not to do）。 |
| persuade sb. not to do / out of doing 说服某人不要做某事 |
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| talk sb. out of doing 劝说某人不做某事 | He talked his friend out of making a risky investment. 他劝说朋友不要做冒险的投资（talk sb. out of doing）。 |
| dissuade sb. from doing 劝阻某人不要做某事 | His parents tried to dissuade him from dropping out of college. 他的父母试图劝阻他退学。 |
Even though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce was not in the least perturbed.
be littered with ... (杂乱的)放满了、堆满了
| litter v.散乱覆盖；（在公共场所）乱扔（垃圾）；使（某事物）充满 | ...will be found amongst the piles of assorted junk that litter the floors. |
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be pitted with ... (已经有)装备有、配备了...
- His face is pitted with smallpox.
- The rooms were all fitted with smoke alarms.所有的房间都安装了烟雾报警器。
- It was also fitted with Wasp-like stingers in the gloves. 它在手套上还配备了像黄蜂一样的刺。
not in the least “一点也不”、“绝不” 置于句首部分倒装
- She was not in the least worried about the exam. 她一点也不担心考试。
- I am not interested in the least. → Not in the least am I interested.
- They were not surprised in the least. → Not in the least were they surprised.
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| not by any means | This is not by any means what I expected.这绝不是我所期望的。 |
| not at all | I am not at all tired.我一点也不累。 |
| in no way | In no way is this acceptable.这绝对不能接受。 |
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| not on any account | Not on any account should you miss this opportunity.你绝对不能错过这个机会。 |
| not a bit | He was not a bit surprised by the news.他对这个消息一点也不惊讶。 |
| not in the least | She was not in the least worried about the exam.她一点也不担心考试。 |
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perturbed = disturbed = worried 不安、担心
- She was perturbed by the sudden change in plans. 她被计划的突然变化扰乱了。
- He was disturbed by the loud noise outside. 他被外面的喧闹声打扰了。
- She is worried about her upcoming exams. 她担心即将到来的考试。
Glancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was a mere twenty miles away.
inform sb. of / about sth. 通(告)知某人某事
- Please inform me of any changes to the schedule. 请通知我任何日程安排的变化（inform sb. of sth.）。
- The manager informed the team about the new policy. 经理通知了团队新政策的相关信息（inform sb. about sth.）。
| inform sb. that ... | He informed us that the meeting had been postponed.他通知我们会议已被推迟。 |
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a mere... 仅仅…
- a mere + 单数名词 = only a / an + 单数名词
- a mere = only (在其他情况下)
- Glancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was a mere ( = only ) 20 miles away.
- It went direct from my local station and the journey lasted a mere (= only an) hour and 17 minutes.
It was not that Bruce always underestimated difficulties.He simply had no sense of danger at all.
It was not that Bruce always underestimated difficulties, but (that) he simply had no sense of danger at all. 可以合并为一句
It is / was not that...，but（that）... 不是因为....，而是因为…
It is not that the scales in the one case, and the balance in the other, differ in the principles of their construction or manner of working; but that the latter is a much finer apparatus and of course much more accurate in its measurement than the former.
| not that …, but that... 不是因为....，而是因为(平行结构) | Not that I love Caesar less, but that I love Rome more. — Shakespeare 'Julius Caesar' |
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| Not that I love you less, but that I love liberty more. 不是我不爱你，而是我更爱自由。 | |
| Not that I love my teacher less,but that I love truth more.吾爱吾师，但吾更爱真理。 |
simply adv. used to emphasize whatyouaresaying（用以加强语气）简直，实在，根本，就是
- His pronunciation is simply terrible. 简直
- That is simply not true! 根本
- I simply refuse to go! 就是
No matter what the conditions were, he believed that a car should be driven as fast as it could possibly go.
Whatever the conditions were, ... 替换
possibly 经常与can / could 连用 尽全力
表示 “尽全力”的意思，后跟动词时常用 can / could possibly + 动词，后省略动词时常用 possibly can / could.
- ... handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible.
- Then, jumping into the car, he drove off as quickly as he could. 省略后面动词
- After it had passed, they swam on as quickly as they could because they knew that the boat would soon return.
- She's done everything she could possibly think of to help. could possibly + 动词
- We shall be contributing as much as we possibly can to (contribut) the campaign. 省略后面动词
- Doctors did everything they possibly could to save his life.
No matter what the conditions were, Lei Feng believed that a person should contribute as much as he possibly could to society.无论在任何情况下，雷锋都认为一个人应该尽可能地为社会做出贡献。
No matter what the conditions were, Lei Feng believed that a person should make as many contributions as he could possibly think of to society.无论在任何情况下，雷锋都认为 一个人应该为社会做出他能想到的尽可 能多的贡献。