现实情况_夸克英语笔记

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现实情况

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After a long period of rain the river may overflow its banks.

a long period of ^{长时间的..、长期的...}

This crisis might last for a long period of time.^{此次危机可能会持续很长一段时间。}
She died after a long period of increasing frailty. ^{她日益虚弱，经过一段长时间后去世了。}
There followed a long period of confusion and muddle. ^{接下来是很长一段时间的困惑和混乱。}
She returned to work after a long period of incapacity. ^{她病了很长一段时间之后回去工作了。}
Be sure to do some eye exercises to relax your eyes after you study for a long period of time. ^{在长时间学习后，一定要做眼保健操来放松眼睛。}

This is a rare occurrence as our climate seldom goes to extremes.

This is a rare occurrence… ^{正式表达（名词更庄严）}

This is a rare occurrence as our climate seldom goes to extremes. ^{由于这里的气候很少出现极端，所以这是很罕见的情况。}
However, this is a fairly rare occurrence, and it only wastes a little memory. ^{不过，这种情况极少发生，而且它只会浪费少量内存。}
Vandalism used to be a rare occurrence here. ^{过去这里很少发生故意破坏公物的事。}

This rarely / seldom occurs.^{不正式表达(动词)}	This situation rarely occurs.^{该情况很少发生。}

a rare / common / regular / everyday occurrence ^{…发生（修饰名词）}

Laughter was a rare occurrence in his classroom.
Unfortunately, computer errors are a common occurrence.
Street-fights are an everyday occurrence in this area of the city.

go to extremes ^走极端

Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics.
It's not such a new idea, but I carried it to extremes. ^{这不是什么新想法，但我却把它发挥到了极致。}
However, be careful not to go to extremes. ^{然而，要注意不要走极端。}
She tends to go to extremes. ^{她这个人比较偏激。}

seldom go to extremes ^{很少走极端}	They seldom go to extremes in their views. ^{他们在看法上很少走极端。}

Our climate is usually moderate. ^{课文写法替换}

We are lucky in that only the lower fields, which make up a very small proportion of our farm, are affected by flooding, but other farms are less favourably sited, and flooding can sometimes spell disaster for their owners.

a high / large proportion / percentage of … ^{大部分、大多数}

A large percentage of students passed the exam with excellent scores^{.大部分学生以优异成绩通过了考试。}
A large proportion of old people live alone.^{一大部分老人都是独居。}
A high percentage of the female staff are part-time workers. ^{女职员中，兼职工作的人占很高的比例。}
A high proportion of five-year-olds have teeth in poor condition. ^{五岁儿童牙齿不健康的比例高。}

a small / tiny proportion / percentage of …^小部分	Only a tiny / small proportion / percentage of the population lives in rural areas. ^{只有很少一部分人口居住在农村地区。}
a majority of … ^大多数	A majority of the team supports the new strategy. ^{团队的大多数人支持这个新策略。}
a vast/ great / overwhelming majority of … ^{（绝大多数）}	The overwhelming majority of voters are in favor of the new policy. ^{绝大多数选民支持新政策。}
a minority of … ^少数	A minority of employees disagreed with the decision. ^{少数员工不同意这个决定。}
a small / tiny minority of … ^极少数	Only a tiny minority of participants had complaints about the event. ^{只有极少数参与者对活动提出了不满。}

spell ^{v. to cause sth.bad to happen in the future 招致，导致}

If the irrigation plan goes ahead, it could spell disaster for the birds. ^{如果该灌溉计划继续的话，这对鸟类可能预示着灾难。}
There has been a long spell of dry weather. ^{干旱天气已持续很长一段时间了。}

spell disaster / trouble / danger for … ^招致…

The lack of rain could spell disaster for farmers.
This cold weather could spell trouble for gardeners.
Ignoring climate change could spell disaster for future generations. ^{忽视气候变化可能会为未来几代人带来灾难。}