So, faced with the Danish advance, Alfred did not risk open battle but harried the enemy.
be faced with 面对着
- She is faced with a difficult decision.
- We must be prepared to be faced with unexpected challenges.
| be confronted with 面临着 | The company was suddenly confronted with a financial crisis. |
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risk sth. / doing 冒着...的风险
- They risked their lives to save the trapped climbers. 他们冒着生命危险
- We couldn't risk being caught in a storm.冒着被暴风雨困住的风险
- You should never risk your health for money.
| instead of... 代替;而不是 | Alfred harried the enemy instead of risking open battle. 而不是冒着公开战斗的风险 |
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| in preference to... 优先于;而不是 | Alfred harried the enemy in preference to risking open battle. 而不是冒着公开战斗的风险 |
| in place of... 代替;而不是 | Alfred harried the enemy in place of risking open battle. 而不是冒着公开战斗的风险 |
| rather than... (副词短语) 而不是 | Alfred harried the enemy rather than risked open battle. 而不是冒着公开战斗的风险 |
| rather than... (连接相同结构) 而不是 | She telephoned rather than wrote. 她打了电话而不是写信 |
| rather than... (连接相同结构) 而不是 | He is to be pitied rather than to be disliked. 他值得同情而不是被讨厌 |
He was constantly on the move, drawing the Danes after him.
on the + noun 处于某种状态
| on the move 在移动中;忙碌 | He was constantly on the move.他不断地在移动中 |
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| on the alert 警惕着 | The dog is on the alert.狗警惕着 |
| on the go 忙碌着 | He is always on the go.他总是忙碌着 |
| on the recovery 正在康复中 | The patient is on the recovery.病人正在康复中 |
| on the rise 在上升 | Crimes are on the rise.犯罪正在上升 |
on + noun (没有"the") 处于某种状态
| on display 展出 | ...examples of modern sculpture on display in public places. |
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| on sale 出售 | The house is on sale.房子在出售 |
| on strike 罢工 | The workers are on strike.工人在罢工 |
| on vacation 度假 | I’m here on vacation.我在这里度假 |
| on business 出差 | I’m here on business.我在这里出差 |
| on call 随时待命 | The nurse is on call 24 hours a day. 护士随时待命 |
His patrols halted the raiding parties: hunger assailed the Danish army.
party 一群人;一队人
- The only regular visitors to the monastery in winter are parties of skiers who go there at Christmas and Easter.
- The mountain rescue team organized a search party. 搜寻队
- A rescue party was immediately dispatched to the scene.
无灵主语 高级写作(非人称事物作主语)
The Danish army suffered from hunger. 普通写法
- Panic seized me. 恐慌攫住了
- Curiosity swallowed him. 好奇心吞噬了
- Confidence deserted him. 信心离开了
- That night sleep eluded me. 睡眠躲避了
- Sunset met them halfway. 日落遇到了
- The past few years witnessed the great influx of foreigners to China,for travelling, studies or business. 过去几年见证了
Now Alfred began a long series of skirmishes -- and within a month the Danes had surrendered.
series of 一系列
- Alfred began a long series of skirmishes.一系列小规模战斗
- The company faced a series of setbacks last year. 一系列挫折
- The book is part of a series of novels.一系列小说
The episode could reasonably serve as a unique epic of royal espionage!
reasonably adv. justifiably; legitimately adv. 合理地;相当地;适度地
- The cost is reasonably low. 费用相当地
- We must act reasonably in this situation. 我们必须合理地行动
- The judge made a reasonably fair decision. 法官做出了合理的
be unique to... / be peculiar to... 对...来说是独一无二的;是...独有的
| be unique to... 对...来说是独一无二的 | Each set of genes is unique to the individual.对个体来说是独一无二的 |
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| be peculiar to... 是...独有的 | Pandas are peculiar to China. 熊猫是中国独有的 |