Ice is only as safe as the water from which it is made, and should not be put in drinks unless it is known to be safe.
know … to do sth. 知道/认为某人或某事…
- We know that she is honest. ⇒ We know her to be honest.
- What the child cannot forgive is the parents’ refusal to admit these charges if the child knows them to be true.
- I have never known him to be late for a meeting before. 我以前从未见过他开会迟到。
| be known to do sth. 众所周知会做某事;据知会做某事 |
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be made from/of 由…制成(看不出来)/构成(根据语境选择 from 或 of)
- Wine is made from grapes. 葡萄酒是用葡萄做的。
- Steel is made from iron. 钢是由铁炼成的。
- There's money to be made from tourism. 旅游业非常有利可图。
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Drinks can be cooled by placing them on ice rather than adding ice to them.
rather than 常译为“而不是”,其词性比较灵活,在后面跟动名词短语时,一般视为介词。
- She was angry rather than being pleased.
- We ought to check up, rather than just accepting what he says.
rather than 后不加动名词时一般将其视为“准并列连词”,用于连接词性相同的词项。
- She telephoned rather than wrote.
- John ought to go rather than Jean.
- He is to be pitied rather than to be disliked.
- I’m going to forget the whole affair, rather than cause trouble.
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