41. Knowing that she can’t move ahead in her career mainly due to her leisure interests, Sara is determined to make a change. 意識(shí)到了事業(yè)沒有進(jìn)展是因?yàn)樗�的業(yè)余愛好所致，Sara決定改變自己。
    42. Having placed great expectations on their son, they couldn’t hold back huge disappointment and anger when they learnt their son’s failure to pass the test. 他們對兒子期望甚高，所以聽說兒子考試不及格，不禁大失所望，很是氣憤。

    43. With the improvement of living standards, more and more people begin to buy cars to meet the needs of work and life, thereby worsening the traffic problems. 隨著生活水平的提高，越來越多的人開始買車來滿足工作生活的需要，因而使得交通問題更加糟糕。

    44. To learn a foreign language well, a good memory is a must. 學(xué)好一門外語，好的記憶力很有必要。

    45. To have a good memory, we must allow the brain to have enough sleep and rest. 要有好的記憶力，我們得讓大腦得到足夠的睡眠和休息。

    ——后置定語（定語從句的省略形式）

    46. White people settling down in the North America were actually not the first immigrants to the New World. 在北美定居下來的白人實(shí)際上并不是第一個(gè)來到新大陸的移民。（主語）

    47. Americans teaching in Third World countries find the lack of competition in a classroom situation equally distressing. 在第三世界教書的美國人發(fā)現(xiàn)，課堂里面缺乏競爭同樣令人煩惱。

    48. Many left-handed people have to learn to develop skills to live in a world dominated by right-handed people. 許多左撇子不得不培養(yǎng)自己在一個(gè)由右撇子們所主導(dǎo)的世界里生活的技能。（賓語）

    49. Located at the west end of Bai Causeway, this cement terrace bounded by water on three sides is one of the traditional places to view the West Lake, especially on a autumn night with a full moon. 這塊水泥臺(tái)地位于白堤的西端，三面環(huán)水，是傳統(tǒng)的觀賞西湖的地點(diǎn)之一，尤其在滿月的秋夜。

    50. You may find the value placed on competition disagreeable, especially if you come from a society that promotes cooperation rather than competition among individuals. 你會(huì)覺得強(qiáng)調(diào)競爭令人不悅，尤其當(dāng)你來自一個(gè)重視個(gè)體合作而非競爭的社會(huì)時(shí)。

    介詞結(jié)構(gòu)： （盡管、因?yàn)�、如果�?/p>

    1. In spite of what has been achieved in controlling the birthrate, there is much to be desired. 盡管在人口控制上取得了成就，然而，還有許多工作要做。

    2. Despite fierce opposition, the government is pressing on with its campaign to eliminate corruption. 盡管遭到了強(qiáng)烈的反對，政府還是在推動(dòng)消滅腐敗的運(yùn)動(dòng)。

    3. Despite the progress that has been made in recent years, the environmental situation in our region remains serious. 盡管比較近幾年取得了一些進(jìn)步，我們地區(qū)的環(huán)境狀況還是很嚴(yán)峻。

    4. Despite all those material benefits brought by wealth, it may not bring us real happiness.盡管金錢會(huì)給我們帶來許多物質(zhì)方面的好處，但它不一定能給我們帶來真正的幸福。

    5. Despite the fact that you have done all that you can do, I still believe that you could have done a better job.

    6. For all the scandals, Maradona is remembered for his skills and is loved by soccer fans around the world.

    7. For all his talk about sports cars and swimming pools, he is just an ordinary bank clerk.

    8. Some young people may have picked up smoking because of peer pressure. / The project has to be abandoned because of lack of funds.

    9. Owing to the absence of some important delegates, the meeting was postponed to the next week.

    10. As a result of the rapid advance in gene therapy, cures for cancer may be not far away.

    11. Thanks to the efforts of anti-smoking groups, manufacturers are forced to put a warning on every packet of cigarettes. / Thanks to strict government policies, air pollution no longer poses a serious problem in many developed countries. （褒義）

    12. I will agree to go provided that (providing that) my expanses are paid.

    13. As long as we take effective measures, the problems caused by the aged society will be reduced to the smallest extent.

    14. Without satellite services, we wouldn’t be able to view a live transmission of the Olympic Games. / Without adequate latest information necessary in his work, one will achieve no success in his career.

    15. With money, they can buy cars, houses and many luxuries, and lead a comfortable life. / With private cars, people are able to enjoy their leisure time to the full by making trips in their cars to the countryside or seaside at the weekends.

    16. Throughout human history, war has always been the greatest source of pain and suffering.

    17. Of all the problems confronting today’s university students, psychological anxiety is probably the most urgent one.在困擾當(dāng)今大學(xué)生的諸多問題中間，焦慮或許是其中比較緊迫的問題之一。

    “It is …”句型：

    （It + 被動(dòng)語態(tài) + that…）

    18. It is widely recognized (generally accepted) that extensive deforestation contributed to heavy summer flooding. （眾所周知）

    19. It is reported that 800000 applicants sat for the National Master’s Entrance Test in 2003. （據(jù)報(bào)道）

    20. It must be admitted that the price war will disturb the normal order of the market. (必須承認(rèn))

    21. It cannot be denied that the overgrowth of tourism may destroy the ecological balance of some scenic resorts. （不可否認(rèn)）

    22. It is known to all that physical exercises can improve and enrich our physical and mental well-being. （眾所周知）

    23. It is estimated that over 800,000 Chinese have moved to and settled down in the US in the past 150 years.

    （It is + 形容詞 + to do sth / that…）

    24. It is obvious /evident /clear /apparent that the situation is caused directly by excessive commercial fishing. （很顯然）

    25. It is understandable (inevitable) that people’s attitudes are divergent on this controversial issue. （可以理解/不可避免的是）

    26. It is unimaginable (incredible/unbelievable) that such a boy of 17 should have had three novels published. （難以置信的是）

    27. It is imperative that something urgent be done to combat the widespread use of illegal drugs among teenagers. （…是很有必要的）

    28. It is upsetting to find people who behave differently from us. We may, at first, assume that something is wrong with them. （…是令人惱火的）

    29. It is highly necessary for our governmentto stop the corruption of government officials.（某人很有必要做某事）

    30. It is important (vital) for everyone to participate in physical exercises, for they will do good not only to our body but also to our mind and personality.

    31. It is currently difficult for a university student to find an ideal job upon his graduation, especially those majoring in fundamental courses such as history and mathematics

    with/as 句型：

    32. With the rapid growth of economy, the living standards of the Chinese people have greatly improved. Many of them can now afford to buy houses and cars.

    33. With the growing number of college graduates being turned out each year, the situation in the job market is getting tighter and tighter.

    34. With the improvement of the living standards of Chinese people, more and more of them can afford to go traveling, and some even choose to go abroad. 隨著中國人民生活水平的提高，越來越多的中國人能夠出門旅游了，有的甚至選擇去國外旅游。

    35. As our national economy develops fast, an increasing number of people have come to realize that the shortage of resources will pose a threat to the future development of our country. 隨著咱們國家經(jīng)濟(jì)的飛速發(fā)展，越來越多的人意識(shí)到，資源的短缺將對我們國家的未來發(fā)展構(gòu)成嚴(yán)重的威脅。

    There be句型：

    36. In the past ten years there has been a marked decline in the number of young married couples who want to have children.

    37. Recently, there has been a strong debate on whether human beings should be cloned.