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e to find any broken glass. 昨天,消防隊(duì)員仔細(xì)檢查了地面,但沒(méi)有發(fā)現(xiàn)任何碎玻璃。 語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) were not able to find表示“沒(méi)有發(fā)現(xiàn)”?! hey were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. 他們還十分肯定火災(zāi)也不是由煙頭引起的?! ≌Z(yǔ)言點(diǎn) sure的三種用法: 1) sb. be sure of某人確信。 2) sb. be sure to do某人相信能夠去做某事?! ?) sb. be sure that某人確信?! his morning, however,a fireman accidentally discovered the cause. 然而今天上午,一個(gè)消防隊(duì)覓偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)了起火的原因?! ≌Z(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 辨析:三個(gè)常見(jiàn)的表示“發(fā)現(xiàn)”的詞: 1) find偶然發(fā)現(xiàn),碰到?! ?) find out查明小悄的真相?! ?) discover找到鮮為人知的事物?! e noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000 vcrfl power fine. 他發(fā)現(xiàn)了纏繞在16000伏高壓線上的一條死蛇。 語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1 本句中which引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句?! ≌Z(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2 the remains在表示“殘骸”時(shí)必須使用復(fù)數(shù)形式?! ≌Z(yǔ)言點(diǎn)3 wound是wind的過(guò)去分詞,在此不表示“蜿蜒”,而表示“卷在……上,纏繞”,常常與 round / around 搭配使用?! n this way, he was able to solve the mystery. 就這樣,他解開(kāi)了起火之謎?! ≌Z(yǔ)言點(diǎn) was able to solve the mystery = could solve the mystery The explanation was simple but very unusual. 解釋簡(jiǎn)單,卻異乎尋常?! ≌Z(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 這是一個(gè)省略句,補(bǔ)充完整為:The explanation was simple but was very unusual. A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires. 一只鳥(niǎo)把蛇從地上抓起來(lái),然后把它扔到了電線上?! ≌Z(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 辨析drop, fell: 1) drop ,降落(主動(dòng))。drop 。[復(fù)]眼藥水,滴劑 2) fell ,墜落(被動(dòng))。瀑布(=waterfall) 1The snake then wound itself round the wires. 于是蛇就纏住了幾根電線?! ≌Z(yǔ)言點(diǎn) then意為“然后”。 1When it di