译文:English is a language in which some of important works inscience, technology and other fields are being produced, not always bynative speakers, besides serving the needs of its native speakers.
我们再来看一个由英文转换到中文的例子:
例2 The technical aspects or applications of knowledge are equallynecessary for man and are of the greatest importance, because they alsocontribute to defining him as man and permit him to pursue a lifeincreasingly more truly human.
解析:考生应注意照顾前后时态一致,考查的是"形式主语it+形容词+that-从句"的结构。如果题干改为________(真想不到)his doing a thing like that,答案就要相应改为fancy。fancy one's doing带有更强烈的语气,惊讶程度也比it's unexpected高。
4. has always had the interests of the people at heart
解析:英语里"一心想着"、"总是想着"可以用短语always think about、have sth.. at heart、be preoccupied with sth. 来表达。但是它们的感情色彩是截然不同的。第一个短语是一般性用语,感情色彩为中性;第二个短语感情色彩为褒义;第三个短语往往后接不好的事情,是贬义词。如:
我总是想着一放假就早点回家。
I always think about going back home earlier once on vacation.
王子一心想着复仇。
The Prince was preoccupied with revenge.
5. It was very reluctantly
解析:本题较难。考查的并不是形式主语句,二是一个强调句型。本句可以说成:She agreed to help very reluctantly. 原句的需填补部分是对状语的强调,以突出"极不情愿"这一信息中心。强调句用途很广,我们可以根据上下文和语义意图分别强调句子的主语、间接宾语、直接宾语、状语等。