高二英语知识重点：重点句子18句

　　The universal language

　　1 近年来，这个城市发生了很大的变化，呈现出崭新的面貌。(take on)

　　In recent years, great changes have taken place in the city, making it take on a new look.

　　2. 大学毕业后，他申请了很多工作，但还没找到适合的。(apply for)

　　After graduating from university, he applied for many jobs, but he has not found one which suits him yet.

　　3. 1960年，他第一次上台表演。从那以后，他越来越受欢迎了。(for the first time)

　　In 1960, he performed on stage for the first time. Since then, his popularity has grown greatly.

　　4. 张华没有去学校读书，而是去参军了。(instead of)

　　Instead of going to school, Zhang Hua joined the army.

　　5.他是一个可以信赖的朋友，他从来没有对任何人食言过。(break a promise)

　　He is a friend that you can trust. He has never broken his promise to anyone.

　　6.现在你应该放弃了，想要让他改变观念只是浪费时间和精力。(a waste of your time and energy)

　　You should give up now. Trying to get him to change his pinion is a waste of your time and energy.

　　7.他向同事请教了如何控制实验的进度。(exercise control over…)

　　He asked for advice from his colleagues on how to exercise control over the pace of the experiment.

　　8.在一个现代社会中,受教育不应该被看成是一种特权 (be considered to)

　　Education should not be considered to be a privilege in a modern society.

　　9.我说的只适用于你们当的一部分人(apply… to …)

　　What I said applies only to some of you.

　　10..因为他在音乐方面的天赋和声誉,他去了很多国家做指挥.

　　Because of his musical talent and fame, he traveled to many countries as a conductor.

　　11.她想要她的孩子立即见她(desire).

　　She desires that her child (should) see her at once.

　　12. 很显然音乐和布景是这部另人惊异的作品的重要的因素.( the key components of…)

　　The music and the setting are clearly the key components of this amazing production.

　　13. 20世纪50 年代, R&B 进一步改变了现代音乐,发展成为我们现在所熟知的摇滚乐.( lead to what…)

　　During the 1950s, R&B changed modern music further and led to what we know as rock and roll.

　　14.众所周知，石油在我国的国民经济中起了重要作用。(play an important role in…)

　　As we all know，oil plays an important role in our national economics。

　　15. 在过去的二十年里，苏州已经变成了一个先进的工业城市。(transform…into…)

　　In the past 20 years , Suzhou has been transformed into an advanced industrial city.

　　16.它的起源是奴隶制时期美国黑人的民歌。(be anchored in…)

　　Its origins are anchored in the folk songs of black Americans from the period of slavery.

　　17. 于1958年应征入伍，他的音乐生涯也因此而缩短。(cut short )

　　Elvis' musical life was cut short when he was drafted into the army in 1958.

　　18. 传统的爵士乐有些开始进入衰弱期。(go into a decline)

　　Traditional jazz went into a bit of a decline.