• The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann, joins Brooklyn to Staten Island. It has a span of 4,260 feet. The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer. • 1. a span of 4,260 feet • rise to a height of 8848ms/ extend to a depth of 2ms/a width of 5ms/an area of 9,600,000 square kilometers a life span of 100 2. be taken into account 被考虑到 The budget did not take account of changes of the rate of inflation. on account of = because of
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动词不定式做后置定语 the effort to be made the right to refuse the capability to change fate a dream to be a poet a desire to change one’s life possibility to succeed
• He described it as ‘a very agreeable situation located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river.’ • 1.described sth as sth 把..描绘成 • regard sth as 把..看做 • referred to sth as 把..看做 • People who work in offices are frequently referred to as ‘white-collar workers’. • think of sth as /appoint sb as 任命某人为.. • 2. in the midst of sth 在..中间 Midautumn day/Midsummer Night’s Dream /Midday 3.某些地点状语前置可引起句子倒装 Under a big tree was sitting an old farmer. There was an old farmer sitting under a big tree. Outside the class room stood a boy. Behind the farmhouse was a rice field. At the foot of the hill lies a beautiful lake.
