desperate
5. legally become the parents of somebody else’s child adopt 6. progress advances 7. completely totally 8. the results of an action
consequences
It was a difficult time, but eventually things turned out fine. 那是一段艰难的时期, 但最终情况却不坏。 That guy turned out to be my friend’s brother. 结果那个家伙是我朋友的弟弟。
To my surprise, it turned out that I was wrong. 令我惊奇的是, 结果证明我错了。
2. Most of the time it turns out that humans are not really profiting when they damage the environment. 在多数情况下的结果是, 人类在破坏环 境之际并没有真正收益。 turn out+形容词/不定式/从句,意为 “结果是, 证明是”。 如:
Second reading— Understanding scientific terms
Circle the unfamiliar words or things they do not understand while second reading.
clone (line 1)
克隆
embryo (line 2) 胚胎
4. help those who want to clone their dead children