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VOA慢速英语:The World Cheers 33 Miners Rescued in Chile

2010-10-16来源:和谐英语
1.Never have people been trapped for so long so deeply.

Never倒装

句首为否定或半否定的词语,如no, not, never, seldom, little, hardly, at no time, in no way, not until… 等。
  Never have I seen such a performance.
  Nowhere will you find the answer to this question.
  Not until the child fell asleep did the mother leave the room.

 当Not until引出主从复合句,主句倒装,从句不倒装。

注意: 如否定词不在句首不倒装。
   I have never seen such a performance.
   The mother didn't leave the room until the child fell asleep.

2.But the chief medical officer for the miners said most are in good enough health to leave the hospital within a day or so.

or so约莫,大约…左右

例句:Grandad usually conks out for an hour or so after lunch.
      爷爷吃过午饭往往要睡一个小时左右。

3.It bursts into flames but is continually reborn and rises from the ashes.

burst into开出,突然出现

例句:He burst into a fit of laughter.
      他突然大笑起来。

      The audience burst into simultaneous applause.
      观众齐声叫好。