remain的用法小结

　　6. So mobile phones have become the rage among businesspeople, who can remain in contact despite the traffic jams.

　　因此移动电话在商界成为时尚，使人们在交通堵塞时也能与外界保持联系。

　　7. Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives.

　　在它们的一生中，大多数猫都对人存有戒心。

　　8. Men who break windows do not usually remain to speak to a policeman.

　　砸橱窗的人一般是不会留下来和警察打交道的。

　　9. Until we are intelligent as to its laws and varieties, the main complicating facts of human life must remain unintelligible.

　　直到我们理解了风俗的规律性和多样性，我们才能明白人为生活中主要的复杂现象。

　　10. It did not, however, remain within the confines of his estate.

　　然而，这种疾病并未被局限在

　　1. If we remain inveterate smokers, it is only because we have so often experienced the frustration that results from failure.

　　如果我们烟瘾大，戒不掉，那是因为屡戒屡败，失去信心。

　　2. In love, two beings become one and yet remain two.

　　两个人由于爱合二为一，又仍是两个独立的个体。

　　3. Why some people remain upbeat in the face of troubles that would sink a less resistant soul.

　　为什么有些人面对困难仍能保持乐观，而另一些人则坚持不住，沉沦下去。他的庄园内，

每日一句 | remain at readiness levels

　　• “remain at readiness levels” (保持准备状态)

　　e.g. North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un missed another national holiday on Saturday, fueling rumors and reports of his health. But U.S. intelligence sees no sign of unusual military activity that would suggest something amiss.

　　"Regional militaries in the Western Pacific and Asia, including those of our partner nations, remain at readiness levels consistent with historical norms," a senior Pentagon official told Newsweek because they were not authorized to speak on the matter.

　　"We have observed no indications or received any additional information to make a conclusive assessment on the status of North Korean leadership or health of Kim Jong-un," the official added. "We continue to monitor the situation." #NEWSWEEK#

单词回顾 | 他们都是如何用“remain”造句的?

　　注意“remain”在这一用法中是不及物动词。下面点评10个句子：

　　1. The C919 has successfully taken off on 5th May as scheduled, while the doubts about the potential market for Comac remain.

　　点评：场景很好，照顾到了一周前的热点C919试飞。句子时态有误，应该是：

　　The C919 successfully took off on 5th May as scheduled, while doubts about the potential market for Comac remain.

　　2. It's very typical of a pessimist to think that although much work has been done, even more remains.

　　点评：一句话道尽了悲观主义者的心态。

　　3. There is much room remains to be improved.

　　点评：这个句子暴露了作者模糊的语法意识。我提供了两个改写版本。我个人喜欢第二个版本，更简洁有力。高级学习者可以试着放弃“there be”句型了。

　　1) There is much room that remains to be improved.

　　2) Much room remains to be improved.

　　4. Lots of people walked into our lives and then went away,only those who really care about us remain.

　　点评：这个句子可以使用一般现在时表示一种现象。英文中标点符号后面要空一格。逗号不能连接两个独立的句子。可以改成这样：

　　1) Lots of people walk into our lives and (then) go away; only those who really care about us remain.

　　2) Lots of people walk into our lives and go away, and only those who really care about us remain.

　　3) In our lives people come and go; only a few remain. (注意体会这个短句的意味)

　　5. Even after nine years, the grief of the great earthquake remains in the hearts of the victims and their families.

　　点评：这期有三个句子都涉及到了汶川地震。这个句子唯一的问题是第一个“of”的用法，建议改为“from/out of”.

　　6. Very little of the city remained after the earthquake nine years ago.

　　点评：虽然句子没错，但调整句序后，它表达的重点会更突出。试感受：

　　After the earthquake nine years ago very little of Wenchuan remained.

　　7. Today marks the 9th anniversary of the deadly earthquake and many families seem to have moved on, but the grief over their children's death may still remain.