练习题

1. This substance _______________(反应速度是另外那种物质的三倍).

2. Be quick, _______________(否则等我们到达教堂时婚礼就结束了).

3. The war went on for years, _______________(夺去了成千上万人的生命).

4. (无论理由是什么)，we cannot tolerate this disloyalty.

5. The population of elderly people is increasing rapidly because people are living longer than before___ (发达国家尤为如此).
参考答案

1.【答案】reacts three times as fast as the other one

本题考查倍数的表达方式。倍数表达法有三种：A倍数+原级B 倍数+比较级C倍数+名词短语。例如：和……的三倍一样长可以译为：

A.three times as long as B.twice longer than C.three times the length of

2.【答案】or the wedding will have finished by the time we get to the church

将来完成时。

3.【答案】killing thousands upon thousands of people

分词作结果状语。

4.【答案】Whatever be the reasons for it

whatever“无论是什么”引导的状语从句。

5.【答案】especially in developed countries

“发达国家”和“发展中国家”的表达方式分别为developed country, developing country。