妙语佳句:

原句：For the moment,at least.

For the moment:暂时, 目前

For the moment we cannot supply your requirement from stock.

目前我们没有现货供应你方的需求。

at least:至少

He should at least have come to say good-by.

他至少也该来道个别(然而却没来)。

原句：Close to the summit of Mount Everest,a forest of ice once covered much of the area.

close to:接近于

The hounds are getting close to their quarry.

猎狗正在接近猎物。

原句：What happens to it today,in time,will affect us all.

in time:及时

I'd hope that he'll arrive in time.

我希望他可以准时到达。

原句：Within the next 30 years,it's predicted that 80% of the Tibetan glaciers could disappear.

predict:意为“预言”，“预告”，指将来有可能发生但是现在尚未发生的事情，因此谓语时态要迟一步于主语时态。

错句: Biologists are predicting that they have been able to alter genes and control heredity.

纠正: Biologist are predicting that they will be able to alter genes and control heredity.

翻译: 生物学家预言他们有能力改变基因，控制遗传特征。

分析: 宾语从句中谓语动词时态要迟一步于主语的时态。

上期答案:

Kailash is so sacred that it has never been climbed.

For Tibetans,pilgrimage is a journey from ignorance to enlightenment.