but of course it's a very sobering experience as well.當然這也是一段發人深省的經歷
as well:也;又
He shared in my sorrows as well as in my joys.
他分擔我的快樂也分享我的悲傷。
Little did they know that the ground beneath their feet was about to be ripped apart他們完全不知道自己腳下的大地即將會被撕開
be about to:即將
Something unusual was about to happen.
某種不尋常的事正要發生。
As she was about to speak, I frowned her down.
她剛要開口,我就皺皺眉示意她別出聲。
rip apart:把 ... 扯破
The country was ripped apart by fierce tribal hostilities.
那個國家被部落間的激烈沖突弄得四分五裂。