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The people are prepared to sacrifice everything to achieve victory.
to do research into 進(jìn)行…的研究
They are doing some fascinating research into the language of bees.
Shes doing research into possible cures for AIDS.
be central to 對(duì)…極為重要;是…的重點(diǎn)
Community involvement is central to our plan.
Reducing inflation is central to the government’s economic policy.
to aim for 瞄準(zhǔn)；以…為目標(biāo)
He said that when he fired the gun, he had been aiming for his victims shoulder, not her heart.
Lets aim for Coventry first, and then well have a look at the map.
We are aiming for a 50% share of the German market.
難句分析
this is the one I was speaking to.
This the book I’ve just bought.
Tell me what had happened.
He said that he was tired.
1. It would be completely irresponsible and unethical to use drugs on people that had not been thoroughly tested on animals.
該句用了虛擬語(yǔ)氣，因?yàn)樽髡哒J(rèn)為藥品不經(jīng)動(dòng)物實(shí)驗(yàn)就用在人身上的可能性極小，因此可以看成是與現(xiàn)在事實(shí)相反的假設(shè)。注意本句沒(méi)有用到虛擬條件句的形式，但完全可以改成虛擬條件句：It would be completely irresponsible and unethical to use drugs on people if they had not been thoroughly tested on animals.
2. The famous example of thalidomide is a case for more animal testing, not less.
為了避免重復(fù)，less 后面省略了animal testing。 意為：“著名的薩立多胺的例子就說(shuō)明應(yīng)該對(duì)動(dòng)物進(jìn)行更多的試驗(yàn)，而不是更少.”
case: n. 理由，論據(jù)
e.g. They presented a good case for changing the law.
他們提出了一條很好的變更法律的理由
The case against cigarette advertising is becoming stronger and stronger.
反對(duì)做香煙廣告的論據(jù)越來(lái)越充足
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