346. He was particularly eager--too eager, it would turn out--to explain all the intricacies of relativity to him.
他特別迫切地--結(jié)果證明是太過于迫切地--希望能向?qū)Ψ浇忉屜鄬φ撍械膹?fù)雜原理。
六級詞匯講解:
本句屬于too…to…結(jié)構(gòu),破折號之間的部分作為一個插入成分,表示強(qiáng)調(diào)。turn out意為“結(jié)果是……”,通常后面會跟上to be.../to do...。而intricacy意為“錯綜復(fù)雜,難以理解”。relativity原意為“相對性,相關(guān)性”,此處意為“相對論”。
英語六級考點歸納:
turn作動詞時,相關(guān)短語還有:
turn in意為“歸還;上交;就寢”。如:
You must turn in your homework tomorrow.
你們明天必須把作業(yè)交上來。
I think I'll turn in soon because I've got to get up early.
我得馬上睡覺了,因為我得早起。
turn up意為“出現(xiàn),到達(dá);查(字典等)”。如:
He promised to come but hasn't turned up yet.
他答應(yīng)來,但到現(xiàn)在都還沒出現(xiàn)。
You may turn the word up in the dictionary.
你可以查查字典。
turn on意為“打開;依賴”。如:
Could you turn on the light,please?
你能把燈打開嗎?
The success of a picnic usually turns on the weather.
成功的野餐有賴于天氣情況。
turn off意為“關(guān)掉(煤氣、水、電、收音機(jī)、電視機(jī)等)”。如:
Don't forget to turn off the light when you leave.
離開前別忘了關(guān)燈。
turn out意為“證明是,結(jié)果是;關(guān)掉”。如:
The experiment turned out to be agreat success.
遮次實驗結(jié)果非常成功。
turn down意為“關(guān)小;拒絕”。如:
He tried to join the army but was turned down because of poor health.
他想入伍,結(jié)果因為身體不好被拒絕了。