Unit 13 The mystery of the Moonstone

as playful as a kitten(像小貓一樣喜歡嬉戲)       as gentle as a lamb(像小羊一樣溫和)
as brave as a lion(像獅子一樣勇敢)              as stubborn as a mule(像騾子一樣頑固)
as wise as an owl(像貓頭鷹一樣聰明)            as quick as a rabbit(像兔子一樣快)
as slow as a snail(像蝸牛一樣緩慢)              as hungry as a wolf(像狼一樣饑餓)
as graceful as a swan(像天鵝一樣優美)           as slow as a turtle(像烏龜一樣緩慢)

one mistake could have resulted in a huge loss, so that the diamond expert under of a lot of tension when he began to work.  一點失誤可能會導致巨大的損失，因此鉆石專家開始工作時十分緊張，壓力很大。【點撥】 這里的“result in”，是“導致，致使”的意思。     e.g. eating too much food which is high in fat and sugar will result in heart illness.
　           吃過多高脂肪和高糖類的食物會導致心臟疾病。result in和result from的用法區別result in可用來表示"引起、導致或造成（某種結果）"
　       e.g. the traffic accident resulted in three deaths. 這起交通事故造成三人死亡。
　          the trial resulted in his being sentenced to two years' imprisonment.審判結果是他被判刑兩年。
　          the election resulted in a great victory for their party. 選舉結果，他們的黨獲得了巨大勝利。
　   result可以與from連用，意為"作為……的結果"，表示原因。
　       e.g. her injury resulted from a fall.她因跌倒而受傷。
　          it's said that his lameness resulted from an accident. 據說他的瘸腿是一次事故造成的。
　          sickness often results from eating too much. 疾病往往因為吃得太多。
　  result 還可用作名詞，常用“as a result”在句中作狀語,表原因；“as a result of”是短語介詞，后面必須接名詞表原因。integrating skillsfranklin blake, meanwhile, received a letter from rosama saying that …  同時，franklin blake 收到了rosama的一封信，信上說…【點撥】  meanwhile是個副詞，譯作“在這期間，與此同時”，  相當于“during the period of time", e.g. mother was cooking meanwhile i was doing my homework.