Unit 12 Art and literature
he walked slowly as if he had hurt his leg. 他慢慢地走，好像腿受傷的樣子。
she looks as if she is going to cry. 她看起來似乎要哭了。
it looks as if we will be late. 看起來我們似乎會遲到。
4）…，and that not all of them were safe. 他們不是所有的人都安全。
這是一個部分否定句。這里我們也可以說 “all of them were not safe”。
再如：not all of us are students. 我們不都是學生。
＝ all of us are not students.
完全否定應該是 none of 。
none of them were safe. 他們都不安全。
none of us are students. 我們都不是學生。
5）he was about to say something when helen turned around. 他正要說話的時候，海倫轉過身來。
be about to do sth. when … 正要做……，（突然）……
例：i was about to jump into the river for a swim when the guide shouted at me. 我正要跳下河游泳的時候向導向我大喊起來。
6）we need a password to get through the wall. 我們需要咒語穿過這堵墻。
get through 到達；做完；通過；度過；打通
例：the road ahead is narrow, so a truck can’t get through (it). 前面的路很窄，所以卡車沒有辦法通過。
how long does it take you to get through a letter? 你寫一封信要花多長時間？
i called all day yesterday, but i couldn’t get through to you. 昨天我打了一天電話，但是沒有辦法聯絡到你。
7）she did not have time to finish before the wall started moving and a hole open up below the picture. 還沒等她說完，墻開始移動，在畫的下面露出一個洞口。
open up 展開, 打開；開發；揭露；開始
例：coughing like that might open up your wound. 你那樣咳嗽會把傷口震開。
new mines are opening up. 新礦正在開發。
he never opens up his shop on a sunday. 星期天他的商店從不營業。
open up the package. 打開這個包裹。