①大多数人赞成这个建议。 The majority ___________________________ in favour of the proposal. ①were/was ②大多数孩子被迫学习英语。 _____________________________ made to learn English. (=Most children are made to learn English.) ②A majority of children are ③这些学生中的大多数都想出国留学。 __________________________________to study abroad. (=Most of the students want to study abroad.) ③The majority of the students want ④________ passengers survived the traffic accident except a woman and two children. A. The most B. Majority of the C. Most of D. The majority of the ④D 句意:这次交通事故大部分乘客幸免于难,除了一名妇女和两名儿童外。most置于名词前不用the等限定词;most of所接的名词前须有限定词;选项B的正确表述应为A majority of (the)。 1、in general / generally speaking 一般来说,从整体上讲 ◆It's true that he sometimes doesn't obey the rules, but in general, he is a promising boy. 他确实有时不守规矩,但从整体上来说,他是个很有前程的孩子。 ◆In general, the more expensive something is, the better the quality is. 一般来说,某件东西越贵,它的质量就越好。 英语中in + (抽象)名词,常相当于该名词的副词意义的短语还有:in silence 安静地; in comfort 舒服地; in particular 尤其; in public 公开地; in earnest 认真地。 ①她默不作声地承受了这个坏消息。 She received the bad news __________________. ①in silence / silently |