考研英语写作必背句型范文

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2. There are few people who feel anything but a great interest in

3. 虚拟语气

对现在的虚拟：

If I did/were , I would do

对过去的虚拟

If I had done, I would have done

省略倒装

Were/had提前，if去掉

考研英语写作必背句型范文第2篇

2. So+形容词+be+主词+that+句子：如此。。。以至于。。。。

3. 形容词+as+主语+be: 虽然。。。。。

4. The+比较级...the+比较级。。。：愈。。。。愈。。。。

5. By+V-ing,....can....:通过。。。能够。。。。

6. There is no one but.....：没有人不。。。。

7. For the past+时间，主语+现在完成时：过去。。。。以来。。。。一直。。。。

8. Since+主语+过去式，主语+现在完成时：自从。。。。以来。。。。一直。。。。

9. Get into the habit of :养成。。。。的习惯

10. Thanks to :多亏，由于

11. What a /an+adj.+n.+.....!=How+adj.+a/an+n.+.....!:。。。。多么。。。。!

12. Have a great influence on。。。：对。。。有很大的影响

13. As soon as:一。。。就。。。。

14. (not) as/so....as：(不)和。。。。一样。。。。

15. As....as possible：尽可能。。。的

16. Be afraid of doing sth./that：害怕做某事，担心。。。

17. Be busy doing sth.：忙于做某事。

18. Be famous for....：以。。。著名

19. Both...and.....：两者都。。。。

20. Buy sb.sth.：为某人购买某物。

21. Give sth. to sb.：把某物给某人

22. Either....or....：要么。。。。要么。。。

23. Enjoy doing sth.：喜欢做某事

24. Get+比较级：变得越来越。。。。

25. Get on with.....：与。。。相处

26. Get ready for...../get sth. ready：为。。。。作准备/准备好某事

27. Had better(not) do ：最好(不要)做

28. Help sb. (to) do/help sb. with sth.：帮助某人做某事

29. Don’t think that.....：认为。。。。不

30. Would like to....：想。。。。

31. It takes sb. sometime to do sth.：做某事花费某人。。。时间

32. It’s bad/good for: 对。。。有好处/害处

33. It’s adj. for sb. to do sth.：对于某人来说做某事。。。。

34. It’s time for sb to do sth.：对于某人来说是做某事的时间了。

35. Keep sb doing sth.：让某人一直做某事

36. Keep/make sth. +adj.：让某事物一直。。。。

37. Make/let sb (not)do sth.：让某人(不)做某事

38. Neither...nor...：既不。。。也不。。。。

39. Not at all:根本不

40. Not only....but also.....：不仅。。。。而且。。。。。

41. Not.....until：直到。。。。才

42. One....the other/some...others：一个。。。另一个/一些。。。。另一些。

43. See/hear sb do/doing sth.：看见某人做了/正在做某事。

44. So....that....：如此。。。以至于。。。

45. Spend...on/in doing sth.：在某事/做某事上方面花费。。。

46. Stop/prevent sb. from doing sth.：阻止某人做某事

47. Stop to do/doing:停下来去做某事/停下来做某事

48. Take/bring sth with sb.：随身携带。。。。

49. There is something wrong with....：。。。出了问题

50. Too.....to。。。：太。。。而不能。。。。

51. Used to：过去常常

52. What about.../How about...：。。。怎么样呢?

53. Why not ....：为什么不。。。。

54. Can’t help doing sth.：情不自禁做某事

55. So+be/have/助动词/情态动词+主语：。。。。也是如此

56. It’s better to do...than(to)do...：干。。。。比干。。。好

57. It seems+that从句：似乎。。。。

58. There be+sb/sth doing sth.：某人或某物正在做某事

59. Be sure to do sth.：肯定，必定(发生)

60. Be sure of /about:对。。。有把握

61. Be sure+从句：相信。。。。

62. Enjoy oneself:玩得高兴

63. Hope to do sth./that从句：希望做某事

64. Wish to do sth./that从句：希望。。。。

65. Not...any more：不再。。。。

66. Agree with：同意

67. Invite sb to do sth：邀请某人做某事

68. Be worth sth.：值。。。

69. Be worth doing sth.：值得做某事

70. Be sorry for.....：对。。。感到遗憾

71. Rather than：而非

72. Have trouble(in)doing sth.：做某事有困难

73. Succeed in doing sth.：成功做某事

74. Remember to do sth.：记得做某事

75. Be allowed to do sth.：被允许做某事

76. Allow sb. to do sth.：允许某人做某事

77. Allow doing sth.：允许做某事

78. Promise to do sth.：允诺做某事

79. Be used to do sth.：被用来做某事

80. Be used to (doing)sth.习惯于(做某事)

81. Take turns to do sth.：轮流做某事

82. It’s one’s turn to do sth.：轮到某人做某事

83. Be surprised at....：对。。。感到惊讶

84. Ask sb for sth.：向某人要某物

85. Try to do sth.：尽力做某事

86. Chat with sb.：和某人聊天

88. Try one’s best to do sth.：尽最大努力去做某事

89. Use sth.for doing sth.：利用某物来做某事

90. Refuse to do sth.：拒绝做某事

91. Order sb. to do sth.：命令某人做某事

92. In order to do sth.：为了做某事

93. It’s said that....：据说。。。。

94. Make up one’s mind to do sth。：下决心做某事

95. It’s one’s first time to do sth.：某人第一次做某事

96. It’s one’s duty to do sth.：做某事是某人的职责

97. Pay....for....：为。。。付款

98. Need to do sth.：需要做某事

99. Remind sb to do sth.：提醒某人做某事

100. Plan to do sth.：计划做某事

101. Be careful of .....：注意。。。。

102. Keep one’s mind on sth.：专心于某事

103. Play a/an....part：扮演一个。。。角色;起。。。作用 104. No matter what/how。。。：不管。。。。

105. 祈使句+and/or+简单句：

106. Have+宾语+过去分词：让人做某事

107. Should have done：本应该做某事

108. Be forced to do sth.：被迫做某事

109. A number of +可数名词的复数：一些，许多。 110. The number of +可数名词的复数：。。。。的数量。 111. Practice doing sth.：练习做某事

112. Provide sb with sth.= provide sth. for sb ：给某人提供某物 113. Have/has been in。。。：一直在。。。

114. Have/has gone to....：已经去了某地

115. Be supposed to do sth.：应该做某事

116. There is no doubt that+从句：毫无疑问。。。。

117. Lose oneself in....：沉迷于。。。

118. Keep....away from：使。。。。远离。。。

119. Protect....from...：保护。。。不受。。。的危害

120. Be satisfied with....：对。。。感到满意

121. Warn sb to do sth.：提醒某人做某事

122. Avoid doing sth.：避免做某事

123. Make sure:确保

124. Have/has been to....：曾经到过某地

125. Look forward to：期待，盼望

126. Come up with：想出，提出(主意、计划等) 127. Happen to do sth：碰巧干某事

128. How long....：。。。多久

129. How far.....：。。。多远

130. Forget doing sth.：忘记做过某事

132. Tell sb about sth.,：告诉某人某事

133. BE glad to do sth.：乐意做某事

134. Help yourself to.....：请随便吃/喝。。。

135. Be friendly to sb ：对某人友好

136. Thank sb for sth/doing sth.：因某事/做某事而感谢某人 137. Be full of ：装满，充满

138. What is sb/sth like：某人/某物怎么样?

139. Feel proud of sb.：为某人自豪

140. In the future：将来，未来

141. Pick up ：捡起

142. Deal with：解决，应对

143. What if ：如果。。。怎么办

144. Look after：照顾

145. Be willing to：愿意做

146. Be interested in：对。。。感兴趣

147. Make good use of ：充分利用

148. Here and there：到处

149. By mistake：错误地;无意地

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1). It’s adj for sb to do 做对某人来说

2). so that 如此 以至于 too to do 太 而不能

such that 如此 以至于

3). notuntil 直到才 例: I didn’t go to bed until my mother came back.

4).The reason why + 句子 is that + 句子 的原因是

The reason why he got angry was that she told him a lie. ( 他生气的原因是她对他说了谎。)

5). That is why + 句子 那是的原因6). That is because + 句子 那是因为7). It is said that + 句子 据说It is reported that + 句子 据报道

8). There is no doubt that + 句子 毫无疑问

9). It goes without saying that + 句子 不言而喻，毫无疑问10). There is no need to do 没必要做11). There is no point in doing 做某事毫无意义12. as is known to all, +句子 众所周知

as we all know, +句子 据我们所知

it is generally/ publicly known / considered that, 众所周知

考研英语写作必背句型范文第4篇

(一)

例句：

海伦是我所看过最美丽的女孩。

Helen is the most beautiful girl that I have ever seen.

王老师是我曾经遇到最????的教师。哈哈哈

the most + 形容词 + 名词 + (that) + 主词 + have ever + seen (known/ heard/ had/ read, etc)

the + ~ est + 名词 + (that) + 主词 + have ever + seen (known/ heard/ had/ read, etc)

A + be + 形容词最高级 + B + have/ has ever + (known/ heard/ had/ read, etc)

英语写作经典句型

(二)

例句：

你愈努力，你愈进步。

The harder you work, the more progress you make.

我们书读愈多，我们愈有学问。

The more books we read, the more learned we become.

1)The + ~er + S + V, the + ~er + S + V

The + more + Adj + S + V, the + more + Adj + S + V

The + 形容词比较级 + S + V, the + 形容词比较级 + S + V 愈愈

例句：

Nothing is easier than to give up.

没有比放弃更容易的事了。

Nothing is more important than to receive education.

没有比接受教育更重要的事。

2)Nothing is + ~~~ er than to + V

Nothing is + more + 形容词 + than to + V

Nothing is + 形容词比较级 + than to + do sth.

英语写作经典句型

(三)

例句：

全世界都知道树木对我们是不可或缺的。

It is universally acknowledged that trees are indispensable to us.

It is widely/universally acknowledged/recongnised + that 从句全世界都知道...

例句：

该是有关当局采取适当的措施来解决交通问题的时候了。

It is time the authorities concerned took proper steps to solve the traffic problems.

It is time + S + 过去式该是...的时候了

例句：

可想而知，知识在我们的一生中扮演一个重要的角色。

It is conceivable that knowledge plays an important role in our life.

It is conceivable + that 从句 (可想而知的)

It is obvious + that 从句(明显的)

It is apparent + that 从句(显然的)

例句：

帮助别人是值得的

It pays to help others.

It pays to do sth. ...是值得的。

英语写作经典句型

(四)

例句：

不可否认的，我们的生活品质已经每况愈下。

There is no denying that the qualities of our living have gone from bad to worse. There is no denying that + S + V ... 不可否认的...

例句：

毫无疑问的我们的教育制度令人不满意。

There is no doubt that our educational system leaves something to be desired. There is no doubt + that 从句毫无疑问的...

例句：

没有人不渴望上大学。

There is no one but longs to go to college.

There is no one but 没有人不...

英语写作经典句型

(五)

例句：

我们再怎么强调保护眼睛的重要性也不为过。

We cannot emphasize the importance of protecting our eyes too much. cannot emphasize the importance of too much.

再怎么强调...的重要性也不为过。

英语写作经典句型

(六)

例句：

我们必须种树的原因是它们能供应我们新鲜的空气。

The reason why we have to grow trees is that they can supply fresh air for us.

1)The reason why + 从句 is + that 从句...的原因是...

例句：

夏天很炙热。那就是我不喜欢它的原因。

Summer is sultry. That is the reason why I don’t like it.

2)That is the reason why 那就是...的原因

英语写作经典句型

(七)

例句：

使用太阳能的优点是它不会制造任何污染。

An advantage of using the solar energy is that it won’t create (produce) any pollution.

An advantage of is + that 从句...的优点是...

英语写作经典句型

(八)

例句：

因为他的鼓励，我终于实现我的梦想。

Thanks to his encouragement, I finally realized my dream.

Due to / Owing to / Thanks to sth. / doing因为...

英语写作经典句型

(九)

例句：

时间是如此珍贵，我们经不起浪费它。

So precious is time that we cant afford to waste it.

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2. So+形容词+be+主词+that+句子：如此。。。以至于。。。。

3. 形容词+as+主语+be: 虽然。。。。。

4. The+比较级...the+比较级。。。：愈。。。。愈。。。。

5. By+V-ing,....can....:通过。。。能够。。。。

6. There is no one but.....：没有人不。。。。

7. For the past+时间，主语+现在完成时：过去。。。。以来。。。。一直。。。。

8. Since+主语+过去式，主语+现在完成时：自从。。。。以来。。。。一直。。。。

9. Get into the habit of :养成。。。。的习惯

10. Thanks to :多亏，由于

11. What a /an+adj.+n.+.....!=How+adj.+a/an+n.+.....!:。。。。多么。。。。!

12. Have a great influence on。。。：对。。。有很大的影响

13. As soon as:一。。。就。。。。

14. (not) as/so....as：(不)和。。。。一样。。。。

15. As....as possible：尽可能。。。的

16. Be afraid of doing sth./that：害怕做某事，担心。。。

17. Be busy doing sth.：忙于做某事。

18. Be famous for....：以。。。著名

19. Both...and.....：两者都。。。。

20. Buy sb.sth.：为某人购买某物。

21. Give sth. to sb.：把某物给某人

22. Either....or....：要么。。。。要么。。。

23. Enjoy doing sth.：喜欢做某事

24. Get+比较级：变得越来越。。。。

25. Get on with.....：与。。。相处

26. Get ready for...../get sth. ready：为。。。。作准备/准备好某事

27. Had better(not) do ：最好(不要)做

28. Help sb. (to) do/help sb. with sth.：帮助某人做某事

29. Don’t think that.....：认为。。。。不

30. Would like to....：想。。。。

31. It takes sb. sometime to do sth.：做某事花费某人。。。时间

32. It’s bad/good for: 对。。。有好处/害处

33. It’s adj. for sb. to do sth.：对于某人来说做某事。。。。

34. It’s time for sb to do sth.：对于某人来说是做某事的时间了。

35. Keep sb doing sth.：让某人一直做某事

36. Keep/make sth. +adj.：让某事物一直。。。。

37. Make/let sb (not)do sth.：让某人(不)做某事

38. Neither...nor...：既不。。。也不。。。。

39. Not at all:根本不

40. Not only....but also.....：不仅。。。。而且。。。。。

41. Not.....until：直到。。。。才

42. One....the other/some...others：一个。。。另一个/一些。。。。另一些。

43. See/hear sb do/doing sth.：看见某人做了/正在做某事。

44. So....that....：如此。。。以至于。。。

45. Spend...on/in doing sth.：在某事/做某事上方面花费。。。

46. Stop/prevent sb. from doing sth.：阻止某人做某事

47. Stop to do/doing:停下来去做某事/停下来做某事

48. Take/bring sth with sb.：随身携带。。。。

49. There is something wrong with....：。。。出了问题

50. Too.....to。。。：太。。。而不能。。。。

51. Used to：过去常常

52. What about.../How about...：。。。怎么样呢?

53. Why not ....：为什么不。。。。

54. Can’t help doing sth.：情不自禁做某事

55. So+be/have/助动词/情态动词+主语：。。。。也是如此

56. It’s better to do...than(to)do...：干。。。。比干。。。好

57. It seems+that从句：似乎。。。。

58. There be+sb/sth doing sth.：某人或某物正在做某事

59. Be sure to do sth.：肯定，必定(发生)

60. Be sure of /about:对。。。有把握

61. Be sure+从句：相信。。。。

62. Enjoy oneself:玩得高兴

63. Hope to do sth./that从句：希望做某事

64. Wish to do sth./that从句：希望。。。。

65. Not...any more：不再。。。。

66. Agree with：同意

67. Invite sb to do sth：邀请某人做某事

68. Be worth sth.：值。。。

69. Be worth doing sth.：值得做某事

70. Be sorry for.....：对。。。感到遗憾

71. Rather than：而非

72. Have trouble(in)doing sth.：做某事有困难

73. Succeed in doing sth.：成功做某事

74. Remember to do sth.：记得做某事

75. Be allowed to do sth.：被允许做某事

76. Allow sb. to do sth.：允许某人做某事

77. Allow doing sth.：允许做某事

78. Promise to do sth.：允诺做某事

79. Be used to do sth.：被用来做某事

80. Be used to (doing)sth.习惯于(做某事)

81. Take turns to do sth.：轮流做某事

82. It’s one’s turn to do sth.：轮到某人做某事

83. Be surprised at....：对。。。感到惊讶

84. Ask sb for sth.：向某人要某物

85. Try to do sth.：尽力做某事

86. Chat with sb.：和某人聊天

88. Try one’s best to do sth.：尽最大努力去做某事

89. Use sth.for doing sth.：利用某物来做某事

90. Refuse to do sth.：拒绝做某事

91. Order sb. to do sth.：命令某人做某事

92. In order to do sth.：为了做某事

93. It’s said that....：据说。。。。

94. Make up one’s mind to do sth。：下决心做某事

95. It’s one’s first time to do sth.：某人第一次做某事

96. It’s one’s duty to do sth.：做某事是某人的职责

97. Pay....for....：为。。。付款

98. Need to do sth.：需要做某事

99. Remind sb to do sth.：提醒某人做某事

100. Plan to do sth.：计划做某事

101. Be careful of .....：注意。。。。

102. Keep one’s mind on sth.：专心于某事

103. Play a/an....part：扮演一个。。。角色;起。。。作用 104. No matter what/how。。。：不管。。。。

105. 祈使句+and/or+简单句：

106. Have+宾语+过去分词：让人做某事

107. Should have done：本应该做某事

108. Be forced to do sth.：被迫做某事

109. A number of +可数名词的复数：一些，许多。 110. The number of +可数名词的复数：。。。。的数量。 111. Practice doing sth.：练习做某事

112. Provide sb with sth.= provide sth. for sb ：给某人提供某物 113. Have/has been in。。。：一直在。。。

114. Have/has gone to....：已经去了某地

115. Be supposed to do sth.：应该做某事

116. There is no doubt that+从句：毫无疑问。。。。

117. Lose oneself in....：沉迷于。。。

118. Keep....away from：使。。。。远离。。。

119. Protect....from...：保护。。。不受。。。的危害

120. Be satisfied with....：对。。。感到满意

121. Warn sb to do sth.：提醒某人做某事

122. Avoid doing sth.：避免做某事

123. Make sure:确保

124. Have/has been to....：曾经到过某地

125. Look forward to：期待，盼望

126. Come up with：想出，提出(主意、计划等) 127. Happen to do sth：碰巧干某事

128. How long....：。。。多久

129. How far.....：。。。多远

130. Forget doing sth.：忘记做过某事

132. Tell sb about sth.,：告诉某人某事

133. BE glad to do sth.：乐意做某事

134. Help yourself to.....：请随便吃/喝。。。

135. Be friendly to sb ：对某人友好

136. Thank sb for sth/doing sth.：因某事/做某事而感谢某人 137. Be full of ：装满，充满

138. What is sb/sth like：某人/某物怎么样?

139. Feel proud of sb.：为某人自豪

140. In the future：将来，未来

141. Pick up ：捡起

142. Deal with：解决，应对

143. What if ：如果。。。怎么办

144. Look after：照顾

145. Be willing to：愿意做

146. Be interested in：对。。。感兴趣

147. Make good use of ：充分利用

148. Here and there：到处

149. By mistake：错误地;无意地

考研英语写作必背句型范文第6篇

1.There be结构

1) There are other techniques that might help you with you studying.

2) There is more entertainment in a good book than is a month of typical TV programming.

3) Most curious of all, there was no quality control whatsoever.

4) There were no breaks in the day to relieve the boring work.

5) In the past 50 years there has been a great increase in the amount of research being done on the brain.

6) There are so many of thee paths and so many metal particles that it is impossible to land a flying saucer without is being smashed by one.

7) There is much that we can learn from him today.

8) There are two sides to every question. If you take one side with decision and act on it with effect, those who take the other side will of course resent your actions.

9) There is no sense(道理)in leaving important decisions to inexperienced people.

10) There is little sense in treating the child so severely. After all he is too young to know that he was doing wrong.

11) There is no surgical patient I cannot treat competently, treat just as well as or better than any other surgeon. 考研英语作文上244分必背句型总结

12) There were still situations in which I couldn’t be certain my decision had been the right one.

13) There’s no right or wrong in the situation. There’s just luck.

14) There’s no way to prepare for the next timeno intelligent response to a gun.

15) There is no way to stop the process of aging. In fact, we can only delay it.

16) There are other indications that high school cheating may be on the rise (还有一些迹象表明)

17) There is some evidence that dishonesty may ebb and flow(起伏波动)

18) Today there is evidence that the time between each of the steps in this cycle has been shortened.

19) There can be on doubt that he is the right person for the job.

20) There is no doubt that their support will make a difference in out cause .

21) There is no doubt that these measures will contribute to the solution of the problem.

22) There is no doubt that Jim had more talent than anybody who ever played football.

23) There’s no substitute(替代物) for practical experience.

24) There is urgent need to debate this issue openly 考研英语作文上244分必背句型总结

25) There are tow ways in which one can own a book.

26) There have been some small fluctuation(波动) in the past year, but by and large prices have remained stable.

2.It 结构

1) It is advisable to exercise(拥有) patience in dealing with such complicated situations.

2) It is advisable to place important telephone numbers nest to the phone in case of an emergency.

3) It is biologically reasonable for deer to reduce their cost of living to increase their chances of surviving in winter.

4) It is essential that the increase in production should be geared to (适应) the increase in public demand.

5) It is necessary that young and old people should communicate more with each other.

6) It is thoughtless of some parents to allow their children to watch whatever program is on television.

7) It is incredible(不可思议) that he ate the big cake just in tow bites.

8) It was obvious to everyone that the marriage would sooner or later end in separation if not diverce. 考研英语作文上244分必背句型总结

9) It was clear that Dad could do no more than he was doing already.

10) It is certain that fresh air and exercises are more valuable than medicine.

11) It is certain that with determination and hard work you will succeed eventually.

12) It was quite apparent that both sides were making a great effort to win the prize.

13) It was almost impossible for an Indian to gain even a fair education an extremely difficult, as a result, for an Indian to rese high in life.

14) It is easy to fall into bad habits but very difficult to break away form them.

15) It’s not easy to size up (估计) the situation right now. For we are not well informed on recent developments.

16) It is not easy to say exactly what each part of the brain does.

17) It is not wise to change you money into U . S. currency.

18) It was not until about 1600B.C. when the chariot (马拉战车) was invented that the maximum speed was raised to roughly twenty miles per hour.

19) It is only recently that science has begun to give us some idea of how the brain really works

20) It was not until the century that man realized that the whole of the brain was involved in the working of the mind.

21) It is conflict and not unquestioning agreement that keeps freedom alive. 考研英语作文上244分必背句型总结

22) It was in times of crisis that I finally found out what he was really like.

23) It took the human race millions of years to attain that record.

24) It took a mere twenty-year flick(一瞬) of time to double the limit again.

25) It takes (took) sb. some time to do sth.

26) If it takes less time to bring a new idea to the marketplace, it also takes less time for it to sweep through the society.

27) It will take the council a few weeks to judge the situation before it takes any further action.

28) It is well known that many of our problems are caused at least in part by failure to communicate.

29) It is fairly well known that wild animals survive form year to year by eating as much as they can during times of plenty.

30) It is probably less well known that even with their stored fat, wild animals spend less energy to live in winter than in summer.

31) It remains unknown whether there are intelligent beings outside the solar system.

32) It has been pointed out that in 6000B. C. the fastest transportation available to man over

33) It is now thought that the more work we give our brains, the more w** able to do. 考研英语作文上244分必背句型总结

34) It can be argued that such a response may not mean much (有人认为)

35) It is reported that the electronic industry is going on rapidly in recent year.

36) It is reported that there has been a decrease in the annual birth rate over the last two decades.

37) It is estimated that the total expenses in the trial manufacture of the new products will come to 30,000 yuan.

38) Once it was thought that nighttime dreams interfered with our needed rest.

39) It has been observed that unemployment brings enormous psychological troubles.

40) Even so, it seemed to him that he was part of the whole event.

41) It seems to me that the Americans are a highly mobile people. Most of them like to travel whenever they get the chance.

42) It seemed to me that the only thing that mattered was to get her husband back to her.

43) But it is only because it is my work to do so.

44) It is an encouraging sign that people’s purchasing power(购买力)is on the rise.

45) It is common knowledge that chalk absorbs moisture (湿气) from the air.

46) It might be a way to avoid the indignity of having to ask for money all the time. 考研英语作文上244分必背句型总结

47) It used to be a popular belief the we could foretell a person’s future on the basis of the date and time of his birth.

48) It pays in the long run (从长远的角度看) to introduce new technique

49) It is time for out symbols of technology to change to catch up with the quickening changes in technology itself.

50) It has been only twenty-five years since television came to one of people’s pastimes.