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5.…the tree has already claimed a number of victims.……此树已经害了不少人。
claim可以表示疾病、意外等“夺去(生命)”:
The accident claimed a few lives.
那次事故夺走了几条人命。
6.The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down, but so far he has refused.人们曾请求教区的牧师叫人把树砍掉,但他直到现在也没有同意。
(1)在 to have the tree cut down这个短语中, have表示“使……”,即叫别人完成某动作,cut down为过去分词短语。(cf.第66课语法)
(2)so far为固定短语,其含义之一为“迄今为止”,常与现在完成时连用:
He hasn't returned my books so far.
迄今为止他还没有还我的书。
7.point out,指出。
这个短语可分开用:
I realized that he had made a mistake, so I pointed it out to him immediately。
我意识到他犯了个错误,所以我立即就向他指了出来。
He pointed out that it was a mistake not to help them.
他指出不帮助他们是错误的。
8.in spite of,尽管,虽然;不顾,不管。
He set off in spite of the heavy rain.
尽管下着大雨,他还是出发了。
In spite of what you have told me, I still believe(that) he has stolen the money.
虽然你对我说了这些,我还是认为他偷了那笔钱