It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.
-- Lena Horne
让你垮掉的不是你的负荷，而是你背的方式。
--丽娜.荷恩
【热身题】根据题干选出合适的选项填空。
I went to the bus station early,（ ）missing the school bus.
A. instead of
B. in search of
C. as a result of
D. for fear of
答案：D
解析：A项instead of 意思是代替，B项 in search of意思是搜寻...，C项 as a result of 意思是 成为...的结果，D 项 for fear of 意思是担心...发生。根据题干表达的意思，我因为担心错过校车而早早来到车站，所以选择D。
补充如下：
instead of
e.g. Today I want to have fried noodles instead of rice.
今天我想吃炒面，不吃饭了。
Now I can walk to work instead of going by bus.
现在我可以走路代替乘车上班了。
in search of
e.g.The company is in search of a new chief executive officer.
这家公司正在寻找一位新的CEO。
They went out in search of clean water.
他们出去搜寻干净的水。
as a result of
e.g. As a result of the coronavirus, many restaurants permanently closed.
新冠病毒导致很多餐馆永久关闭。
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