230826金句和例题

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。