Vocabulary
These modals are used for making predictions, judgements and speculations. They indicate how much a speaker knows about the likelihood of an event.
Businesses have attempted to invest? this only sporadically [偶发的], with emotional advertising that features a poignant conversation involving an elderly grandparent.
It would could be that he feels the same way about you. Maybe he has lost interest. So it's best to find out.
A high dependency ratio means that there are fewer working people to support health, social security and education services, which are used by the dependent sectors of a population.
"So he's obviously out of his head," said the doctor. "He's going to/unlikely？be insane to keep on flying combat missions after all the close calls he's got to/going to?."
During the 20th century, the average lifespan in the United States increased by more than 30 years, of which 25 years can be attributed to advances in public health.
The first blow hit Caesar in his neck and drew blood. Then the other senators joined in and stabbed him repeatedly until he fell to the floor and died.
As a fuel, gasoline is unrivalled in its protability. Electricity requires bulky batteries, and hydrogen is notoriously difficult to store.
To assume that an abundant source of renewable energy will address this challenge is to ignore the vital non-fuel uses of petrochemicals.
If someone were to say that, it would seem as if they were claiming the power to control or influence nature.
Once you recover? the brain onto the internet and log on to that virtual world your body can be left to upload while your virtual self can play games for as long as you wish.
We will never know how history might have been different had these events not taken place.
With his death, power shifted to Octavian, who vowed revenge against the assassins. Eventually, several of the leading assassins were either killed or committed suicide.
To be unrivalled [无与伦比的] means...to be better than any competitors.
To be fit to fly means...to meet the required standards.
To show contempt [轻视] means...to be disrespectful.
To consolidate power means...to combine and unify its sources.
To do things in their respective order means...to do them in the order already mentioned.
If something decomposes, it...decays and falls apart.
Someone who is defensive in an argument will probably...not admit fault.
To determine the root of a problem means to find...its source.
The conquest of a country or territory happens when...it is defeated and taken over.
To reflect the experience means...to serve as an example of it.
A close call [死里逃生] is...a narrow escape from danger.
To be complacent [自满的] means...to be satisfied with things as they are.
To take precautions means...to act to prevent a problem from happening.
To be sane means to be...in a healthy state of mind.
To be impoveished [贫穷的] means...to be extremely poor, in a state of poverty.
选择近义词
If something falls apart [破裂，破碎], it...
decays-破败，衰败
decomposes-腐烂，分解
If something grows fast, it creases...
rapidly-高速地
exponentially-越来越快地
sporadically-偶发地
gradually-逐步地
ultimately-最终地
disinfect-[ˌdɪsɪnˈfekt] 消毒
hygienic-[haɪˈdʒiːnɪk] 卫生
remedy-处理方式，改进措施
solution-处理方式，解决方案
complacent will lead to...
overconfidence
arrogance
enormous-巨大的
immense-巨大的
vast-巨大的
imminent-临近的
approaching-接近的
poignant-令人悲痛的
avoidable-可避免的
Speaking
Perhaps if he hadn't been so arrogant, or acted like a god, he would have surived.
If he hadn't acted against the aristocracy, he wouldn't have created as many enemies.
If he were to reform the government, he would need the support of the people.
Once gaining power, he fought against corruption and began to restructure the government.
The fact that our parents are getting old is a reminder that we are only young once.
We are no longer children, so now it's our turn to take care of our parents.
There is a growing opportunity to provide products and services to the elderly.
Engaging with the elderly will become one of the biggest areas of work in the country.
A disabled person is someone who generally needs some kind of living assistance.
Those in the labor force are the productive part of the population.
Maybe your plan will work. If so, I'll be the first to congratulate you.
Scientific discoveries led to a growing awareness of germs and disease.
People today are living longer than at any point in human history.
With an aging population, health problems become a growing concern.
Once you upload your brain onto the Interet, you can leave your body behind.
Instead of seeing pictures on a screen, you would see them in your mind.
For a futurist like Ray, this would be heaven, a virtual heaven.
Some of the men believed in the principles they were fighting for.
Curbing the demand for food will require a reduction in the global birth rate.
She would never have written the code down on a piece of paper.
He was horrified when he found that a large amount of money was missing.
She had a notoriously bad memory, so she kept a lot of notes.
She advises him to show his smile and be more expressive.
She pauses between ideas and makes eye contact with the audience.
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