是明智的, 是合情合理的
例句:It would make sense to leave early.
还是早点走好。
2.And all the American people should rest assured that all of these decisions will be based on the science and what's best for the people of the Gulf.
rest assured确信无疑;放心
例句:You can rest assured of that.
这你就放心好了。
3.because he suspects that the independence leader was the victim of a conspiracy rather than tuberculosis as most historians maintain.
rather than而不,不
例句:I want to rent a video rather than go to the theater.
我要去租录像带而不是去看电影。
4.The British defence technology company, QinetiQ, has set a record by keeping an unmanned, solar-powered aircraft aloft for more than a week.
set a record创造记录
例句:He set a land speed record.
他创造了陆上速度的纪录。
1.He emphasized that whatever the next move was, it would be governed by science and that an enormous clear-up operation was still needed.
Whatever,no matter what的区别:
no matter what 只能引导状语从句,而不引导名词性从句。而 whatever 既可引导名词性从句(=anything that),也可引导状语从句(=no matter what):
1). 引导名词性从句(只用whatever):
无论他做什么都是对的。