例句:Tom is out of step with the times.
汤姆跟不上时代的步伐。
6.As Keith Adams reports, the discovery sheds light on how they lived.
shed light on为...提供线索, 对...透露情况, 使...清楚地显出, 阐明...
例句:Can you shed light on this problem?
你能阐明这个问题吗?
1.Despite the desire by the players to stay for the tournament as a mark of respect for those who died, Togo's prime minister, Gilbert Houngbo, insisted that it would be reckless to let them remain.
在这句话中有几个要注意的地方:
despite in spite of
Despite用作介词时,与 in spite of同义,都表示“尽管”、“虽然”、“不顾”之意,但程度有所不同。
一般说来,in spite of的语气较强,使用范围也较广; despite的语气较弱,多用于诗歌或正式的文体中。Despite可以写作despite of,也可以写作 in despite of;in spite of则可以写作 spite of,但这些写法已少用了。例:
Despite his advanced years,he is learning to drive.
虽然年事已高,他现在在学驾驶汽车。
Despite the drought,we expect a good crop.
尽管天旱,丰收依然在望。
In spite of the police brandishing their clubs and pistols,people showed not the slightest fear.