从那以后, 那座宫殿不断得到扩建和修缮。
3.The stampede is thought to have happened after a fight broke out in the busy bar, and panicked patrons rushed towards the only door.
break out(战争、打斗等不愉快事件)突然发生, 爆发
例句:Something unexpected always breaks out in this area.
在这一地区总有意想不到的事情发生。
The Second World War broke out in September 1939.
第二次世界大战爆发于1939年9月。
4.It's a rapidly growing number of pensioners in Japan, putting pressure on the welfare system.
put pressure on强迫,促使
例句:We put pressure on the government to change this law.
我们给政府施加压力,要求修改这项法律。
1.The issue is so sensitive that both countries are cautious about addressing it in public, but it is clear that they've risen dramatically.
so……that引导结果状语从句
So… that…的意思是“如此地…以致于…”,它引导结果状语从句。在口语中,so…that…的that常被省去。例:
She felt so sad that tears came to her eyes.
她非常悲伤,泪水盈眶。
John was so drunk(that)he could not stand still.
约翰醉得站也站不住了。
He spoke so rapidly(that)we could hardly follow him.