5. London lies on the River Thames and has a population of seven million. 伦敦毗邻泰晤士河,有700万人口。
介词on有位于河畔的意思。如:Jingjiang lies on the Yangtze River. 靖江位于长江之滨。My hometown lies on the Shanghai-Nanjing railway. 我家乡位于沪宁铁路线旁。
6. In the north, Northern Ireland, with its capital Belfast, is part of the United Kingdom. 北部的北爱尔兰是联合王国的一部分,其首府为贝尔法斯特。对比下一句中的with结构:The southern part of the island is a separate country, called the Republic of Ireland with Dublin as its capital. 该岛的南部是个独立的国家,叫爱尔兰共和国,以都柏林为其首都。又如:她有一只小狗,名字叫Timmy。She has a little dog, with its name Timmy. She has a little dog, with Timmy as its name.
7. Snow falls in Scotland every winter. Falls of snow in Ireland are most unusual. 苏格兰每年冬天都下雪。爱尔兰下雪极为罕见。
注意fall的词性:Prices are falling. 价格在下跌。There was a fall in the price of vegetables last week. 蔬菜的价格上周跌了。
8. Around 1850, a terrible disease hit the potato crop, and potatoes went bad in the soil. 大约1850年,一场可怕的病害袭击了马铃薯,因而马铃薯在地里变坏了。成千上万的人死于饥饿。
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