我看客队会输。
【拓展】believable adj. 可信的
hold/have a belief in( = have a belief in) 相信
beyond belief 难以置信
in the belief that...相信
注意:belief 的复数beliefs。以-f结尾直接加-s的词有:roofs, gulfs, chiefs, surfs。
4. During the Middle Ages, the main aim of painters was to represent religious themes.
在中世纪,画家的创作主要以宗教为主题。
aim n.[C]. 目标, 目的, 瞄准, 对准
It is now our aim to set up a factory.
Peter took aim and fired.
My teacher often asks me what my aim in lie is.
【拓展】aim 也可以用作及物动词或不及物动词。意思为 "瞄准;对准;致力,旨在,以......为目标"。
He aimed the gun at the door.
This anti-smoking campaign is mainly aimed at young teenagers.
这场反吸烟运动主要是针对青少年的。
The hunter aimed at the lion and fired.
My brother aims to be a novelist.
We aim at doubling our production.
My brother aimed to make a lot of money and then to go to college.
【归纳】
aim sth/sb at sth
be aimed at sb/sth/doing sth
aim at sth/doing sth
aim to do sth
5. Consequently, this text will describe only a few of the main styles, starting from the 5th century AD.
所以,这篇文章只能描述从公元5世纪以来的几种主要的风格。
(1) starting from the 5th century AD为现在分词作定语,相当于由which引导的非限制性定语从句即 which started from the 5th Century AD。
【名题赏析】(NMET2004) Reading is an experience quite different from watching TV; there are pictures _______ in your mind instead of before your eyes.