witness to (doing) sth.作证......

a witness of/to.........的目击者

bear/give witness (to sth.)(为......)作证；证明(此短语中witness前不加冠词，而且witness不用复数)

[语境助记]

(1)The late twentieth century witnessed the rapid development of China's economy.(2016·上海)

二十世纪末见证了中国经济的迅速发展。

(2)One witness to the accident said the driver appeared to be drunk.

这次事故的一个目击者说司机看上去喝醉了。

(3)His good health is a witness to the success of the treatment.

他的健康状况是治疗成功的见证。

(4)These art works bear witness to the creativeness of the Chinese people.

这些艺术品证明了中国人民的创造力。

[题组训练]

(1)完成句子

①很多人目击了这次车祸，所以调查并不难。

Many people ，so it was not difficult to investigate.

②这位工人作证说看见被告就在案发现场附近。

The worker the accused near the scene of the crime.

③任何目睹这起事故的人都被要求与警察联系。

was asked to contact the police.

(2)单句改错

The tests bear a witness to the quality of this new car.

2．On the afternoon I arrived at the station，as I was sorting out my accommodation，I heard a loud noise coming from the bay.

来到捕鲸站的那天下午，正在整理住处的时候，我听到从海湾那边传来一阵喧闹声。

[归纳拓展]

sort out整理；分类；解决；(从......中)挑选出

sort...into...把......分类成......；整理

all sorts/kinds/types of各种各样的

a sort of一种

sort of颇有；有几分