(4)Sales have dropped away in recent months.

近几个月来，销售额有所下降。

[题组训练3]

用适当的介、副词填空

(1)I dropped and missed the end of the film.

(2)James started an engineering degree but dropped after only a year.

(3)I thought I'd drop in you while I was passing.

2.Recently there has been another burst of interest in space as a result of the Hubble Telescope.

最近，由于哈勃望远镜的发明，人们对探索太空的兴趣进入了另一个高潮。

[归纳拓展]

as a result of由于......的原因

as a result结果，因此(后接结果状语)

result from...因......而引起(后接原因)

result in导致；致使(后接结果)

[语境助记]

(1)He was late as a result of the traffic jam.

＝He was caught in the traffic jam；as a result，he was late.

由于交通堵塞，他迟到了。

(2)His illness resulted from eating bad food.

＝Eating bad food resulted in his illness.

他的病由吃了变质的食物引起。

[题组训练]

(1)用适当的介词填空

①The accident resulted the death of two passengers.

②These problems resulted errors made in the past.

③As a result failure, he committed suicide.

(2)句型转换

His carelessness resulted in the accident.

→The accident his carelessness.

→The accident occurred his carelessness.

3....in case future manned flights are sent out.

......以防未来载人飞行的实施。

[归纳拓展]

in case以防；假如，万一