Exercise Twenty-eight
1. He works _______________(在倒數(shù)第二個(gè)辦公室).
2. The beauty of the lake is _______________(難以用語(yǔ)言形容).
3. ________________(一個(gè)人如果關(guān)在家里)，a person can't know much about the world.
4. _______________(完成作業(yè)后)，they went to the library.
5. I found him ________________(被打得青一塊紫一塊).
1. in the last office but one
解析：but經(jīng)常與表示級(jí)的形容詞或first，next，last等同連用，如：Some people say this nation is the cleverest but one in the whole world.(有人說，這個(gè)民族在全世界范圍內(nèi)聰明才智排第二。)She was the last but one to come.(她是倒數(shù)第二個(gè)來(lái)的。)
2. beyond description
解析：比起譯文not easy to describe in words，cannot be described by words，答案的譯文顯然要精妙得多。beyond用作介詞時(shí)可以表示exceeding，out the reach of，即：超出(理解、范圍、眼界)之上。如：This passage is beyond my comprehension.(這篇文章超出了我的理解力。)I won’t buy your radio set beyond my offer.(只要超出我出的價(jià)錢，我就不買你這臺(tái)收音機(jī)。)
1. He works _______________(在倒數(shù)第二個(gè)辦公室).
2. The beauty of the lake is _______________(難以用語(yǔ)言形容).
3. ________________(一個(gè)人如果關(guān)在家里)，a person can't know much about the world.
4. _______________(完成作業(yè)后)，they went to the library.
5. I found him ________________(被打得青一塊紫一塊).
1. in the last office but one
解析：but經(jīng)常與表示級(jí)的形容詞或first，next，last等同連用，如：Some people say this nation is the cleverest but one in the whole world.(有人說，這個(gè)民族在全世界范圍內(nèi)聰明才智排第二。)She was the last but one to come.(她是倒數(shù)第二個(gè)來(lái)的。)
2. beyond description
解析：比起譯文not easy to describe in words，cannot be described by words，答案的譯文顯然要精妙得多。beyond用作介詞時(shí)可以表示exceeding，out the reach of，即：超出(理解、范圍、眼界)之上。如：This passage is beyond my comprehension.(這篇文章超出了我的理解力。)I won’t buy your radio set beyond my offer.(只要超出我出的價(jià)錢，我就不買你這臺(tái)收音機(jī)。)