5. throw/cast light on 提供线索或情况，帮助弄清楚，使有某种理解。如:
Recent research has thrown new light on the causes of the bird flu.
最近的研究成果对禽流感的病因已有了新的了解。
练一练
Put the following sentences into Chinese.
①Some new facts have been brought to light.
②John’s thefts from the bank where he worked came to light when the bank examiners made an inspection.
③Now I begin to see the light on the matter.
④His poems saw the light of day until he died.
⑤Please step aside; you are standing in my light.
⑥His diary cast light on life in England in the seventeenth century.
Key:
①一些新情况已经被公诸于众。
②当银行的检查员进行检查后，约翰在自己工作的银行的偷窃行为就被发现了。 |
