【句子】

Thanks to modern irrigation, crops now grow abundantly in areas where once nothing but cacti and sagebrush could live.
受當(dāng)代灌溉(技術(shù)設(shè)施)之賜，農(nóng)作物在原來(lái)只有仙人掌和蕎屬科植物才能生存的地方旺盛的生長(zhǎng)。

【解析】

to與 thanks for的用法異同

1)thanks to為習(xí)語(yǔ)介詞，thanks不可以改為thank you，to后也不接動(dòng)詞原形，這個(gè)短語(yǔ)表示原因，意為“由于”、“多虧”，to表示感謝的對(duì)象。

Thanks to the English language，we can learn a lotfrom other countries．
由于英語(yǔ)這門(mén)語(yǔ)言，我們能從其它國(guó)家學(xué)到很多東西。

2)thanks for是客套用語(yǔ)，thanks相當(dāng)于 thank you ，意為“因……而感謝”，for強(qiáng)調(diào)為何而感謝，其后可接名詞或v-ing。

Thanks for inviting us to your birthday party．
謝謝你邀請(qǐng)我們參加你的生日聚會(huì)。?

2.irrigation n. 灌溉，[醫(yī)]沖洗

In the end he abstracted the most important points from his long speech.
最后他從自己的長(zhǎng)篇演說(shuō)中提取出最重要的幾點(diǎn)。

3.abundantly adv.大量地，豐富地

①A meal that is well prepared and abundantly enjoyed.
盛宴經(jīng)充分準(zhǔn)備，可盡情享樂(lè)的宴席

②See it , know it, live it, and allow the joy to flow more abundantly than ever before.
你要看到它，熟知它，兌現(xiàn)它，并且讓這個(gè)新開(kāi)端流露出以往更充盈的快樂(lè)！

4.cacti n. 仙人掌 復(fù)　數(shù)：cactus

①The cactus is full of prickles.
仙人掌長(zhǎng)滿(mǎn)了毛刺。

②Cacti live in dry regions.
仙人掌生長(zhǎng)在干旱地區(qū)。

5.sagebrush n. 山艾樹(shù)(美國(guó)西北荒漠產(chǎn)的一種灰綠色灌木) ?

【練習(xí)】

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A had to ?B would ?C could ?D was able to

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