He didn't dare (to) say what he thought. 他不敢说出他的想法。

12. Another time some months ago, I happened to be upstairs at dusk when the window was open. 还有一次，就在五个月前的一个晚上，我碰巧在楼上，窗户是开着的。

(=Another time some months ago, it happened that I was upstairs one evening when the window was open.)

　▲句中happen的意思是"碰巧"。happen 作"碰巧"解时，常见结构为：

　1) happen to do something碰巧做......；偶然做......

　　You don't happen to know his name, do you?

　　你会不会碰巧知道他的名字？

　2) happen to be doing something 碰巧在做......

　When I went to visit him, he happened to be going out.

　　= When I went to visit him, it happened that he was going out.

　　我们去看他时，他碰巧正要出去。

　3) happen to have done碰巧做过......

　She happened to have heard the news.

　　(= It happened that she had heard the news.)

　　她碰巧听到了这个消息。

　4) It (so) happens that...碰巧......

　　It just so happens that I have her phone number right here.真是无巧不成书, 我这里正好有她的电话号码。

13．...,it was the first time in a year and a half that I 'd seen the night face to face ...

这是我一年半以来第一目睹夜晚

▲"It is / was the + first (second, third, last) + time + that +主语+完成时"是固定句型，该句型表示"是第几次做..."，it也可以换成this或that。主句用现在或将来时态时，that从句中通常用现在完成时态；主句用过去时态时，that从句中多用过去完成时。

This is the first time (that) I have been to Beijing.(= It is the first time (that) I am in Beijing.)

　这是我第一次来北京。

　 That was the third time that he had been to Canada. 那是他第三次去加拿大。

14. It's no pleasure looking through these any longer because nature is one thing that really must be experienced. 观看这些已经不再是乐趣，因为大自然是必须亲身体验的。

▲本句中，it是形式主语，looking through ...是真正主语。类似结构：

It's no use talking with him. He is too stubborn. 跟他谈也没用。他太固执了。

It's no good eating too much before going to bed. 睡觉前吃得太多没有好处。

Homework

Review and recite the language points.

巩固练习

一、选择填空

1. The visiting Minister expressed his satisfaction with his talks, ______ that he had enjoyed his stay here.

A. having added B. to add C. adding D. added

2. The cost of the trip to Hong Kong ______ no more than $1,000.

A. adds to B. added to C. add up to D. added up to

Because he didn't finish the work on time and was fired by the company, he was very __ about it.