3) 尽管中途退出了2008年奥运会，刘翔依然是跨栏项目的罕见的人才。

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Keys: 1) An eclipse of the moon is a rare phenomenon. 2) Could you explain to me the strange natural phenomenon?

3) Though quitting in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Liu Xiang is still a phenomenon in hurdle racing.

2. tend vt. 趋向, 往往是；照管, 护理

[重点用法]

tendency n. 趋向，倾向（常与to/towards连用）

[典例]

1) Most of boys tend to enjoy playing basketball.大部分男孩都喜欢打篮球。

2) The older women tend to believe in strangers easily.老人更容易轻信陌生人。

3) A team of medical workers were sent to tend the survivors of wenchuan Earthquake.

一组医护人员被派去照料汶川地震的幸存者。

4) Nowadays there is a growing tendency for people to shop on internet.如今人们网上购物有增加的趋势

[练习] 汉译英

1) 处于压力下的人更容易发挥自己的全部潜能。

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2) 当老板不在时请他照看一个商店

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Keys: 1)People under stress tend to develop their full range of potential. 2) He was required to tend a store in the owner's absence.

3. state vt.声明, 陈述 n.状况，情况；国家

[重点用法]

state+名词/that从句/wh-从句

statement n. 声明, 陈述

[典例]

1) She is in a terrible state today. 她今天心情不好。

2) the head of state国家首脑

3) He has publicly stated his support for the policy. 他已公开声明他会支持那项政策。

[练习] 汉译英

1) 合同清楚地叙述了那项工作应在何时完成。

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2) 我听见那位官员说不接纳儿童。

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Keys: 1) The contract stated when the work should be finished. 2) I heard the official state that they