impress sth. on sb. 使某人牢记某事
make an impression on sb. 给某人留下印象。
The girl impressed her friends with her sense of humour.
The manager was greatly impressed by his talent.
The teacher impressed on us the value of honesty.
The beautiful scenery here made a deep impression on him.
2. The walls were covered in gold and silver and the Hall was so large it could easily seat 6000 people for dinner.
墙用黄金和白银砌成,宫殿大到可以轻而易举地容纳6000人同时进餐。
这是一个由and 连续的并列复合句,在第二个分句中,so large 后面省略了that,(that)it could easily seat 6000 people for dinner 是一个结果状语从句。
so ...that ... 表示"如此......以致......"。
拓展:sit 为不及物动词,意为"坐,坐下"。如:
They seated the guests of honor first. 他们先安排贵宾入座。
I was seated at the back of the classroom. 我坐在教室的后面。
I saw some villagers sitting at the back of the classroom.
I saw some villagers seated at the back of the classroom.
我看到一些村子里的人坐在教室后面。
3. However, Marco was lucky enough to meet another prisoner who enjoyed listening to his stories about China.
然而,马可很幸运地遇到了另一个喜欢听他讲中国故事的囚徒。
该句中的enough用作副词修饰形容词lucky. 当enough修饰形容词或其他副词时,必须置于被修饰词之后,且常与不定式或for 短语连用。如:
He didn't work hard enough and failed the examination.
The man was unfortunate enough to lose his new car. 那人把新车丢了,真够倒霉的。
The bird was lucky enough to escape being caught. 这只鸟很幸运,刚好没被逮住。
拓展
(1)enough也可用作形容词表示"足够的",当修饰名词时,可置于名词之前,也可置于名词之后作定语。如:
Is there enough room/ room enough for three more men ?