解决).

▶ 句中leaving empty spaces in the ash部分充当什么成分？

【练一练】

(1) Nature has provided Shangri-la with endless natural treasures, making the land a happy home

for the local people (使得这个地方成为当地人快乐的家园).

(2) I hurried to get to the cinema, only to be told (tell) all the tickets had been sold out.

(3) The new machines will work faster, thus reducing (reduce) our costs.

7. (Page 43 Lines 38-40) Sven found the remains of buildings buried beneath sand, together with a lot of treasures, including coins, painted pots, material such as silk, documents and wall paintings.

▶ remains n. 1. 遗物，遗迹，遗址 2. 剩余物，残留物，剩余饭 3. 遗体，遗骸

　human remains 人的尸体

　She fed the remains of her lunch (吃剩的午饭) to the dog.

【知识拓展】

▶ remain

　(1) linking v. 仍然是，保持不变 (2) vi. 留待以后去看、去做、去说

　(3) vi. 剩余、遗留 (4) vi. 逗留

(1) 保持冷静 remain calm

(2) 仍然在住院 remain in hospital

(3) What is certain is that the curse of the mummy remains a riddle (仍然是个迷) to this day.

(4) Although asked to sit down, he remained standing (仍然站着).

(5) 有很多问题待解决。

There are many problems remaining to be solved./Many problems remain to be solved.

(6) Many endangered animals such as the Malayan sun bear ______ in danger of dying out.

A. remain B. remains C. are remained D. is remained

▶ remaining adj.

　I bought a gift for her with the remaining money (剩余的钱).

【巩固练习】

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1. When I got off the bus, I found my bag missing. How unfortunate!

2. The town, famous for an ancient building, was founded (创建) in the 12th century.

3. Our house is decorated (装饰) with red and green at Christmas.

4. The last eruption of this volcano lasted over a year, bringing a huge disaster (灾难) to the

surrounding areas.

5. Today, if you have someone who loves you, you have something more valuable than wealth

(富有).