2．...there was frost on the ground，confirming that fall had arrived in Canada.

　　......地面上覆盖了一层薄霜，表明秋天已经来到了加拿大。

　　考点：confirm vt. 证实；证明；批准

　　①The expression on her face confirmed our fears.

　　她脸上的表情证实了我们担心的事。

　　②The experiment confirmed his theory.

　　实验证明了他的理论。

　　③When do you think the president will confirm you in office?

　　你认为总统会在什么时候批准你上任？

　　考点延伸 （1）阅读下列句子，指出confirm的词组、句型及含义。

　　④Election commission will confirm in membership after 7 days.

　　选举委员会将在7天之后确认议员资格。

　　词组：____________　含义：________

　　⑤They confirmed him as the dean of the English department.

　　他们批准他担任英语系主任。

　　词组：____________　含义：________________

　　⑥It has been confirmed that the leader of the organization was killed in the earthquake.

　　那个组织的领导人在地震中丧生已经被证实。

　　句型：____________________　含义：______________

　　（2）阅读下列句子，指出黑体词的词性、词组及含义。

　　⑦We are confirmed in the honesty of John.

　　我们坚信约翰的诚实性。

　　词性：______　含义：________________

　　词组：____________　含义：______

　　⑧There has still been no official confirmation of the report.

　　仍旧没有官方证明报道的真实性。

　　词性：______　含义：________

　　即学即用

　　用适当的介词填空

　　（1）I'm confirmed ______ your success.

　　（2）Tom has been confirmed ______ our monitor by our head teacher.

　　（3）The news confirmed me ______ my view that he came to be confirmed ______ captain of the football team.

3．In the distance，they could see the misty cloud that rose from the great Niagara