②They claim to provide (provide)the best service in the business.
他们宣称他们可以在业务中提供最好的服务。
③Doctors claimed to have discovered(discover)a cure for the disease.
医生声称已经找到了治疗该疾病的方法。
calm adj.平静的;镇静的 vt.使平静;使镇定 n.平静;无风
(教材P52)Mr Li Xiaohe said that he and his family were able to see the monster clearly because the weather was fine and the lake was calm.
李小和先生说他和他的家人看清了怪物,因为当时天气好,湖水平静。
keep/stay calm 保持镇静
calm down (使)平静下来;(使)镇定下来
①Whatever may happen,you must keep/stay calm.
不论发生什么事,你必须保持冷静。
②Moved by what she said,he could hardly calm down.
由于被她那些话所感动,他很难平静下来。
[明辨异同] calm/quiet/still/silent
calm 常指天气无风、海面无海浪;心情平静、无忧虑。 quiet 指人时表示生性安静、不易激动;用于环境时指没有干扰活动、没有喧闹声的寂静状态。 still 可以指环境的安静;也可以指姿态保持一动不动。 silent 寂静的,沉默的;不发音的,多指人默不作声。 (calm/ still/ silent/ quiet)
③When facing danger,one should keep ;when taken photos,one should keep ;when someone else is asleep,one should keep ;when in class,one shouldn't keep about the teacher's questions.
【答案】 calm;still;quiet;silent
unlikely adj.不可能的
(教材P52)They say that the lowtemperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.