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① The doctor’s careful examination of the patient brought about her speedy recovery.

② His insistence upon her innocence made me angry.

③ Our ignorance of the law caused the misfortune.

④ Contempt of the young for the old is quite natural.

⑤ Education by the parents of their children is sometimes very difficult.

⑥ He was deeply interested in the influence of the mind on the body.

⑦ The capture of the prince by the king led to another war.

⑧ Some people may have an objection to the definition of man as a rational animal.

⑨ The conception of history as a science is a very recent one.

⑩ We must make allowances for the inability of the blind to see these marks.

⑪ Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. (Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address)

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⓪ Endurance enabled him to win the race.

① The wind closed the door.

② The door closed because of the wind.

③ Heavy rain prevented us from going out.

④ We were not able to go out because of heavy rain.

① I confess I am myself so nervous a lover of accuracy that, when I have written an article, I consult the encyclopedia to make sure that I have not erred on some such matters as the sun’s rising in the east or the Pole Star’s not being one of the planets.

② He was a nice, kindly, intelligent fellow and he seemed to take as great a fancy to me as I took to him.

① A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying in other words that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

① He laughed a hearty laugh.

② He has breathed his last (breath).

③ She smiled her brightest (smile).

④ I dreamed a dream in time gone by, when hope was high and life worth living.

⑤ He died a sad death.

⓪ It was such a bad storm (that) the power was out for three days.

① There were such cold winds he built a fire.

① The burglars wore gloves(,) so (that) there were no fingerprints to be found. [結果]

② Bring it nearer (so) that I may see it better. [目的]

= Bring it nearer for me to see it better.

③ Please turn out the light so (that) I can sleep. [目的]

④ Turn it from time to time so (that) both sides may be cooked properly. [目的]

⑤ I packed him a little food so (that) he wouldn’t get hungry. [目的]

⑥ The air was so heavy (that) it was difficult to breathe. [結果]

⑦ (That) I couldn’t sleep, it was so hot. [程度]

⑧ You are not so sick (that) you can’t get well. [程度]

① He half-closed his eyes as though (he were) trying to recall something.

② She leaned there rigid, as if (she were) pinned to the tiles.

③ She ran forward as if (she were) to take the baby in her arms.

④ She shuddered as if (she were) in a terrible thunderstorm.

⑤ Though (he was) worn with fatigue, excitement would not allow him to sleep.

⑥ This is a good if not perfect answer.

=This is a good, if (it is) not perfect (answer), answer.

⑦ It was now nearly if not altogether daylight.

⑧ It is said that the lobster when washed ashore makes no effort to get back into the water, but waits for the sea to come to him. If it does, well and good; if it does not, he simply dies.

=It is said that the lobster when (he is) washed ashore makes no effort to get back into the water, but waits for the sea to come to him. If (it=the sea) (does=comes to him), (he is) well and good; if it does not (come to him), he simply dies.

⑨ You can use this typewriter, whenever (it is) necessary.

⑩ There are strong grounds for teaching foreign languages, if (they teach foreign languages) at all, at an early age.

⑪ Correct errors, if any.

= Correct errors, if (there are) any (errors).

⑫ The talkie was able to do with ease what the silent film had frequently done, if (it had done it) at all, only with the greatest difficulty.

⑬ If it clears up, we will start; if not, not.

⑭ If there are daggers, the likelihood is that sooner or later there will be stabbing; if armaments wars.

⑮ The university must fit its students for society, says Newman. But what (shall I do / will happen) if there is no society for which they can be made fit?

⑯ What (does it matter) if I fall ill? The doctor lives nearby.

① Poverty is not a sin, but being ashamed of it is.

② A horse is useless, if no one can ride———a sword if no one can strike, and meat if no one can eat.

③ Money made is an accepted measure of brains. A man who makes a lot of money is a clever fellow; a man who does not, is not.

① The brother lost his sister, the husband his wife, the mother her child.

② Pure science always relates to something to be known, applied science to something to be done.

③ The French excel in wit, the English in humour; the French have gayer fancy, the English richer imagination.

④ Some of the girls spoke French, and others Italian.

⑤ After rain comes sunshine; after winter, spring; after sorrow, joy.

⑥ He studied only occasionally and so of course his marks began to fall off, some to the verge of failure.

= He studied only occasionally and so of course his marks began to fall off, some (marks began to fall off) to the verge of failure.

⑦ To "read" a face is to guess at what might have been and what may still be. The noblest face reveals potential evil overcome, the vilest, potential good suppressed.

⑧ You know a war is very destructive. Crops may be trampled down, and houses burned, and things which

have taken years to build up may be destroyed.

⑨ New Year's Eve is possibly the busiest day of the year in Hong Kong. All debts must be repaid, all houses swept clean, and not a scrap of dirty linen can remain in any corner.

⑩ Lost wealth may be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by temperance or medicine, but lost time is gone for ever.