例如：It is time for lunch.

　　該吃午飯了。

　　31) To be frank / To tell the truth， …. (老實說， ……)

　　例如： To be frank/ To tell the truth， whether you like it or not， you have no other choice.

　　老實說，不論你喜不喜歡，你別無選擇。

　　32) It took him a year to do….( 他用了1年的時間來做……)

　　例如：As far as we know， it took him more than a year to write the book.

　　到目前為止我們所知道的是，他用了1年的時間來寫這本書。

　　It took them a long time to realize they had made a mistake.

　　過了很久，他們才意識到犯錯了。

　　33) spent as much time as he could doing sth.(花盡可能的時間做某事)

　　例如：He spent as much time as he could remembering new words.

　　他花了盡可能多時間記新單詞。

　　34) Since + 主語 + 過去式，主語 + 現在完成式

　　例如：Since he went to senior high school， he has worked very hard.

　　自從他上高中，他一直很用功。

　　35) An advantage of… is that + 句子 (……的優點是……)

　　例如：An advantage of using the solar energy is that it won't create (produce) any pollution.

　　使用太陽能的優點是它不會制造任何污染。

　　36) It was not until recently that….( 直到最近， ……)

　　例如：It was not until recently that the problem was solved. 直到最近這個問題才被解決。

　　37) We will be successful as long as we…. (只要我們……，我們就會成功的)

　　例如：We will be successful as long as we insist on working hard.只要我們堅持努力工作，我們會成功的。

　　38) No matter + wh-從句，…

　　例如：No matter how difficult English may be， you should do your best to learn it.不管英語有多么難，你都應該盡你最大的努力來學它。

　　注意：此句型一般可以改為疑問詞+ever引導的從句，+主句

　　例如：Whatever he asks you to do， please refuse him.

　　無論他讓你做什么，都請拒絕他。

　　39) It's useless / no good / no use doing sth. (做……是沒有用的)

　　例如：It's no use crying over spilt milk.

　　覆水難收。

　　40) The reason why + 從句 is that + 從句 (……的原因是……)

　　例如：The reason why we have to grow trees is that they can supply fresh air for us.

　　我們必須種樹的原因是它們能供應我們新鮮的空氣。

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