重点讲解:
1. a quarter of
四分之一;
eg. A quarter of all the people surveyed were don't-knows.
参加问卷调查的所有人中有四分之一没有表示明确意见。
eg. They walked a quarter of a mile down the mountainside.
他们沿山坡下行了四分之一英里的路程。
2. be home to sb./sth.
是……的发源地,是……栖息地,是……的家园;
eg. Its neglected state might make it seem as though it were abandoned, but it is home to an old man and a jack-in-the-box.
不为人知的状态似乎表明这座房子已经被遗弃了,但是它却是一位老者和一个玩偶的家。
eg. She said that the British Library is home to the whole of the English language memory since the English word began.
大英图书馆的藏书包罗万象,囊括了自英语产生以来的所有英文书籍。
3. help to do sth.
有助于做某事;帮忙做某事;
eg. Attractive packaging can help to sell products.
精美的包装有助于产品的销售。
eg. The music will help to relax you.
音乐会使你感到轻松。
adj. 易碎的,脆的,精细的