英語四級(jí)寫作錦囊關(guān)鍵句：487. The old story of...serves as a

487. The old story of...serves as a good illustration that...

譯文

那個(gè)……的老故事可以很好地證明……

點(diǎn)睛

本句型是典型的引用故事或者名言以增加表達(dá)效果和說服力的句型。在本句中，serve as意為“用做”。illustration意為“例證；實(shí)例”。如：

It affords, says Morgan, a "good illustration of the operation of the principle of natural selection". 按照摩根的看法，這可以作為“自然選擇原則發(fā)生作用的最好例證”。

句型拓展

The old saying "Spare the rod, spoil the child" was taken as a motto by some parents. 有些家長(zhǎng)信奉“孩子不打不成器”這句老話。

The story handed down was a good illustration of the patience required to deal with the problem. 流傳下來的小故事充分說明了處理這個(gè)問題是很需要耐心的。