新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第45課 媒體的力量 (5)

　　But theysuddenly became the parents of quintuplets, four girls and a boy, an event whichradically changed their lives. The day after the birth of the five children, an aeroplanearrived in Aberdeen bringing sixty reporters and photographers.

　　13.But they suddenly became the parents of quintuplets, four girls and a boy, an eventwhich radically changed their lives.

　　但是他們出人意料生了個五胞胎，4女1男。這事使他們的生活發(fā)生了根本的變化。

　　語言點:與“多胞胎”相關(guān)的表達總結(jié):

　　Twins 雙胞胎，triplets三胞胎，quadruplets 四胞胎

　　14.The day after the birth of the five children, an aeroplane arrived in Aberdeenbringing sixty reporters and photographers.

　　五胞胎降生第二天，一架飛機飛抵阿拜丁，隨機帶來60名記者與攝影師。

　　15.The rise to fame was swift.

　　這一家迅速出了名。