Eg: It turned out that the diamond had been in the bank all the time.
It turned out that his statement was false.
as it turns out 人们后来发现
Eg: As it turns out, there was not need to worry.
As it turns out, the report was mistaken. 人们后来发现,这篇报告被弄错了。
She stood three feet high and her hands rested on th hips.
rest on = depend on, lean on
His hand rested lightly on my shoulder.
which swept the ground进一步说明拖地的，曳地的
despite / in spite of +n. /动名词
It is still a problem for the archaeologists up to now.
so far,up to now 都是完成时的标志
discover her identity: find out he identity
【Special difficulties】
happen (to) , it happened that…
【Multiple choice questions】
Comprehension
1 The interesting discovery made by the archaeologists was .
a. that the city had once been prosperous
b. that the temple had been used as a place of worship
c. they found the fifteen statues had been painted
d. that they were not the first to have found the head of the goddess
It’s missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C.’
1. D
2 The city ‘enjoyed a high level of civilization’ . This is confirmed by the fact that .
a. some of the houses were built only one storey high
b. a great number of fragments were found in the temple
c. the city had been built on clay
d. advanced techniques had been employed in building and decorating
This is confirmed by the fact that引导同位语从句，补充说明fact 的内容。
be employed in:被应用在…方面
‘…The city at one time must have been prosperous，for it enjoyed a high level of civilization．Houses--often three storeys high-were built of stone．They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls．The city was even equipped with a drainage system…’
3 In seeking to establish the identity of the reconstructed statue, the archaeologists .
a. tried to determine which goddess it represented
b. pieced together the fragments they found
c. discovered that it was more modern than any of the other statues
d. wondered whether it belonged to the fifth or the fifteenth century
in doing sth: 在…方面
structure
4 The city had once known .(ll.4-5)
a, a prosperity b, the prosperous c. the prosperity d. prosperity