59. There is every reason to believe the trend will continue through the next few decades.
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there is every reason to do sth.意為“有充分的理由做某事”,與have every reason for/to do sth.相近。如:I have every reason to stay in my own house. 我有充分的理由待在我自己的房子里。
decade意為“十年,十年間”,而表示“數(shù)十年”可用其復(fù)數(shù)形式decades。
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聽力考試中類似decade的數(shù)詞還有:dozen(一打,12個),score(20),這兩個詞在用法上有相似性。
dozen和score的前面有數(shù)詞修飾時,一般不用復(fù)數(shù)。如:
1) three dozen eggs 三打雞蛋
2) They bought two score bottles of the beer. 他們買了40瓶啤酒。
當(dāng)dozen和score表示“許多,大量”等數(shù)量上的泛指時,要用復(fù)數(shù)形式,即dozens/scores of。如:
dozens of times 幾十次 scores of years ago 許多年前
與a few, some, several, many等表示不確定數(shù)量的詞連用時,dozen和score常用復(fù)數(shù)形式,且后面要加of。如:
some dozens of people 幾十個人 many scores of cattle 許多家畜
若修飾代詞或有the, these, those等限定詞時,dozen和score之后要加介詞of。如:
a dozen of these oranges 一打橙子 four score of them 他們中的80個