新闻报道说这两个国家的和平谈判失败,没有达成协议。
简析：关键词break down失败，reach an agreement达成协议。
52. The old couple have been married for 40 years and never once have they quarreled with each other.（NMET2003.34）
这对老年夫妇结婚40年了，两人从来没有一次争吵。
简析：含主谓倒装句。
53. After all, Ed’s idea of exercise has always been nothing more effort-making than lifting a fork to his mouth.（NMET2003）
要记住的是，伊德搞锻炼的想法根本没有进餐使用刀叉那么费力。
简析：含比较级句型。
54.As a result , at the point in our game when I’d have figured on (predicted) the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor , it was instead 7 to 9 — and Ed was leading.（NMET2003）
就在我们比赛之前，我曾预料这场比赛对我有利，比分大概是9比1，结果比分反而是7比9，伊德暂时领先。
简析：关键词figure on预计，估计；in one’s favor对某人有利。
55.So when Ed arrived for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly notice , I was so surprised that I was speechless , my cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape .（NMET2003）
因此当伊德来参加我们的比赛时,我发现他不仅将衬衫的底部扎进裤里,而且几乎注意不到他的肚子,我感到很惊奇,以致无话可说,我的表弟过去一定努力把自己训练好,保持很好的竞技状态。
简析：含有not only…but also…及so…that…的句型结构，must have P.P表示对过去事实的推测。
56.In a way , I think we both won : I the game , but cousin Ed my respect.（NMET2003）

在一定程度上，我认为我们都赢了，我赢得了这次比赛，伊德表弟赢得了我的尊重。
简析：承前省略谓语动词won。
57. It is said in Australia there is more land than the government knows what to do with it. （NMET2002 .33）
据说在澳大利亚土地太多以致政府不知道怎么去处理。
简析：含比较级句型。
58. The research is so designed that once begun nothing can be done to change it.（NMET2002 .34）
这项研究设计得如此好以致一旦开始任何事都不可能改变它。
简析：夹杂过去分词短语once begun。
59. The mother didn’t know who to blame for the broken glass as it happened while she was out. （NMET2002 .24）
妈妈不知道谁应该受责备，因为打破玻璃这件事是她不在家里的时候发生的。
简析：关键词be to blame受责备。
60.When I was in the army I received an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and , against an average of 100 , scored 160.（NMET2002）
当我在军队服役时，我曾接受过所有战士都参加的智力测试,与平均分100分相比，我得了160分。
简析：关键词against 与…相比较。
61.We didn’t plan our art exhibition like that but it worked out very well （NMET2001.26）
我们原不是那样计划艺术展览的，但出来的结果却很好。
简析：关键词work out 结果是……
62. The home improvements have taken what little there is of my spare time . （NMET2001.27）
房子装修花费我的闲暇时间不多。
简析：句型结构little of的用法，例We see very little of our children (we do not see them often) now that they are grown up.孩子们已经长大了，所以我们现在很少见到他们。
63. Having suffered such heavy pollution already, it may now be too late to clean up the river.（NMET2001.35）liuxuepaper.com