English Intensive Reading 吉林大学远程教育学院
Introduction Text Language Points Grammar
				Lesson 1     Language Points  ( Page 5)
			beyond any doubt Meaning: with out question; certainly 毫无疑问 beyond (prep) : 1. at or to a more distant point than sth 在或向（某物）的远处 1. The new housing estate stretches beyond the supermarket. 新的住宅区一直延伸到超市。 2. The road continues beyond the village up into the hills. 这条路绵延不断越过村子直入山中。 2. later than 迟于或超过（某一时间） 1. It won’t go on beyond midnight. 这不会持续到午夜。 2. She carried on teaching well beyond retirement. 她早就超过了退休年龄。 3. not within the range of sth; surpassing 超出（某事物）范围；超越 1. The bike is beyond repair. 这辆自行车已经不能修了。 2. After 25 years the town centre had changed beyond recognition. 25年过去了，市中心变得认不出来了。 ahead of : in advance of ; at an earlier time than （在时间上或空间上比某人／某物）更早，更前 1. Directly ahead of us is the royal palace. 我们正前方就是皇宫。 2. London is about five hours ahead of New York. 伦敦时间比纽约早五个小时。 … and the other great visualizers of things to come Meaning: … and the other great writers of science-fictions who formed pictures in their minds which would be true in the future. 他远远走在其他想象大师的前面 Nor was he simply an entertainer. Meaning: He was the kind of writer who wrote simply to entertain his readers. 它不仅给人娱乐。 …. that he was taken seriously. Meaning: Readers read his novel in earnest, and did not want to believe what they were reading was merely a fiction. 读者们都信以为真。