想请英语语法老师解释下句型中的语法现象.

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想请英语语法老师解释下句型中的语法现象.
1.Geneticists explain that since closely related persons are more likely to harbor identical genetic mutations,their children have a greater chance of being born with defects
请解释下其实中的are more likely to harbor的语法现象.
2.Although the risk is still significant,it is lower than previously thought.
请解释下其中的 than previously thought 的语法现象.
1个回答 分类:英语 2014-10-04

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1. be likely to是词组,有可能的意思,加上more就是更加可能,而harbor相当于have,拥有,心怀的意思.整句意为:遗传学家解释道:近亲结合更有可能产生基因突变,他们的小孩出生便有缺陷的几率更大.
2. previously是之前,先前的意思,thought是过去think分词,因为risk与think是被动关系,所以用过去分词,其实你可以这样看Although the risk is still significant, it is lower than (it is )previously thought
尽管风险依然很大,但比之前认为的要低.
再问: 为讨论更加深入,请继续回答: 1.请问英语中有没有 纯粹be to do(如are ,is to do)这样的句型,如有,情举例并说明下。 2.英语中than后面除了跟过去分词(如thought),还可以跟哪些?非常感谢。
再答: 1.有的。be to do 表示按计划或安排要做的事.When are you to leave for home? 2.名词,代词。比如 I am taller than you . I love history better than math.
 
 
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