5. ...be very concerned that... ……担心……

对话示例

— I am very concerned that our product is not saleable abroad.

— Although the sales are not as good currently, considering that this is the first time we have sold them in Italy, this performance is normal.

— I think we should increase the advertising.

— The manager of the financial department won't agree.

— 我很担心我们的产品在国外不畅销。

— 虽然目前销售量不太乐观，但是考虑到这是我们第一次在意大利销售，这种业绩是正常的。

— 我觉得我们应该加大宣传力度。

— 财务部经理不会同意的。

句型分析

... be very concerned that..．句型中的主句是主系表结构，concerned是动词concern的过去分词作形容词，该句型也可用concern的名词形式来表示，即：express concern that...

句子示例

• The Greens are very concerned that they will lose the property．格林一家非常担心他们会失去财产。

• Grace is very concerned that her daughter will keep a bad habit．格蕾丝非常担心她的女儿会养成不好的习惯。

• We are very concerned that the storm will affect the crops．我们非常担心暴风雨会影响庄稼。

重点单词

saleable [ˈseɪləbl] a．畅销的

normal [ˈnɔ:ml] a．正常的 n．正常

property [ˈprɒpətɪ] n．财产

habit [ˈhæbɪt] n．习惯

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