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If only 1). 要是…就好了(表示虚拟语气,动词的时态要用过去时,be动词一律用were. 如果动作本身就发生在过去,那就要用过去完成时.) I wish it were that simple! =If only it were that simple! 2). (表示强烈的愿望) 但愿，真希望，只要...就好了： If only he will! 他愿意就好了！ Cf. desire, wish want 都有“希望”之意。 Desire 正式用语，强调“主观愿望的热切性”，含有“强烈希望做某事”的意思。 Wish 语气比desire弱，一般用于“难以实现或不可能实现的愿望”，强调“主观愿望”。 Want 多用于口语，指“想”、“要”，表示“较弱的偏爱”。 35. a piece of cake Something that is very easy to do Shopping on line is a piece of cake for the five-year-old. (syn.) no sweat 36. sophisticated 1) worldly-wise; showing knowledge of the world Richard was still young, but he was sophisticated enough to know when people were not telling the truth. 2) advanced or complicated The development of computers and other sophisticated machines has made industry much more efficient. 37. move on to Stop doing one thing and begin dealing with the next. Let’s move on to the next paragraph. She ran this shop for ten years before deciding to move on to the real estate business. Collocation Move about/around 走来走去，经常搬家或更 换工作 Move back 后退，退缩 Move in 搬入；开始新的职务， Move on 继续前进；走开 Move over 坐或躺过去一点；让位 Move up 向上/前移；上涨；提升 38. investment Putting money in something More and more people have the desire to buy a house as an investment. Investment in … Make an investment in … Investment in securities 投资证券 State investment 国家投资 Prime investment 优等投资 Foreign capital investment 外资投资 Domestic investment 国内投资, Investment analysis 投资分析 An investment trust 投资信托公司 7. incredible a. That can’t be believed The boy runs at an incredible speed—even faster than many adults. (Syn.) unbelievable (Ant. ) credible Credibility n. Credulous adj. 轻信的 Incredulous a. ? 8. skeptical a. (sceptical BrE) doubting that something is true, right, etc. (in the habit of) He presented his