496. The old story of...serves as a good illustration that...

译文　那个……的老故事可以很好地证明……

点睛　本句型是典型的引用故事或者名言以增强表达效果和说服力的句型。在本句中，serve as意为“用做”。illustration意为“例证；实例”。如：

It affords, says Morgan, a "good illustration of the operation of the principle of natural selection". 按照摩根的看法，这可以作为“自然选择原则发生作用的最好例证”。

句型拓展

The old saying "Spare the rod, spoil the child" was taken as a motto by some parents. 有些家长信奉“孩子不打不成器”这句老话。

The story handed down was a good illustration of the patience required to deal with the problem. 流传下来的小故事充分说明了处理这个问题是很需要耐心的。