【迷你小对话1】

　　A: The victory was decisive in winning the war.

　　B: If they had lost, I believe the war would have carried on for another two years.

　　A: 这次胜利对最终赢得战争至关重要。

　　B: 他们要是败了，我相信战争还得再持续两年。

　　【迷你小对话2】

　　A: His mark in English will be the determining factor of whether he goes to Yale or not.

　　B: I know that they have very strict requirements.

　　A: 他能不能去耶鲁大学，就看他的英语成绩。

　　B: 我知道他们的要求极为苛刻。

　　【语言点精讲】

　　decisive: 决定性的;需要做出抉择的;关键的。

　　carry on: 继续，坚持。

　　determining: 决定的。

　　mark: (学校)分数。