supply当“提供;供应”讲，supply sb.with sth./ supply sth.to sb. 向某人提供某物

[例]

1.They supplied food aids to the people in the flood-stricken area.

=They supplied the people in the flood-stricken area with food aids. 他们向受灾地区的人们提供了食品援助。

[联想]近义词为provide/offer.

1.offer sb. sth./offer sth. to sb. 向某人提供某物

He offered me a cup of tea.=He offered a cup of tea to me.

2.provide sb. with sth./ provide sth. for sb. 向某人提供某物，供应

The firm has provided me with a car.=The firm has provided a car for me. 公司提供给我一辆汽车。

在涉及到钱时，supply则不明确，一般讲来要给钱，provide往往则意味着免费提供。

The school provides the students with lesson-sheets. 学校免费给学生提供讲义。

We can supply you with some rare Ming editions. 我们可以给你提供一些稀有的明版书。

4.As a result, fruits such as peaches and pears are in fact related, although they are different at first sight.

因此，尽管桃子和梨子乍看起来是不同的，但事实上它们是有关联的。

as a result意为“结果是，作为结果”，其后引出结果，表示前后句之间的因果关系。有时需要用as a result of 短语进行转换，of后接原因。

[例]

1.It was raining heavily. As a result, the match had to be put off.

=As a result of the heavy rain, the match had to be put off. 由于这场大雨，比赛被迫取消。

2.The accident resulted in the death of two people. 这场意外事故造成两人死亡。

Success results form hard work. 成功来自努力。

[联想]result in造成，result form由……造成。

5. Darwin counted 225 flowering plants, of which he collected and brought home 193.

达尔文发现了225种开花的植物，其中他收集了193种。并把它们带回了国。

定语从句中"of+which/whom"结构表示整体与部分的关系，介词of前或后加名词、代词、数词、复杂介词(如in front of)、形容词最高级等。

[例]The child was saved by a man, the name of whom was not known. 这个孩子被一位不知姓名的男子所救。

China has many rivers, the longest of which is the Yangtze River. 中国有众多河流，最长的是长江。