Things can go wrong on a big scale as a number of people recently discovered inParramatta, a suburb of Sydney. During the rush hour one evening two cars collidedand both drivers began to argue.
10. As if this were not enough to reduce you to tears, your husband arrives,unexpectedly bringing three guests to dinner.
好像这一切还不足以使你急得掉泪，你的丈夫接着回来了，事先没打招呼就带来3个客人吃饭。
语言点:句子结构分析:as if引导方式状语从句，请特别注意，这里用were是因为这句话是虚拟语气。Unexpectedly bringing…dinner是现在分词短语，作伴随状语。
11. Things can go wrong on a big scale as a number of people recently discovered inParramatta, a suburb of Sydney.
就像许多人最近在悉尼郊区帕拉马塔发现的那样，有时乱子会闹得很大。
语言点1:句子结构分析:as是关系代词，引导定语从句。
语言点2:on a large scale表示“大规模地”。
12. During the rush hour one evening two cars collided and both drivers began toargue.
一天傍晚交通最拥挤时，一辆汽车撞上前面一辆汽车，两个司机争吵起来。
语言点1:句子结构分析:during the rush hour one evening充当时间状语。
语言点2:请特别注意，collide表达的“撞”一般为双方相互作用，而不是一方静止另一方撞击。
