Nothing to Worry About 不必担心

　　The rough road across the plain soon becameso bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive backto the village we had come from. Even thoughthe road was littered with boulders and pittedwith holes, Bruce was not in the leastperturbed. Glancing at his map, he informed usthat the next village was a mere twenty milesaway.

　　1.The rough road across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce todrive back to the village we had come from.

　　穿越平原的道路高低不平，开车走了不远，路面愈加崎岖。我们想劝说布鲁斯把车开回我们出发的那个村庄去。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:so…that…引导结果状语从句，so bad说明原因是“路太崎岖”，that引出结果“劝他返回”。

　　2.Even though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce wasnot in the least perturbed.

　　尽管路面布满石头，坑坑洼洼，但布鲁斯却一点儿不慌乱。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:even though引导让步状语从句，往往先提出一个不利条件，而后经常会出现转机。

　　3.Glancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was a mere twenty milesaway.

　　他瞥了一眼地图，告诉我们前面再走不到20英里就是一个村庄。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:现在分词短语glancing at his map作时间状语。That引导宾语从句，交代infrom的内容。