China has witnessed a rapid economic development in recent years.
Europe has witnessed a great financial loss in recent years. 注：the past several years后面接has和have均可。一方面，一段时间后面用has没有问题；另一方面，用have也可以，表示这几年每年都见证了。
（2）练习：近几年来，中国见证了信息的爆炸。
China has witnessed the great information explosion during the past several years.
（3）近年来在学生中出现了忽视中文的现象。
The
past
several
years
have
witnessed
a
thought-provoking phenomenon that we students pay very little attention to the study of Chinese. 6. 使动类经典句 用法： ...使得... 句型：
enable/allow/render sb. to do …
追求物质主义使得我们抛弃希望，放弃梦想，沉浸在物质世界的快乐中。
The pursuit of materialism enables/allows one to abandon his hope, give up his dream and indulge himself in the
pleasure of the material world. 综合版：
（1）网络能让我们更有效的沟通。
The Internet allows us to communicate more effectively. （2）虚心使人进步（骄傲使人落后）。
Modesty enables one to go forward. (Conceit makes one lag behind.)
（3）抵制*可以让我们培养好习惯。
Resisting temptation allows one to develop good habits. 补充经典句型：
offer sb. sth. / offer sth. to sb.
provide sb. with sth. / provide sth. to sb. bring sb. sth.
（1）物质世界能给我们提供快乐的幻觉，而精神世界能给我们提供生活真正的乐趣。
Material world could offer us the illusion of happiness, while spiritual world could provide us with real pleasure for life. （2）阅读能给我们提供知识。
Reading can provide us with sufficient knowledge. （3）因特网能给我们带来很多便利。
The Internet can bring us much convenience. 7. 引出类经典句
用法：
...成为了...重要的社会问题 句型：
(1) … has arisen as one of … （很适合开头句） 孩子的教育已经成为最重要的社会问题之一。
Children’s education has recently arisen as one of the essential problems.
(2) ... has become one of ...
环境保护问题已经成为了对于政客和科学家同等关键的议题。 The environmental protection has become one of the key issues for politicians and scientists alike.
(3) ... emerge into one's vision 进入到...的视野里 环境问题进入到了我们的视野中。
The issue of environmental problem has emerged into our vision in recent years. 综合版：
（1）信息真伪近来成为了一个重要的问题。
The credibility of information has recently arisen as one of the heated topics, as can be found in the columns of many city newspapers.
（2）信息安全近来成为了一个重要的问题。
The issue of information security has recently arisen as
one of the heated topics.
此句配合第二步衍生句，可以作为引出主题的句子。 8. 趋势类经典句 用法： 越来越… 句型：
More and more people …
An increasing/ A growing number of people … People in mounting numbers …
注意：in mounting numbers里numbers有s！而a growing number of里number没s！ 综合版：
（1）越来越多的人开始重视如何有效处理信息。
People in mounting numbers are paying much attention to how to process information effectively.
（2）随着网络的普及，网络课程越来越受大学生的欢迎。 With the popularity of internet, online courses have gradually emerged into our vision and become increasingly prevalent among college students.
衍生1：趋势类有些非常好的句型值得大家学习，意思是“倾向于”，可以翻译成“容易”。 引子：冬天容易着凉。
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