與此相反,30到59歲之間的司機在載有乘客時出車禍的幾率隨著乘客的增多而減小。
點睛本句的主干是the risk of death decreases。between 30 and 59修飾drivers;with引導伴隨狀語。
by contrast意為“相反”,相當于in contrast。如:
The coastal areas have mild winters, but by contrast the central plains become extremely cold. 沿海地區(qū)的冬天天氣暖和,而與此相反,中部平原卻會異常寒冷。
考點歸納by contrast與in contrast含義相同,都表示“相反,大不相同”。與此含義相同的短語或者詞匯還有on the contrary, conversely和oppositely,它們的區(qū)別在于:
by contrast與in contrast都只強調(diào)所比較的事物是不同的。如:
But, in contrast, it is only in modern times that Galileo has become a problem child for historians of science. 但是相比之下,對于科學史學家來說,伽利略唯有在現(xiàn)代才被看做是問題小孩。
on the contrary多用于觀點或想法,暗示有很多不同方面的選擇。如:
He is not poor, on the contrary, he is a millionaire. 他不窮,相反,他是個百萬富翁。
conversely暗示所比較的兩者截然相反。如:
Describe your greatest accomplishment and why it is important to you and conversely, your greatest disappointment and what you learned from that experience. 描寫你最大的成就,并說明對你而言它為何重要,還要描寫與此相反的你最大的失敗經(jīng)歷以及從中得到的教訓。
oppositely暗示所比較的兩者之間矛盾突出而尖銳。如:
My plan for career is not single, oppositely, I tend to expand my work into diversification. 我的職業(yè)規(guī)劃不是單一的,相反,我傾向于在不同的領(lǐng)域中開拓事業(yè)。