It seemed that the water was to blame．题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网——

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18．It seemed that the water was to （责备）blame．

分析似乎水是罪魁祸首．

解答答案是blame．本题考查语境中选用恰当的词或短语；动词blame（责备）常常运用在词组"be to blame （for）（该为…）负责"中，表达说话人的观点；其中的不定式不能用被动式和完成式；注意区别于be blamed for （因为…而受责怪），是被动结构，强调被责怪的事实．本题中表达观点，选用be to blame，故答案是blame．

点评翻译填空要在理解句子的结构和含义的基础上根据汉语意思选择恰当的词、短语或句型；同时注意所选词的形式变化．

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