Question

10．大卫得知要参加即将在北京举行的决赛后是如此激动以致于彻夜未眠．（So…that…）So excited was David that he failed to fall asleep the whole night when/after he learned that he would participate in the final competition to be held in Beijing．．

Answer 1

分析 So excited was David that he failed to fall asleep the whole night when/after he learned that he would participate in the final competition to be held in Beijing．

解答 根据句意"大卫得知…后"可知，是描述的过去的事情，所以用一般过去时．
本句考查句式so…that…如此…以至于…；当"so/such…that…"结构中的so，such连同它所直接修饰的成分共同位于句首表示强调时，主句要进行部分倒装．participate in参加，to be held是动词不定式的被动表达将来的动作，作后置定语．
fail to do意为"没能做某事"；fall asleep意为"睡觉，睡着"．

点评 注意：这一结构中that后面的结果状语从句不倒装．本句还可以用常用句式来表达：David was so excited that he failed to fall asleep the whole night when/after he learned that he would participate in the final competition to be held in Beijing．