Question

8．To her delight，her husband bought her a house，which wastwicethe size ofwhat she had expected，as her birthday present．（size）
让她高兴的是，她的丈夫给她买了房子作为生日礼物，房子是她期盼的两倍大．

Answer 1

分析 twice the size of

解答 答案：twice the size of．
本句考查倍数的表达法，根据句子的结构可知，此处缺少was的表语，所以可使用twice the size of what she had expected；故答案为what she had expected．
倍数表达的常见方式：
1．"…times+形容词/副词的比较级+than …"例如：
This hall is five times bigger than our classroom．这个大厅比我们的教室大 5 倍．
2．"…times+as+形容词/副词的原级+as …"例如：
This dictionary is five times as thick as the one you borrowed from the library．
这本词典的厚度是你从图书馆借的那本（厚度）的 5 倍．
3．"…times+the+名词（如：size，height，weight，length，width 等）+of …"例如：
The earth is 49 times the size of the moon．地球的体积是月球的49 倍．

点评 翻译填空题考查的是词汇的记忆和运用能力，平时要注意积累和运用．