Question

16．虽然经理尽力想挽留他，但看来他去意已决． （ seem ）The manager tried to persuade him to stay，but he seemed to have made up his mind to resign/leave．
The manager tried to persuade him to stay，but it seemed that he had decided to leave．．

Answer 1

分析 The manager tried to persuade him to stay，but he seemed to have made up his mind to resign/leave．
The manager tried to persuade him to stay，but it seemed that he had decided to leave．

解答 The manager tried to persuade him to stay，but he seemed to have made up his mind to resign/leave．
The manager tried to persuade him to stay，but it seemed that he had decided to leave．
本句中的句子部分为过去的一个事实，用一般过去时；后面的分句为过去的过去，所以用过去完成时或者seemed to have done（仿佛过去已经做了某事）．
本句为but连接的一个并列句，也可用一个主从复合句，that引导一个表语从句，作seen 的表语．persuade sb to do sth意为"说服某人做某事"；make up one's mind to do sth，decide to do sth下定决心做某事．

点评 本句的翻译形式多样，对于短语persuade sb to do sth意为"说服某人做某事"还可用persuade sb into doing sth来表达．