They feared that the mummy would fall to pieces when they cut it open, but fortunately this has not happened.
他們曾擔心在把木乃伊切開后，它會散成碎片，但幸運得很，這種情況并未發生。
新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 77 A successful operation
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adv. 幸運地;
?? fortun =fortune力量，運氣 一個+ ate 表示有...性質的+ ly 表示如...的、有...特征的 → ad.幸運地，幸虧
"Fortunately, the stormy waves caused trifling damage to the boat."
幸好, 風浪使船只受到的損壞較輕.
近義：luckily, blessedly, blissfully, favorably, favourably, happily
反義：inevitably, inopportunely, regrettably, unhappily, unluckily, fatally
v. 落下;跌倒;減少;淪陷;
n. 落下;瀑布;秋天;減少;
?? 所有的(all)的樹葉落下(fall)來,秋天(fall)到了 網友：wangqidong 補充：(f)風把(all)所有的樹葉吹下來，秋天(fall)到了
"Several factors have been adduced to explain the fall in the birth rate."
有幾個因素已被援引來說明出生率降低的原因。
近義：plonk, slump, decline, decrease, descend, diminish
反義：arise, ascend, peak, stand, tower, uprise
adj. 敞開的，開著的;公開的，公共的;坦率的;有議論余地的;
vt.& vi. （打）開;開始;睜開;啟動;
n. 戶外，野外;空曠;公開;
vi. 使打開;展示，顯現;
vt. 張開;開放;開張營業;為（建筑物）揭幕;
?? 打開圓(o)盒,取出鋼筆
"The tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals."
這次錦標賽業余選手和職業選手均可參加。
近義：unclose, unlatch, unlock, unseal, inaugurate, incise
反義：lock, seal, shut, stitch, tuft