Language points

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1.We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual.

背诵句型

We have learnt to expect that... : 我们已经习惯于期盼......

2.After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables.

背诵句型

developed an unshakable faith in :对......产生了......样的信念

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 I advise you not to put your faith in such a remedy.

3.Only an exceptionally heavy snow fall might temporarily dislocate railway services.

背诵句型

4.It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something does go wrong.

   too...to句型中，在too前出现了all, only, but, not等词的时候，to就有肯定意义

  句子中It 为先行词,在句子中作形式主语,to blame...这一动词不定式短语在句子中作逻辑主语.

比较

  too..to ..：太...以致不能做...

 does 为助动词,这里表示强调,意为"真的""的确"