2. THE “MIRACLE” GROUP

These nouns indicate that someone thinks of a situation as being good, usually very good indeed.

(1) blessing 幸運；幸事

It’s a blessing that I’ve stayed in the game this long.

(2) comfort 安慰；慰藉

On the other hand, it was a comfort that she hadn’t abandoned Maya as she had done to the ice owl.

(3) fluke 僥幸；偶然

It was a fluke that I had a clear view of him.

(4) marvel 奇跡

It was a marvel that they could afford the cottage at all: They’d had to go over their budget to outbid eleven other potential owners.

(5) relief 寬慰；輕松

"It was a relief that somebody had recognized what I had been through," he says.

3. THE “FALLCY” GROUP

These nouns indicate that something is either true or false.

(1) fact 事實；真相

It is a fact that we are cousins of gorillas, kangaroos, starfish, and bacteria.

(2) fallacy 謬論；謬見

It is a fallacy that development in other countries will hurt developed countries such as the United States.

(3) lie  謊言

It is a lie that he served with him 40 years ago.

(4) misconception  誤解；錯誤印象

It is a misconception that Marburg victims bleed to death, said Dr. Feldmann, the Winnipeg virologist.

(5) myth 錯誤觀念；荒誕說法

It was a myth that we would eventually have a black president.

(6) truism 自明之理；不言而喻的話

But it’s also a truism that the end of the road usually turns out to be a disappointment.

(7) truth 真理；公認的事實

In reality, it’s a truth that was there all along.

4. NOUNS WITH OTHER MEANINGS

These are a number of other abstract nouns which have this pattern.

(1) accident 事故，意外事件

It was hardly an accident that advertisers were fickle.

(2) certainty 必然的事；確定的事

It’s a certainty that Paterno will be back to break Bryant’s record next year.

(3) cliché  老生常談；套話

It’s almost a cliché that New Mexico is called the ‘land of enchantment.’

(4) coincidence 巧合；同時發(fā)生

Is it just a coincidence that in New York State what was found to be the best area also happens to be the poorest out of 62 counties?

(5) consolation 安慰

Of course it was no consolation that the man she loved, planned to spend her life with, was lying dead just beyond the glass before her.

(6) farce 鬧劇場面

It’s a total farce that Lambie can be hit so hard a second time.

(7) irony 具有諷刺意味的情況

"Absolutely," Price replies." It’s an irony that a place predicated on personal transformation can be so ambivalent about change."

(8) joke 笑話；玩笑

She thinks it’s a joke that he can’t sleep. She thinks if only he tried harder.

(9) miracle 不可思議的事；奇跡

And it was a miracle that I survived.

(10) mystery 神秘事物；謎

It was a mystery that many thought would never be solved.

(11) paradox 自相矛盾

It’s a paradox that I am the most "Roman" sculptor in America.

(12) possibility 可能；可能性

Is it a possibility that someone put it there that could have been part of law enforcement?

(13) reality 真實；現(xiàn)實

It is a reality that he says he and many other Israelis no longer want to live.

(14) revelation 被揭露的真相

It is no great revelation that the key to the success of any restaurant is consistency.

(15) rule 規(guī)定；規(guī)則

It is a rule that supplicants must follow.

(16) secret 秘密

It wasn’t a secret that Wu was paying bribes right and left at this time.

(17) surprise 意想不到的事；不同尋常的事

It’s hardly a surprise that looking harder to find children with disabilities has resulted in more diagnoses.

(18) wonder 奇跡

It is perhaps a wonder that Qatna survived as long as it did.

注：限定詞主要用a, 有時用no或 little, 但在nonsense (無意義的話；胡話) 之前不用任何限定詞。例如：It’s absolute nonsense that we don’t have policing power.

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