英語六級-完形語法關鍵句347. The visit was a triumph, and he said to a

347. The visit was a triumph, and he said to a friend excitedly, "I was able to convince Hilbert of the general theory of relativity."

譯文　那次拜訪是個很大的成功，他興奮地告訴他的一個朋友： “我說服希爾伯特相信廣義相對論了?！?

點睛　　triumph意為“勝利，成功”，比起success的程度更深。句中convince sb.意為“說服某人，使某人信服”。另外，general theory of relativity意為“廣義相對論”，是物理上的專有名詞，而狹義相對論則為special theory of relativity。

考點歸納　表達“說服某人做某事”的短語還有：

convince sb. to do sth. / convince sb. of sth.

The girl was trying to convince the police of her innocence. 那個女孩正試圖讓警察相信她是無辜的。

persuade sb. into doing sth. / persuade sb. to do sth. / persuade sb. of sth.

They are trying to persuade him to put aside his work and enjoy his vacation. 他們正在勸說他把工作放在一邊，好好享受假期。

talk sb. into sth.

The little girl has talked her father into their family party. 那個小女孩說服了她爸爸參加家庭聚會。

reason sb. into sth.

Though he doesn't like that kind of party, his girlfriend has reasoned him into it. 盡管他不喜歡這種派對，但他女友還是說服他參加了。