Example: There is no good denying that women are playing an important rolen the orld today .:to hold tightly not release one's gripon Examples: The little child clung to his mother for comfort. Some of the victims of thefre of the building.ng tothe window ledges fora minute or two and then dropped to their death a hundred feet below. Collocations: CE. cling to the belief 固守信念 cling to the hope 抱者一线希望 cling to one's own view 坚持己见 cling to the habit 固守若某种习惯 cling to one's possessions 坚守财产不肯放弃 Difficult sentences: 1.walked alongside my father,clutching his right hand.(Para.1) clutching hisright hand present participle as adverbial modifier Paraphrase:I walked next to my father.holding his right hand. More examples: My mother stood at the window watching our progress,and towards her from tim to time,hoping she would help.(Para 2) 'm not punishing you,"he said,laughing (Para.4) -The bell rang.announcing the passing of the day and the end of work.(Para.17) 2.They did not make me happy,however,as this was the day I was to be thrown into school for the first time. as:"As"introducesan adverbial clause of reason. the day:Noun phrase usu followed by a isused asan averbial of time be to do sth:future tense indicating intention or plan Paraphrase:But my new clothes did not bring any happiness to me.because it was the day I was forced to go to school for the first time. More examples 我出生在中国开始改革开放的那一年。 I was bor in the year China began its open and reform policy. 救护车到的时候，已经太晚了。 By the time the ambulance arrived,it was too late. The moment Isaw him.he was the criminal wanted by the police. Example: There is no good denying that women are playing an important role in the world today. 4. cling to: to hold tightly; not release one’s grip on Examples: The little child clung to his mother for comfort. Some of the victims of the fire climbed out of the building, clung to the window ledges for a minute or two and then dropped to their death a hundred feet below. Collocations: Cf. cling to the belief 固守信念 cling to the hope 抱着一线希望 cling to one’s own view 坚持己见 cling to the habit 固守着某种习惯 cling to one’s possessions 坚守财产不肯放弃 Difficult sentences: 1. walked alongside my father, clutching his right hand. (Para.1) clutching his right hand.: present participle as adverbial modifier Paraphrase: I walked next to my father, holding his right hand. More examples: -My mother stood at the window watching our progress, and I turned towards her from time to time, hoping she would help. (Para. 2) -“I’m not punishing you,” he said, laughing. (Para. 4) -The bell rang, announcing the passing of the day and the end of work. (Para.17) 2. They did not make me happy, however, as this was the day I was to be thrown into school for the first time. as: “As” introduces an adverbial clause of reason. the day: Noun phrase usu. followed by a relative clause is used as an adverbial of time. be to do sth: future tense indicating intention or plan Paraphrase: But my new clothes did not bring any happiness to me, because it was the day I was forced to go to school for the first time. More examples: 我出生在中国开始改革开放的那一年。 I was born in the year China began its open and reform policy. 救护车到的时候，已经太晚了。 By the time the ambulance arrived, it was too late. The moment I saw him, I recognized he was the criminal wanted by the police