idly developed from a small village into a town.

這個小村莊已經很快發展成一個城鎮。

e.g.She developed the 買粉絲pany from nothing.

她白手起家辦起了這家公司。

9. Thanks to the 買粉絲ernment’s efforts, Beijing, the capital of China, will host the 2008 Olympic Games.

由于政府的努力，首都北京將承辦2008年奧運會。

thanks to … 幸虧有了……；由于……

e.g.Thanks to the teacher’s help, we got good grade in the exam.

多虧有了老師的幫助，我們在考試中取得了好成績。

e.g.Thanks to the bad weather, we have to put the sports meeting off.

由于天氣不好，我們不得不將運動會延期。