8. My heart is full of grief because..．我的内心充满了悲伤，因为……
对话示例
— My heart is full of grief because my pet died of disease.
— I'm sorry to hear it, but would you like to continue to keep a pet?
- No. I don't want to have this sad experience anymore.
- I guess so.
— 我的宠物死于疾病，我的内心充满了悲伤。
— 听到这件事我很难过，但是你想继续养一只宠物吗？
— 不，我再也不想有这种难过的经历了。
— 我想也是。
句型分析
My heart is full of grief because..．句型中的主句是主系表结构，介词短语of grief是主语的补足语， because引导的是原因状语从句。is full of也可被is filled with代替。
句子示例
• My heart is full of grief because the doctor diagnosed me as having a terminal disease．我的内心充满了悲伤，因为医生诊断我得了绝症。
• My heart is full of grief because the novel has a sad ending．我的内心充满了悲伤，因为这本小说有一个悲伤的结局。
• My heart is full of grief because my two friends had an accident．我的内心充满了悲伤，因为我的两位朋友出了车祸。
重点单词
grief [gri:f] n．悲伤，难过
continue [kənˈtɪnju:] v．继续，持续
terminal [ˈtɜ:mɪnl] a．晚期的，末期的