英语作文-高中 The Lost Sword-

英语作文

A man was crossing the river when he accidentally dropped his sword into the river. Immediately he made a mark on the boat where the sword had fallen. "This is where my sword fell off, I shall find my sword by this mark." he said.

When the boat stopped moving, he went into the water to look for his sword at the place where he had marked the boat. Needless¹ to say, it was useless. The boat had moved but the sword had not. He was unable to find the lost sword.

1 needless   

adj.不必，无须，不必要的，无用的

参考例句：

• Needless to say,I agree.无须说，我是同意的。
• It is needless to add that you are in want of a second.你需要一个助手，那是不必说的。