大学英语：Many primitive people believed that by eating

1. Many primitive people believed that by eating an animal they could get some of the good qualities of that animal for themselves.

　　本句中that 引导的是一个宾语从句。宾语从句在前几个单元中我们已有了比较多的了解。掌握宾语从句并不困难。请看下面的句子：

　　1) You must remember that it is never too old to learn.(你必须记住：活到老学到老。)

　　2) He says that friendship is very important to him.(他说友谊对他很重要。)

　　3) Don't forget what your parents said to you.(别忘了父母对你说过的话。)

　　4) Can you tell me where the bookstore is?(你能告诉我书店在哪儿吗?)

　　5) I don't know whether the letter is overweight.(我不知道这封信是否超重。)

　　by 后面跟动词的现在分词表示某人做了某件事，并通过这件事产生了某个结果。请看下面的句子：

　　1)By bribing a nurse I was able to see some files.(通过贿赂护士我才有可能看到一些卷宗。)

　　2)They made a living by selling newspapers.(他们通过卖报谋生。)

　　3)He tried to solve his problem by cheating me.(他通过骗我来解决自己的问题。)

　　4)We learn to swim by swimming.(我们在游泳中学会游泳。)