新东方考研英语必背500句
第410句
we will not be able to afford the risk of overlooking the seriousness of the matter.
译文：我们将不能承受忽视这一问题的重要性所带来的后果。
点睛：本句型是典型的说明问题重要性或者严重性的句型。其中overlook意为“忽视，忽略”。
there are still many difficulties ahead which we must not overlook.
我们面前困难还多，不可忽视。
seriousness意为“严肃：认真”。
i don't think you've quite grasped the seriousness of the situation．
我认为你对情况的严重性理解得还不透彻。
句型拓展
*we are constantly/frequently faced with such a serious matter．
我们经常会碰到这样严重的问题。
*there is a tendency，as recent study/investigation has pointed out that this matter is with great seriousness．
最近的研究表明，这一问题已经越来越严重了。