名校版英语经典句型考点解析be no mean
Repton reached the final, and since around 1,500 schools entered the competition,
that was no mean achievement.
雷普顿进入了决赛，鉴于有1,500所左右的学校参与了角逐，能够取得这样的成绩相当了不起。
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no mean achievement是什么意思吗？mean在这个短语中是作形容词使用，表示“平庸的；一般的”，所以no mean achievement一般用来表示“不小的成就，了不起的”：
The company sold 20 million copies this year — no mean achievement, to be honest.公司今年卖了两千万份拷贝——说实话，这是一个不小的成就。
He is no mean scholar.
他并不是一个平凡的学者。
His mother was a painter, and he's no mean artist himlf.
他的母亲是画家，他本人也是很出色的艺术家。
That was no mean feat.
那是伟大的成就。
She was no mean performer on a variety of other instruments
许多别的乐器她也演奏得相当出色。
To destroy 121 enemy aircraft is no mean record
歼灭121架敌机是一个了不起的纪录。
Moreover, Ramsay was no mean thinker himlf.
而且拉姆齐自己也是一位出色的思想家。
小结：
be no mean…了不起；很出色；伟大的
一般be no mean+名词原形，表示了不起的、非常出色的，伟大的……
词汇积累
scholar [ˈskɑːlər]
n.学者;奖学金获得者;聪颖勤奋的学生
复数： scholars
feat [fiːt]
n.技艺;武艺;功绩;英勇事迹
复数： feats
performer [pərˈfɔːrmər]
n.表演者;演出者;演员;表现得…者;表现了…者
复数： performers
instrument [ˈɪnstrəmənt]
n.器械;仪器;器具;(车辆、机器的)仪器，仪表;促成某事的人(或事物);手段
复数： instruments
aircraft [ˈerkræft]
n.飞机;航空器
A.such 作为代词，用作表语时，可以放在句首产生倒装语序。从句是结果状语从句。
例如：
1.Such was the flood that many people became homeless. 这次洪灾很严重，以致许多人都无家可归。（摘自马静：《英语语法精讲》第290页）
正常语序：
The flood was such that many people became homeless.
2.Such was his eloquence that we were all moved by it. (摘自《刘毅英语语法宝典》p.126)
正常语序：
His eloquence was such (= such great eloquence) that we were all moved by it.他口才很好，以至于我们全部都被感动。
3.Such is the elegance of this typeface that it is still a favourite of designers. 这种字体很优美，至今仍深受设计人员喜欢。（摘自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第9版 ）
正常语序：
The elegance of this typeface is such that it is still a favourite of designers.
4.Such was her beauty that whoever saw her was fascinated. 她的美貌使所有见到她的人都为之倾心。（摘自《英汉多功能词典》新编升级版 p.1697）
正常语序：
Her beauty was such that whoever saw her was fascinated.
5.Such was his strengh that he could bend iron bars.
他的力量如此厉害，以至于他能弄弯铁棍。
正常语序：
His strengh was such that he could bend iron bars.
6.Such was the damage that it would cost thousands to repair.
正常语序：
The damage was such that it would cost thousands to repair.
损坏严重，要修好就得花几千块钱。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
7. Such is the effect on our blood chemistry that it produces physical changes in our entire body.
正常语序：
The effect on our blood chemistry is such that it produces physical changes in our entire body.
我们血液的化学成分所受影响很大，致使全身都发生变化。
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8. Such is the size of the problem that the arguments are purely academic.
问题的实情在于这些论点纯属空谈。
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正常语序：
The size of the problem is such that the arguments are purely academic.
