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Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to
discover her identity.
Despite = in spite of （两者都是介词)后面+ 名词/动名词
so far, up to now 完成时的标志
discover her identity = find out her identity
She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips.
rest on v.被搁在, 停留在, 信赖
= depend on（依靠, 依赖）/ lean on（靠着）
His hand rested lightly on my shoulder
Preserve: pre-在…前 serve
在变质之前保存下来
区别conserve [kən’sə:v]/preserve/reserv
节约:it’s important to conserve energy.
防腐：preserved body 木乃伊 preserved fruits 蜜饯
预留：Please reserve a seat for me.
