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On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain.
Structure: the first “and” connects a compound statement, and the second clause of the compound statement is made of another compound statement connected by another “and”. 第一个“and”连接一个并列句，这个并列句的第二个分句又是由另外一个“and”连接的并列句组成的。
Drop: a few drops of water几滴水 eye drops 滴眼剂, 眼药水 a drop in the ocean 沧海一粟, 九牛一毛
drop a curtain 落幕 drop /draw window curtain
drop in 顺便走访(某人); 顺便进去
Phrase: on one’s way (to sp) / on the way (to sp) 在去…的路上
eg. I posted the letter on my way to school.
I met my boss on the way home.
They were on the way to the station.
The new machine you ordered is on its way.
He is on the way to success.
Christmas is on the way. We are in November already.
could not do: did not succeed in doing, did not manage to do (see Key Structures)
what is more: in addition, an inserted phrase
eg. I was late for school this morning, and what is more, I forgot to bring my textbook with me.
He seldom comes to the office, and what is more, his mobile phone is always power off.
