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　　2、They will be able, as it were, to see and hear us in action.

　　in action 行动中的，活动中的

　　as it were 可以说，似乎，好象，是一个插入语，在语法上是一个独立成分，可以用于任何

　　时态语句中。

　　-- He is as it were a walking dictionary. 他可以说是一本活字典。

　　-- Computers can never as it were lead independent lives. 电脑不能过独立的生活。

　　As it is = in fact = in reality = actually = as a matter of fact 事实上

　　-- I thought things would get better,but as it is ,they are getting worse.

　　-- In many ways children live as it were in a different world from the adults.

　　在许多方面，孩子可以说过着一种与大人完全不同的生活。

　　3、But the historian attempting to reconstruct the distant past is always faced with a difficult task.

　　be faced with 面临

　　= be in the position in which one must deal with a problem or unpleasant situation

　　-- Automobile industry is faced with a bad future now.

　　-- A great many people are faced with losing their jobs.