4月21日贴的帖子中有这样一个句子Extinugishers came into being 70 years ago. 这让我想起了一个很有用的句型 “come into + 表示状态的名词”“表示到达什么状态 (state)”. 下面都是我收集的值得一背的句子：                             The car came to a stop outside the jeweler’s. (NCE-3)* 小车在珠宝店外停下。

Icebox came into household use in 1861. (Toefl reading) 冰箱1861年进入家庭 (使用)。 （这里冰箱是指里面放有冰块用来保冷的的盒子，不是我们今天用的电冰箱)。

The law came into effect last week. 该法上个兴趣生效。

The sick humor comes into fashion recently. (NCE-3)* 最近这种病态幽默开始流行。

Calendar came into being with the advent of agriculture. (NCE-3)* 历法是随着农业的出现而问世的。

Who'd have thought things would come to this? 谁会想到事情会发展到这一步呢？

`There's been another terrorist bomb attack.' `Really? I don't know what the world is coming to.' “又发生了一次恐怖炸弹袭击。” “真的？我真不知道这个世界会变成个什么样子！”

The doctors will operate if it proves necessary, but it may not come to that. 如果有必要医生会动手术的。但事情可能不会到那个程度。

The meeting came to an end at last. 会议最终结束了。

The negotiation/ talk came to a deadlock. 谈判陷于僵局。

At last, their hopes came to fruition. 最后他们的希望有了结果了 （结出果实了）。

The village which had seemed deserted immediately came to life. （NCE-3）* 这个先前看似荒芜的村庄立刻有了生气。

New facts about ancient Egypt have recently come to light.  最近发掘出了关于古埃及的新资料。

The car came to a grinding halt. 这辆车吱吱呀呀地停下来了。（NCE-3）*

* NCE-3： 新概念英语 第三册的例句。 （可见其用途之普遍）