…but this caused no problems because he finished all that he had to do in the last ten minutes，by using his miraculous power.

　　make up for sth：补偿，弥补

　　His hard work makes up for his lack of intelligence.他的勤奋工作弥补了他的不聪明。

　　I had to study harder to make up for the time I missed in school when I was ill.我得努力学习，把我生病时缺的课补上。

　　32. As the day passed，his state of mind passed from wonder to delight .就在这一天之内，他的思想状况由惊讶变成了喜悦。

　　pass from…to/into…：change from one state or condition to another由一种状况转变为另一种状况

　　During the debate，their attitudes towards the project passed from disagreement to approval. 在辩论中，他们对这项目的态度从不赞成到同意。

　　33. He intended，among other things，to increase his personal property by acts of creation，and called into existence a number of nice things 除其它事情外，他还打算使用他的造物之举来增加他的私人财产，并真地创造出了几件好东西。

　　among others/other things 用来从一群人或一群事物中列举一两个

　　Gu Xiulian，vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the NPC，among others，attended the reception in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan.全国人大常委会副主席顾秀莲和其它人一起出席了纪念中日建交30周年的招待会。

　　At the recent press conference，the spokesman of the foreign ministry talked，among other things，about China-Germany relations.在最近一次记者招待会上，那位外交部发言人特别谈到了中德关系。

　　call sth. into existence：ask sth to be created 指令造出……

　　The magician said he was able to call anything into existence.那魔术师说他能变出任何东西。

　　bring sth into existence/being：cause sth to exist；create，establish 创造；建立

　　A new committee has been brought into existence to address the non-performing loans in the state-owned banks.成立了一个新的委员会来处理国有银行的呆帐。

　　34. But he could see that the gift required caution and watchfulness.不过他明白，对这个天赋他必须小心，必须保持警惕。

　　But he knew that his unusual power should be used very carefully，and he should keep them secret，otherwise it might cause trouble.

　　35. He struck a match and saw that this beautiful miracles was indeed accomplished. 他划了根火柴，发现那个美妙的奇迹确实创造出来了。

　　accomplish：强调通过坚韧不把的努力完成一项使命或达到某一目标。 强调完成全部任务的过程，不强调完成的手段和方法。

　　He accomplished a great deal in his short life 在他短暂的一生里，他取得了很大成就。

　　achieve：可指由于努力而理所当然应该得到的成功，达到了既定目标。这一过程中包含技能、毅力和努力。

　　despite repeated experiments，so far，no noticeable results have achieved 尽管多次试验，但到目前为止，还没有取得显著的结