蒋健棠英语实用句子(74):The police are making little headway in the investigation.

 　　The police are making little headway in the investigation¹.

　　警方在调查方面没什么进展。

　　headway是个不可数名词，表示进展，和progress的意思差不多。 make headway是指取得进展,可在headway前加上不同的形容词来表示进展的程度，如much`some`a little`little等。

　　She has made remarkable² headway in her writing skills.

　　她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。

1 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

2 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。