had just as soon do sth为惯用法,大约等于would rather do sh, 意为”宁愿..."I'd just as soon stay out of the quarrel. 我宁愿置身于这场争吵之外。
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你的译文至少有二处明显错误:1 wish搭配的介词是for, wish for sth.2 aspiring只能修饰人,不能修饰happiness。可改为:The film embodies the wish of Africans for happiness.以下译文可供参考:This film reflects the longing of Africans for a decent life.This film shows the wish of Africans for a happy life.
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contrary to popular opinion 为评注性状语,是说话人对句子对解释。It is conrary to popular opinion that James Heriot ...其余部分赞同刘老师的分析。
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Her calligraphy was the clearest (that) I'd ever seen.the clearest=the clearest calligraphy. 后接省略了that的定语从句从句,that在从句中作宾语。
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当用一般现在时的时候,句子就不是被动语态了,而是系表结构。我们可以说:The play is written by a well-known playwriter. 系表结构但不会说:A well-known playwriter writes the play. 主动语态写一个剧本这个事件不可能在说话时发生并结束。
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added to sth为过去分词短语作定语。用adding to sth也可以。add可以及物也可以不及物。用过去分词为及物动词用法,用现在分词为不及物动词用法。would be可以用will be 替换。will 和would都是推测性用法,用will在说话人很肯定会出现更大的奇迹,用would 则说话人推测时留有余地,比较委婉。
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The years 1978 through 1980 were among the most difficult, exhilarating, glorious and heartbreaking in my life.among the most difficult, exhilarating, glorious and heartbreaking (years)。四个形容词最高级后省略了名词years。我一生经历过的可用这四个形容词描述的years有很多,1978-1980这二年就是这样的ye...
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《牛津》appoint somebody + noun | appoint somebody as something They appointed him (as) captain of the English team.as是可有可无的。
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to a point为介词短语作程度状语,即中国把吃穿问题解决到了什么程度。where引导定语从句修饰point. 所以,to a point不能省略,否则where从句为无根之木了。
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