1. brain 作为器官的“脑子”,可数,可连用不定冠词也可用复数,但更多是与定冠词或物主代词连用。如:Humans have large brains. 人类脑子大。The brain is the centre of thought. 大脑是思维的中枢。She died of shock following an operation on her brain. 她作脑科手术后因休克死亡。Which would you prefer: to win a...
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1. 表示“床”,为可数名词,可连用冠词(或其他限定词),也可用复数形式。如:I need a light by my bed. 我的床边需要一盏灯。I saw a bed in the corner. 我看出角落里有一张床。Hard beds are healthier than soft ones. 硬板床比软床有利于健康。若表示与“床”有关的活动——睡觉,则为不可数名词,其前习惯上不用冠词,也...
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▲你的怀疑是有道理的:这里的 some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events 不宜理解为省略句(不是承前省略),可理解为独立主格结构,可以视为省略了being,即:Today’s festivals have many origins, some being religious, some being seasonal, and some being for special people or event...
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▲the dead 有两个意思:一是指所有的死者(即包括古今的一切已死者)。如:It’s wrong to speak ill of the dead. 说死者的坏话是不对的。She claims to be psychic and helps people to contact the dead. 她自称有通灵术,能帮助活人与死者沟通。On this anniversary of the tragedy we remember the living as well as t...
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问题1:为什么用 play music?可以 sing music 吗?可以说 play music(演奏音乐),但没见过 sing music(但可说 sing a song, sing songs)。如:Playing music has been a wonderful diversion for me. 演奏音乐一直是我极好的消遣。They scraped a living by playing music on the streets. 他们在街头演奏音乐,勉强维...
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同意黎老师的看法,下面是一些相关补充,供参考:▲用作形容词的语法特征类似 20-year-old 这样的词用作形容词时,通常只用于名词前作定语,不用作表语。如:正:He has an 18-year-old daughter. 他有个18岁的女儿。误:His daughter is 18-year-old.(可改为:His daughter is 18 years old.)正:All 18-year-old males a...
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▲英语中确实有补语从句(宾补从句、宾语补足语从句),虽然一般的语法书没有这样的叫法,但它确实存在,你的句子中的 what your city is now就是宾补从句。关于这个术语出处,我查了一下,在夸克等人的《英语语法大全》的第15.8节有相关说,该书认为下面一句中的 what(ever) you like 就是宾语补语从句:You can call me wh...
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▲人称代词后接定语从句的用法主要见于正式文体以及某些格言或谚语,以 he who 最为常见。如:He who plays with fire gets burned. 玩火者必自焚。He who hesitates is lost. 当断不断,必受其患。He who risks nothing, gains nothing. 不入虎穴,焉得虎子。He who avoids temptation avoids the sin. 避诱惑,免罪恶。He...
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▲be involved in 后面完全可以接 doing (其实这就属于正常的介词后面接动名词)。如:Many people were involved in framing these proposals. 许多人参与拟订这些建议。There was a lot of work (which was) involved in setting up the festival. 筹备节庆活动涉及到大量的工作。It was quite an experience being invol...
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