...出决定，拿定主意pass up 放过，放弃，错过（机会）have second thoughts （对原先的决定）犹豫，产生怀疑put off 推迟，使……延期reject … out of hand 坚决拒绝；彻底否决weigh up 仔细考虑，权衡participation /pɑːˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn/ n. 参加，参...
...n of nuclear power stations 第一代核电站The
company is launching the second-generation model of this car in March. 该公司要在三月推出该车的第二代车型。Now,
there is a fourth generation of computers, with a complete computer processor
on a single chip. (55) 现在已有第四...
...he bread and put two slices into the egg mixture. Next, Jeff
turned on the second stove burner to heat up the frying pan. Everything was
going smoothly until Jeff started frying the bread. The pan was too hot and the
bread turned black within seconds. Jenna threw the burnt piece into the sink
and pu...
...ue of talent. 这个老板很肤浅，不认识到人才的价值。●The second chapter of thisgrammar book deals with sentence patterns. 这本语法书的第2章讲的是句型。 ●They were chatting when suddenly a flash of lightning flashed
through the sky. 他们正在聊天，这时突然...
...nded it to my
father, who was trying to manage with the protein bar.Within seconds of the Snickers replacing the
protein bar, the man regained ___28___. Mecca, a fourth grader, ___29___ this
stranger’s life!No one could have guessed that earlier that
night, Mecca had just been through a ___30___ t...
... the
airport building and jumped into the first taxi on the rank without a second
thought.That was when I met Gunter. I told him where I was going,
but he said he hadn’t heard of the bus station. I thought my pronunciation was
the problem, so I explained again more slowly, but he still looked conf...
...onth
training project.19. What did Susan do
when she met Mr. Rochester the second time?A. She was a cleaner.
B. She was a
secretary. C. She was a
receptionist.20. What does the
speaker think is key to Mr. Rochester's success?A. Managing time
efficiently.B. Valuing human
relationships.C. Possessing a...
...every day, and I’ve
come to long for that moment when the cold becomes a second skin and my
internal voice goes silent. Apart from the thrill of those first heart-stopping
dives, which, ironically, saved me from going under, what has drawn me is this
community of generous, open-hearted souls.We la...
...）1. H. Poutsma著 A Grammar of Late Modern English (part 1 The Sentence Second Half The Composite Sentence) P848-854: 18.
The gerund-construction appears to be used practically to the exclusion of the
infinitive-construction:a)
after some verbs denoting some activity of the reasoning faculties and...
...ghter to make healthy
snack choices and often dissuade (劝阻) her from a second dessert. But one day when I heard her
saying “I think I’m too fat,” my heart sank. It made me wonder if giving her
advice on snacks was having an unintentionally negative impact.According to Charlotte Markey, a
p...
...onth
training project.19. What did Susan do
when she met Mr. Rochester the second time?A. She was a cleaner.B. She was a secretary.C. She was a
receptionist.20. What does the speaker
think is key to Mr. Rochester’s success?A. Managing time
efficiently.B. Valuing human relationships.C. Possessing a...
... well for them, and what
traps they encountered that you should avoid. The second
part of this book takes a closer look at some ideas that will help you
cultivate (培养) a
sustainable digital minimalism lifestyle. In these chapters, I examine issues
such as the importance of solitude (独处) and ...
...I did not love writing. My family came from Brazil, so
English was only my second language. Writing was so difficult and painful for
me that my teacher had allowed me to present my paper on the sinking of the Titanic
by acting out a play, where I played all the parts. No one laughed harder
than he d...
...odern world. Yet
properly understood, the age of electricity is merely the second stage in the
age of steam, which began a century earlier. “It
is curious that no one has put together a history of both the steam and
electric revolutions. ” writes Maury Klein in his book The Power Makers, Steam,
...
...ring inspirational figures into UK schools.Andria
Zafirakou,a north London secondary school teacher, said she wanted to bring
about a classroom revolution (变革). “We are going to
make a change,” she said. “I’ve started a project to promote the teaching of
the arts in our schools."The proj...