...ths that reflect on their judgment. So, being human, I tried to defend myself. I pointed out that the best is eventually the cheapest, that one can't expect ...
...uits
and flowers, and animals too, except those with good names, could not be passed
in review before somebody with a genius for christening, as the creatures did
before Adam in paradise, and so have new names given them, worthy of their
creation. 摘自《美国语文》中学课文第3课 A Flower...
...cky pastry. At exactly that moment, the telephone rang. Nothing could have been more annoying. I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates. It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. At last I hung up the receiver. W...
...but buying things you don’t need is wasteful and even bad for the earth. Before you buy something, ask yourself how much you will use it, and whenever possible, buy things locally made instead of those shipped from far away. ● Dress Green. What really matters is not the colour. It’s how the cl...
.... One morning she told her children about a family she
had visited the day before. There was a man sick in bed, his wife, who took
care of him and could not go out to work, and their little boy. The little
boy—his name was Bernard—had interested her very much. “I wish you could see him,” she...
...o the National Wildlife Refuge System—a fact that ensures this
land will be protected and available for all generations to come.
Since 1934, better than half a billion dollars has gone into that Fund
to purchase more than 5 million acres of habitat. Little wonder the Federal
Duck Stamp Pr...
...任。no more ……than与…同样不；根本不He’s no more fit to be a priest than I am! 他和我一样根本就不适合当牧师！You're no more capable of speaking Chinese than I am.你我都不会说汉语。A whale /ˈweɪl/ is no more a fish than a horse
is.马不是鱼，鲸也不是...
...ountries and regions since he started it 10 years ago. On August 5, the
number of postcards exchanged by members topped 31 million. Running the website
has almost turned into a full-time job.Language is certainly a barrier for many people. For
postcrossing to work worldwide, a common communication l...
...watched the game
with inscrutable face. She was silent, but she had always been silent. I looked
at her mouth for an expression that could give me a clue to what she felt; I
watched her eyes for some tell-tale flash, some hint of dismay or bitterness; I
scanned her brow for any passing line that mig...
...yer any good reason why you rather than any of the other applicants should be chosen for the job.个人猜测原因：这句话中bring的宾语“any good reason...”被转移到了句尾，并没有在bring后添加一个 it 占位，因为“any good reason...”不属于不定式（短语）...
... people who took dollars took
only a few, but Bridges said a very small number took as much as they could. While the
clip might look like part of a new ad campaign, Bridges said the only goal was
to show generosity and sympathy. He added that he hopes people in other cities might
try similar project...