... （4）stop short
of (doing) something作“to almost
do something but then decide not to do it 决定不做，不愿做【错误或危险的事情】”解。例如：They accused the
president of incompetence, but stopped short of calling for his resignation.（摘自 Longman Dictionary of Conte...
As is vividly depicted inthe picture above, a youngster is sitting in
front of a computer, seriously considering whether he should choose the course
of new, creative and difficult knowledge or the course of high credit, easy passing
and less homework. The cartoonist aims to highlight the idea that ...
How would you like ________
if you were watching your favorite TV program and someone came into the room
and just shut it off without asking you?A．them B．one C．those D．it本题答案选D，答案解析写的是 it 做形式宾语指代 if 后面的...
...," she said, in a dull voice.Strickland's injurious calm robbed Stroeve of the rest of his self-control. Blind rage seized him, and without knowing what he was doing he flung himself on Strickland. Strickland was taken by surprise and he staggered, but he was very strong, even after his illness, and...
老师，我在VOA Special English中看到这么一句话：【Thefirst human moon landing happened more than 50 years ago. 人类在50多年前首次登陆月球。】我的疑问是：为什么这篇文章要把这么长的动名词短语【Thefirst human moon landing】放在句首作为主...
1. Thefirsttimethey met, she had no difficulty in identifying him, standing there with the book gripped firmly in one hand.请问老师，句中“standing… …in one hand” 现在分词短语作非限制性定语修饰him，是吗？可等价于非限制性定语从句：Thefirsttimethey m...
We learn English threetimes a week.threetimes a week是频率状语，请问threetimes a week中是有两个名词短语吗？threetimes和a week是两个名词短语吗？谢谢！We learn English twice a week. twice a week是频率状语，怎么理解twice副词+a week名词短语？
...天还是在夜晚行路？
Are you learning English for pleasure or for your work? 你学英语是出於兴趣还是为了工作?
Youcan get there by plane or by boat, but in either case it’s very expensive. 你可以坐飞机或坐船去那里，但两个办法都很贵。
I：And haven’t yougot a healthy husband and happy children?L：You must be joking. There’s never been thetime … or theinclination.想请教曹老师这段对话的第二段分词been，如可理解在句中的语法？
...容易就会把他们搞混了。※真题例句※Don’t
want to confuse your audience? Follow these suggestions. 不想让你的观众感到困惑？请遵循这些建议。(2012陕西卷阅六)(2) 表示“混淆”“弄混”People
are always confusing the twins. 人们常误认这两位孪生...
... that 引导的到底是目的状语从句还是结果状语从句）：1. Your task is to interchange words so that the sentence makes sense.2. He put his hand on the post behind her so that he had her fenced in and could look down on her.▲感觉看作目的状语从句或结果状语从句都可...
...QQ 群看到大家在讨论2014年江西高考的一道试题：Starting
your own business could be a way to achieving financial independence. ________,
it could just put youin debt. A. In other
words B. All in
all C. As a result D. On
the other hand 大家讨论的...
A stamp that you need inyour passport to go to some countries.这句话出现在English in use的书中，用来解释visa的词义。很明显这是定语从句，但有个疑惑，修饰stamp的是you need，还是you need inyour passport？从翻译上来说，感觉都一样，表达的都是...