这是一篇文章的开头部分：I was addressing a small gathering in a suburban Virginia living room—a women's group that had invited me to join them. Throughout the evening, one man had been particularly talkative, frequently offering ideas and anecdotes, while his wife sat silently besi...
...是 to B2，What C is to D, that A is to B.e.g. What exercise is to the body, that reading is to the mind. What blood vessel is to a man’s body, that railway is to a country.这个结构，that是什么用法？谢谢
...的地的状语。例句1:Our economic prospects are now improving.例句2:The boys swam across the estuary.我的疑问:例句1中不及物动词improving没有加表示目的地的状语，问为什么improve还是终结性延续动词?我的理解:在一般体中终结性延续动词不能加持...
牛津字典里面有这样一句话He hasn’t the faintest idea how to manage people. 他根本不懂得人事管理。have no idea 与not have the faintest, first, etc. idea可以替换 我认为这句话应该可以改成He has no idea how to manage people.
他根本不懂得人事管理。...
...组吗？crisply clean 是什么意思？crisply在这里是什么意思？The sysbole of the times is blue jeans not just blue jeans in good condition but jeans that are frayed, discolored. They don't get that way naturally. No one wants blue jeans that are crisply clean or spanking new.
...自月亮与六便士It showed an eagerness for adventure, a rediness for the hand-to-mouth, which the care she took of her home and her love of good housewifery made not a little remarkable.这说明了她喜欢追求冒险，肯于忍饥耐劳；后一种性格从她过去辛勤操理家务、热...
...摘自《朗文》，用于句首的
thus 后面就没有逗号：Most of the
evidence was destroyed in the fire. Thus it would be almost impossible to prove
him guilty. 大多数证据已在大火中烧毁，因而要证明他有罪几乎是不可能的。我现在的疑问是：所谓的“传统...
...例：1.Merriam-Webster’s
Dictionary of English Usage (1994) P760: when the two things compared are
expressed in gerunds (sometimes with the second -ing form deleted) we find both
to and rather than: He preferred living like a Grecian, to dying
like a Roman. — J. W.
Croker, 20 July 1815, in The ...
... place。比如：
我的哥哥下星期要到美国去。
误：My brother will leave to the United States next week.
正：My brother will leave for the United States next week.
但是，对于 be off 来说，后面是接介词 for 还是 to？
...怎样修改？谢谢老师。1. It was thought that he was waiting there now.2. It was said that he was working very hard.3. It was said that a lot of electrical appliances were stolen every day.4. It is understood that he had disliked children.5. I...
Slowing down can
contribute significantly to personal growth. Taking the time ___11___ (rest)
allows us to develop a deeper sense of ___12___ (self-aware). When we slow
down, we create space to reflect on our thoughts and emotions, which helps us
identify important areas of our lives and ___13___ (g...
之前看到一个句子We are deeply concerned about the biological weapons
they found, which we ourselves have nothing to do With. 我就在想虽然have nothing to
do with是一个习语表示与…无关，但习语也要和本意相对应。如果不定式表达将来、未发生的动作，那...
...s chances of achieving something, you do not think that it is likely
that they will achieve it 【英，口】看好某人（有可能做某事）；认为某人（有可能做成某事）”解。例如：I don’t rate your
chances of getting a ticket for the Leeds game.我看你是搞不到利兹...