原文；so we'll start by going back thousands of years. Most ancient cultures had weather gods, and weather catastrophes, such as floods, played an important role in&nbs...
Have you see ____ umbrella I put here this morning? Is it ___ black one? It is in the cornor of our office.A. the; a B. an; aC. the; the D. an; the答案：A解析： 考察冠词， 第一空后由于有定语从句修饰，表示特指，故用the; 泛指“一把” 黑色的伞...
...：50 Honorable Mentions: Judges will choose up to 50 honorable mention winners, who will
each receive a T-shirt in memory of Earhart’s final flight.这里的Honorable Mention是什么意思？有人翻译成“荣誉奖”，这里的 mention不是提及的意思吗？为什么不翻译成“提...
Death valley is this desert plain, a dry lake bed in California surrounded by mountains and on the desert floor these huge rocks, some of them hundreds of pounds.这是托福TPO4听力中的一段话，其中on the desert floor these huge rocks感觉不通顺，没有谓语或者非谓语，these hu...
...接名词，no matter词性是什么？用法是什么？2) What if later in life they come to know a metaphorical door, like an opportunity of some sort...这里的of some sort 后置作定语的用法，和 some sorts of opportunity的表达有什么区别？哪个更好？
原句：I have lived in cities all my life and when I am at home I usually take
the subway or bus.1. 为什么该句前面用现在完成时have lived？2. 为什么是用city复数？而不是用单数city呢？3. 为什么是take the subway or bus用定冠词the的，而不是用不定冠词a呢...
The BBC have broadcast a message in which they have asked a certain Mr Green to go to the Overhill Hospital when doctors are treating his wife after a severe stroke.这里的when不能翻译成从属连词，应该是并列连词吗？
The hole in the stratospheric ozone layer over Antarctica did not grow as fast this year as it did on average between 1991 and 2006.为什么从句不用过去完成式had done呢，表示过去的过去啊
For well over a hundred years the most influential English dictionary was Samuel
Johnson’s Dictionary of the English Language published in 1755.上面一句摘自2024年新全国卷1的七选五。请问句中的 for well over 是固定搭配吗？什么意思？谢谢！
...我担心他会拒绝我们。误：I fear him
to refuse us.正：I fear
that he will refuse us.汉语可说“担心某人做某事”，但英语习惯上不说 fear sb to do sth；遇此情况，可在fear后接宾语从句。◎请原谅我这么早给你打电话。误：Forgive me
to ring you ...
...ank at once. 我给他斟了一杯葡萄酒，他马上就喝了。He said that he had never seen her before, which was not true. 他说他从没见到过她，这是不真实的。We told him to consult the doctor, which advice he took. 我们叫他去看医生，他听取了我们的劝告。I cle...
...rges, Merrill lost $4.42 per share, far more than the $1.94 per share loss that analysts on average expected, according to ReutersEstimates. 不计重组费用,美林每股亏损4.42美元,据ReutersEstimates,分析师原本预计美林第二季每股亏损1.94美元.疑问：这个on average...