问题 一个倍数表达的疑问（A is three times longer than B 到底是几倍长）

1. 老师说Line AB is three times longer than Line CD.的汉语意思是“AB线比CD线长两倍”或者“AB线的长度是CD线的三倍”。2. 但我在《美国传统词典》上看到这样一句：This tree is three times taller than that one. 这棵树比那棵树高三倍。那么也就...

问题 examples of是什么意思

Even people who take no interest in art cannot have failed to notice examples of modern sculpture on display in public places.老师句中examples of啥意思，学生该怎么理解？

问题 for publication中的for属什么用法

His latest book has been accepted for publication. 他的新作获得同意出版。请问这里的介词 for 是起什么作用？表用途？表目的？

话题 being a public holiday

问题 more, than, each的词性(请教曹老师)

In developing countries, where at least 16 cities are expected to have more than 12 million people each by the end of this decade, failing to give priority to public transport would be disastrous.先说一下我自己的理解，不知道对不对：①where引导定从修饰前面状语里的countr...

问题 would rather 结构

Fines mean no deterrent to chain smokers, especially the rich, who would rather pay the fine at the worst to have a smoke in public to mitigate the pain of nicotine addiction.这句话中，would rather 后 搭配的是to, 是否对？

问题 关于come to 和architecture的翻译

...at no one would help them.他们开始相信没人会帮助他们。（2）American architecture我想翻译成美国建筑风格或美国建筑学，而不是美国建筑业，牛津韦氏词典上没有建筑业这个意思。（3）the course of American architecture ，直译应该是美国建...

问题 than I expected与than I had expected的区别

They arrived earlier than I expected. 他们比我预料的到得早。这个句子为什么用 than I expected 呢？应该是用 than I had expected 才对嘛！因为“我预料”肯定在先，“他们到达”肯定在后，这是显然的啊！

问题 如何分析和理解as expected与than expected

The team was out of form and did not play as well as expected. 球队状态不好，没有打出预期水平。 I did rather well in that test—better than expected. 这次考试我考得相当好—比我预料的还好。 请问这类句子中的 as expected与than expected 应如...

问题 long-lasting的比较级是longer-lasting还是more long-lasting

文章 究竟是than is expected 还是than are expected

...法》的例句和解释：They finished the job earlier than (had been) expected. (p1110) 该书把than引导的分句解释为相当于than it had been expected that they would finish it. 该书进一步解释如果没有that 分句，外置it 不能有。（原话but note that extraposition it ca...

问题 修饰比较级的副词选择问题

1.The meeting lasted two hours ( ) than usual.请问这个空格除了填longer外，可以填more吗？2.The Yellow River is long,but the Yangtze River is ( )longer.请问修饰longer的副词，如果我填 （far/much/even/rather）longer 是否也都可以？ 

问题 此处pull，but和publicity stunts如何理解

Dennis Rodman, the muscular, tattooed, and much ballyhooed player formerly of the Chicago Bulls, makes headlines whenever he pulls another of his crazy but fun-loving publicity stunts.

问题 ...serious, as was expected与 as serious as was expected

1.The economic situation is as serious as was expected.2.The economic situation is serious, as was expected.我个人感觉都对。

问题 as in a nightmare 缺少do，这是什么比较结构呢

..., so I repeated its name. This time he pointed to the lake. The village no longer existed because it had been submerged, and all the valley too. The lake was not a natural one, but a man-made reservoir.1）I felt as if...是方式状语还是表语从句？ as you sometimes do in dreams - 方式状...