On
the other hand, being young and old at thesame time has its attractions. I
considered this when I met a thoughtful young businessman named Anthony. “Many
people say that we lack culture in this country,” he told me, “What people
forget is that theItalians, when they came to Austrlia, brou...
小王子第四章中的一句话：If
I have told youthese details about the asteroid, and made a note of its number
for you, it is on account of the grown-ups and their ways. When you tell them
that you have made a new friend, they never ask you any questions about
essential matters. They never s...
...give the car
a good wash. 我要把车好好洗一洗。A pull on the
rope will make the bell ring. 一拉绳子钟就响。8.用于序数词前，表示在原有序数的基础上再增加一次，含有“再一”“另一”之意，有类似another的用法。如：Shall I ask her a
third time?...
...to know if a shared item is
in fact true, an invitation to librarians and others to offer more context as
it becomes available, flagged later forthe curious user?这句话是对“脸书如何升级自己的用户互动方式”的建议。请问老师们，这句话中的 as it becomes
available ...
1.the position of the sun relative tothe earth
太阳与地球的相对位置 2.For a long time, I was a reporter to a journal, of no very wide circulation, whose editor has never yet seen fit to print the bulk of my contributions, and as is too common with writers , I only got my labor for m...
...anor, Norfolk, is very anxious to know. This little conundrum came by the first post, and he was to follow by the next train. There’s a ring at the bell, Watson. I should not be very much surprised if this were he.”这正是希尔顿·丘比特先生急着想搞清楚的问题，他住...
...ring this while working as a nurse just a few weeks ago. And it came
to me then how much easier it would be if we had a range of words that express
different grades of gratitude (感谢). 【翻译】在某些情况下，仅仅说谢谢似乎还不够。几周前，我在做护理工作时就在考...
...（CGOEL）It would be an opportunity for you and Ito
spend some time together.（CGEL）Balthazar says that the natural traitors
like you and I are really Caballi. （LGSWE）Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written
English认为这是由于矫枉过正（hypercorrection）而在口语中偶尔发生...
I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a frigid overcast day in the winter of 1975.请问：1. today at the age of twelve 是宾语从句的两个时间状语。 2.on a frigid overcast day in the winter of 1975 是主句的时间状语。可以...
Only a young man willing to work and save and keep his face washed and his hair neatly combed could hope tocome out on top in a world such as ours.could hope tocome out on top in a world这句话在译文里是主语有希望出人头地而不是主语主观希望出人头地。hope to do不是主...
...，此时也无需考虑主语一致问题。如：Supposing she doesn’t come,
what shall we do? 要是她不来我们怎么办?(supposing为连词，意为“假若”)Given their inexperience,
they’ve done a good job. 考虑到他们没有经验，这工作已做得很不错了。(given为介...
...嫌。
幸好一些案头英文工具书对此是有提醒的。例如The
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary(2007)指出：
Note that you answer a person, question or letter, not answer tothem, but you
reply to somebody or something: I'm writing to answer your questions. I'm
writing to reply ...
...hile Queensland Rail makes every effort to ensure
trains run as scheduled, there can be no guarantee of connections between
trains or between train services and bus services. Lost property (失物招领)Call Lost Property on 131617 during business hours
foritems lost on Queensland Rail services. Th...
...anor, Norfolk, is very anxious to know. This little conundrum came by the first post, and he was to follow by the next train. There’s a ring at the bell, Watson. I should not be very much surprised if this were he.”这正是希尔顿·丘比特先生急着想搞清楚的问题，他住...
These hands spoke of stubbornness of mankind, of the will to work not only as one's strength permits but beyond the limits of one's power.not only后面跟的是时间状语从句，but后面跟的是介词短语，如何理解这种不对称用法？but后面难道是省略句？