... someone had told the police
that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of
the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting
on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the
Customs House. While two detectives...
...of the skin; and finally, that terrible longing to be back home.1. fear of 的 fear 在这是形容词吗？be fear of 害怕......2. fits of anger over；fit，anger 在这是名词吗？over 关于的意思吗？这个短语字面上的意思是对于小挫折突然生气的发作。3. that terrib...
有这样一组正误句子：我们未能就所讨论的任何问题达成协议。正：We couldn’t agree on any of the problems discussed. 误：We couldn’t agree on any of the discussed problems.非常奇怪，单个的过去分词作定语为什么要后置？谢谢老师解答！
Conversation is not for making a point. Argument may often be a part of it, but the purpose of the argument is not to convince.
请问convince不是及物动词吗？为何后面没有宾语，及物动词可以用作不及物的用法吗？
It takes years to learn and master how to do each of the tasks it takes to build a house or renovate a kitchen.不懂第二个it takes什么意思，在句中作什么结构成分，只感觉it像是形式主语，但是takes为什么这样用？