... a necessary habit in all public affairs in civilized society. Without it,
nothing could ever be brought to a conclusion; everything would be in state of
chaos. Only in a sparsely-populated rural community is it possible to disregard
it. In ordinary living, there can be some tolerance of unpunctuali...
...lent on this point.
Far be it from me," he presently continued, in a voice that marked his
displeasure, "to resent the behaviour of your daughter. Resignation to
inevitable evils is the duty of us all; the peculiar duty of a young man who
has been so fortunate as I have been in early preferment; and...
If you love life, do not waste time, for that's what life is made of.不理解的地方：1）for是表示原因，表示原因的for应该是从属连词，但为什么很多书或网上说这种表示原因的for又是并列连词呢？很不理解。2）对于that's what life is made of: that指...
...livered at the right time of day can act as a substitute. “We anticipate that this will make it easier for people, especially people working within shift work, to have better lighting solutions in their home, ’’ says Prof Laike. “But also people who have problems coming up in the morning dur...
(1) He's no more fit to be a minister than a school boy would be.(2) [In 1972, the sea water off the west coast of South America was warmer than usual. In 1973，food prices in the United States were very much higher than usual.] Is there any connection between thesetwo facts ? Yes, more than mo...
...，轮到你来洗餐具了。2 the dirty pans, plates, dishes,
knives etc that have to be washed 待洗的餐具SYN
dishes AmE【美】
a pile of washing-up 一堆要洗的餐具实际上，“washing-up”作为一个词，早在1988年就被《朗文当代英汉双解词典》(第一版)（一九...
______ that distinguish human beings from mother primates are related to the ability of people to sand upright and walk on two legs.A. many of the physical characteristicsB. of the many physical characteristicsC. the physical characteristicsD. there are many physical characteristics答案是 A。我...
...有这样一道单项选择题：I never doubted _____ she would come. A. that B. if C. whether D. so参考答案是 A. that，我觉得 A. that B. if C. whether 都是正确的，因为 doubt 后面的宾语从句可以用 that 引导，也可以用 if 或者 whether 引导。例如：I ...
It's crucial that the dancer learns to use all the different parts of the body in separation from each other so that, for instance,while the whole of the rest of the body was still, they could move just a hand from the wrist or the shoulder.请问这句长句中，加黑部分为什么要用过...
"It's lucky for you I'm the one you met," the man said, smiling. "If it had been that criminal with no police around, he'd probably have twisted your neck."have been后面是不是省略了谓语动词？
One difficulty is that almost all of what is called behavioral science continues to trace behavior to states of mind, feelings, traits of character, human nature, and so on.of what...根据介词后不能接句子的原则，这里解释为what=先行词+引导词，of接的是先行词对吗？不...
...ite of myself I was impressed. I seemed to feel in him some vehement power that was struggling within him; it gave me the sensation of something very strong, overmastering, that held him, as it were, against his will. I could not understand. He seemed really to be possessed of a devil, and I felt th...