...ut of
plastic garbage, forcing viewers to re-examine their relationship to single-use
plastic products.At the beginning of the year, the artist built a
piece called “Strawpocalypse,” a pair of 10-foot-tall plastic waves, frozen
mid-crash. Made of 168,000 plastic straws collected from several vol...
...try team. It just took him longer — that’s all. David had
not missed a single practice, and although he always finished his run long
after the other children, he did always finish. As a special education teacher
at the school, I was familiar with the challenges David faced and was proud of
his s...
...ry green variety, which has annual sales of NZ$500m and is New Zealand’s single most important fruit export.In Japan Zespri managers decided to emphasise the fruit’s health-giving, energy enhancing qualities. The new variety is sweeter and more attractive to Asian tastes. Yu Jan Chen, regional m...
...o the board and take a few dollars.” Most of the
bills on the board were singles, but a few people left fives, tens and even
twenties. The video clip (片段) shows
one man who had found a ＄20
bill pinning it to the board.④“What I
can say for the folks that gave the most, is that they were f...
...性动物或植物”。如：The male and female take turns
to sit on the nest. 雌鸟和雄鸟轮流抱窝。The male is usually bigger
and more brightly coloured than the female. 雄性通常比雌性体型大，颜色也更鲜艳。In most birds, the male is
more brightly-colored than the female...
...ttle persuading. So I try again and tug at the heartstrings. I mention the single parent with four kids running the show and I talk about the dad coaching a team that his kids aren’t even on... At this point the unwilling parent speaks up, “Alright. Yes, I’ll do it.”I’m secretly relieved b...
...ters a year. He has
eight lawyer assistants to help him and examines every single letter in detail.
There is nothing secretive about the Ombudsman's work for his correspondence is
open to public inspection. If a citizen's complaint is justified, the Ombudsman
will act on his behalf. The action he ta...
...to fill this beautiful pen with
ink and to this day it has never written a single world!1)
I decided not to buy anything until I had disembarked - decided是持续动词+until 吗？ 2)
The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches - to
approach相当于定语从句的完成时...
... asked nothing his fellows except that they should
leave him alone. He was single-hearted in his aim, and to pursue it he was
willing to sacrifice not only himself -- many can do that -- but others. He had
a vision.Strickland
was an odious man, but I still think be was a great one.请教老师：上...
...e to do
something He is not to be blamed.(朗文词典)2. Therefore, not
a single individual is to be blamed for the impact of air pollution on
rainforests and on the health of its inhabitants.(剑桥词典From the Cambridge English Corpus)3. But Jordyn is
not to be blamed for the breakup of my fami...
... his/her classmates.C.
A teacher’s introduction. D. A representative’s comments.26.
The author’s OIC project group would help ten Iraqi children to ______.A.
become OIC volunteers B. further their educationC.
study in foreign countries D. influence other children27.
What can we conclude from t...
...再来看下面这个小故事：
26 An eagle’s egg was placed
in the nest of a prairie (大草原) chicken. The egg hatched and the little eagle grew
up, thinking it was a prairie chicken. The eagle did what the prairie chickens
did. It scratched in the dirt for seeds. It clucked and cackled. It...
...ment of public services for senior citizens. Today, I’d like to
focus my comments on the meaningful roles that elderly can play and should play
in our society.Text
10Talking
about personal relationships, well, I’d naturally think of my relationship with
my mother. Whenever I need help, my mother...
...mbership at the coworking space across
the street—so I can focus.” His comment struck me as strange. After all, coworking spaces also
typically use an open office layout (布局). But I recently came
across a study that shows why his approach works.The researchers
examined various levels of nois...