...dinner. (since he was a fool, being a fool) 此句出自夸克：A Grammar of Contemporary English, p750在括号里，夸克明确指出as 表示原因，因此，这里的fool 可以是名词。这和Swan的说法也是一致的。夸克后来再版时把例句换为Clumsy idiot that he was, Micha...
...Swan也解释过这个现象，PEU第四版237节第17小节中有：It is
often possible to combine relative clauses with indirect statements and similar
structures, e.g. I know/said/feel/hope/wish (that) ..., especially in an informal style.
Expressions like I know, I said, etc come after the posi...
...e，但2009年出版的《朗文当代英语词典》（Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English）第5版在 knowledge 词条明确指出：Do not say “learn knowledge”. Say “gain knowledge” or “acquire knowledge”，但在 COCA 语料库查一下看看： 再如，在初中英语...
...地，完整地 (11) smog /smɒɡ/ n. 雾霾，烟雾 (11) get rid /rɪd/ of 摆脱，丢弃，扔掉
(11) protest /prəˈtest/ vi.
反对，抗议 vt.坚持声称，申辩 /ˈprəʊtest/ n. 抗议，反对 (11) profit /ˈprɒfɪt/ n. 利润，收益；好处 vi. & vt. 获益，得到好处 (11)...
...）have second thoughts （对原先的决定）犹豫，产生怀疑put off 推迟，使……延期reject … out of hand 坚决拒绝；彻底否决weigh up 仔细考虑，权衡participation /pɑːˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn/ n. 参加，参与complex /ˈkɒmpleks/ adj.复杂的diverge /daɪˈvɜːdʒ/ v....
...两任总理的“御用翻译”张璐女士是如何翻译的呢？Half of the people who have embarked on a one hundred mile journey may fall by the wayside.对此翻译，网上有赞不绝口的（https://www.xhd.cn/toefl/hotcontentb/164158.html）：乖乖隆地咚，真是一个敢译，一...
...kəɡnaɪz/ v.
认识，辨认出base /beɪs/ v.以……为基础be awareof意识到，察觉到 ▲Unit 3 character /ˈkærəktər/ n.（书、剧本、电影等中的）人物，角色approach /əˈprəʊtʃ/ v.
走近，靠近chat /tʃæt/ n. 闲谈，聊天focus /ˈfəʊkəs/ v.（把……...