请专家看此句:The news reporter hurried to the airport, only to be told the film star had left.【参考译文】这位新闻记者匆忙赶到机场,结果被告知电明星已经走了。【我的疑问】后半句不定式的用法我看不懂,烦请专家解释一下,谢谢!
I could see the steep, long concrete stairs going down to the Long Island Railroad or up into the street.
我能察觉向下通向另一个地铁站,向上通向街道的陡峭、长长的混凝土台阶。这里是going down现在分词后置定语修饰前面的。
我能察觉陡峭、长长...
Scientists jumped to the rescue with Some distinctly shaky evidence to the effect that insects would eat us up if birds failed to control them.这里的jump to the rescue该如何理解?如何翻译?
1.The new colleague soon proved that not only was he capable,but also that he could be trusted.2.The new colleague soon proved that not only was he capable but that he could also be trusted.3.The new colleague soon proved that not only was he capable,but he could also be trusted.请问各位老师...
...omed to doing sth (NOT to do).例句:He was accustomed to leading a life of luxury.朗文、剑桥、韦氏高阶、麦克米伦等词典也给出相似解释,即 to 后接动名词或名词。但是,M. Swan:《牛津英语用法指南》国际版第105词条指出be accustomed
+Ving或不定...
She was s gifted writer. Her next two books were also about the oceans and both topped the book sales lists.句中的next,both,topped 是什么意思?如何分析句子成分:both topped the book sales lists.
The medicine is more effective than is expected.这句话可不可以变成:The medicine is more effective than is expected to be.第一句看成省略了做主语的关系副词what,第二句省略了做宾语的关系副词what和主语the medicine?
This has marked the fourth time since the first modern Olympics (hold) in 1896 that the Games have been completely affected by outside forces.请问各位老师,横线处应该填什么形式呢?通过查询得知since既有连词词性也有介词词性,因此好...
McCreevy objects to the IASB’s attempt to _____.这个句子是阅读的问题句,我现在有两种断句和理解。1.Mc objects to the IASB`s attempt // to----do sthMc反对IASB的企图,是为了做某件事1是Mc想做的事2.Mc objects to the (IASB`s attempt to --- do sth)sthMc反对(I...
They lopped 20p off the price. 他们把价格削减了20便士。在这个句子中lop off是短语动词,但是the price是什么成分呢,宾语?也不对啊,宾语不应该是20p吗?这种动词加介词的介词位置可以在20p前面吗,即they popped off
20p,但是如果这样the...
...一般现在时还是一般过去时? 如下面哪句对? He is the first man to land on the moon.He wasthe first man to land on the moon.再如与名人有关的情况用一般现在时还是一般过去时? 如下面哪句对? Kark Marx is a great man.Kark Marx was a great ma...
...宾的句型里面,间接宾语可以有同位语吗,例如:He gave the news
that the king was dead a swing.3. 主谓宾宾补句型里面,宾语可以有同位语吗,例如:He found the news
that the king was dead true.4. 主谓宾宾补句型里面,补语可以有同位语吗,例...
Rather than feeling sadness when his wife is gone,
the author instead congratulates himself for concealing the body so well, which
is why he looks around triumphantly, satisfied that all his hard work wasn’t in
vain.请问老师:1 which is why he looks around triumphantly 定语从句是修饰...