曹老师您好，对下面的两个句子有点疑惑，Towns like Bournemouth and Eastbourne sprang up to house large “comfortable”classes who had retired on their incomes, and who had no relation to the rest of the community except that of drawing dividends and occasionally attending a shareh...
Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle viewed laughter as “a bodily exercise precious to health.” But despite some claims to the contrary, laughing probably has little influence on physical fitness. Laughter does produce short term changes in the function of the heart and its blood vessels, b...
...hen they do they are merged with vague imagery and the hint of unconscious or subliminal activities going on just out of range.二. Thinking, as it happens, is more like struggling, striving, or searching for something than it is like talking or reading. Words do play their part but they are rarely ...
...的声音能够被听得见, 听得清。例如：
The teacher listened to the children reading aloud. 老师听着孩子们朗读。（摘自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第8版p.56）
He read the letter aloud to us. 他把信念给我们听。（同上）
She cried aloud in protest. 她...
criticize: to say what you don’t like or think is wrong about sb/sth在这个关于criticize的解释中， think前面是不是省略了what you？ 如果是to say what you think is wrong about sb/sth， 这里you think是插入语吗？不是很理解原句，求解答。
Today's battery breakthroughs come as the world looks to expand modern energy access to the billion or so people without it, while also cutting back on fuels tha...
While still catching-up to men in some spheres of modern life, women appear to be way ahead in at least one undesirable category.黑体分句是省略了主语和系动词，那么这里省略的系动词是appear还是 be动词呢？
...语）作插入语Sure enough, she was there. 果然她在那里。Strange to say, he is still ignorant of it. 说也奇怪，他还不知道这件事。Most important of all, these activities have strengthened their ties with the working people. 最重要的是，这些活动加强了他们和劳...
Little of this plastic is recycled, with the vast majority being thrown in bins, from where it is eventually taken to landfill sites and burnt or buried.请问这里“from where” 能理解为 “from in bins”吗？感觉很奇怪，求高手指点，谢谢！
...believe me. 你如果不相信我的话，可以去问你父亲。She used to believe in me. 她过去一直信任我。
(p.113)2. I don’t believe you!我不相信你的话!（《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第9
版p.175）3. believe in sb. 的意思是:
to feel that you can trust sb. and / o...
...是宾语？ 2.If the warranty is limited, the terms may entitle you to a replacement or refund. 如果保修有限制，根据条款你也许可以要求退换或者退款. 这里的to a replacement for refund作什么状语？
It's my turn to talk.这句话中不定式是作定语，但和turn是定语中的哪种关系呢？I'm a good partner. I'm good at home. I could be equally as good here in this office.单独的as good有没有“也”的意思呢？还是说这是as good as省略了as，即可以变为I could be e...