First impressions can be deceptive. Wait till you have known him longer before you decide what he’s like. 请问这里的first impressions 前面为什么不用定冠词呢?这里的 first 不是序数词吗?
新概念三的一个句子:One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours!1. wake up with a start 这是个固定的短语吗?2. 后面加 the clock was striking the hours 是什么用法?
If we now thirst for protein as if it were water, it may be because the other two macronutrients – fats and carbohydrates – have each in turn been made to seem toxic in the public mind. 这里的each in turn可以看做插入语吗,那each的词性是代词还是副词?
Over his shoulder was thrown a rough brown coat, all torn and full of holes; his thick boots were old and patched; and with one hand he leant on a rough stick, while with the other he held out his battered hat for money. 这句中的 while 是连词吧,“与...同时”的意思吗?
...有些语法书籍说 a three days' holiday.实际上国外一般是使用a three-day holiday。很少使用属格形式,就算使用也是直接用three days' holiday 。I have a three-day(week) holiday.I have three days'(weeks') holiday.