...ent spectacle was then outspread beneath the gaze of the travelers! The island of Zanzibar could be seen in its entire extent, marked out by its deeper color upon a vast planisphere; the fields had the appearance of patterns of different colors, andthick clumps of green indicated the groves andthi...
...ave never seen a calm so deep.我从来没见过此平静的场面。 He could not have chosen a time more favorable.他选择的时机再好不过了。 That's one of thethings most precious.这是最宝贵的东西之一。形容词作定语,名词是中心词。形容词作宾补...
Several studies point to a real cause for concern over the adequacy of
the diet eaten by British children. 翻译:针对英国儿童膳食质量的担忧,数份研究将矛头指向了同一根源。而我翻译的是:数分报告指出了一个真正的对英国儿童饮食量的担忧的起...
A history of long and effortless success can be a dreadful handicap, but, if properly handled, it may become a driving force. 这样一个句子不是有两个谓语了吗,can be 和 may become?
It's often people like Steve Jobs who can draw from a deep reservoir of diverse experiences that often generate breakthrough ideas and insights这里的often修饰的是like?还是修饰的是be?it is often....是否一个固定句型?
In
many ways, life has become far more comfortable and convenient in the past few
decades.这里的
far 是修饰比较级 more comfortable 吧?这个
far 可以换成 much 吗?还可以换其他的副词修饰语吗?
Glass packaging is used for many products, many
beverages are sold in glass, as are numerous foodstuffs,as well as medicines
and cosmetics.为什么用逗号连接many beverages are sold in glass?
...one,
or its cloaca (泄殖腔) - a combined opening for urination (排尿) and defecation (排便). The gas
release makes the orifice (开口) vibrate (振动) against an organism's (生物体的) sphincter (括约肌) muscles, creating
a sound.这里的against具体什么意思?倚靠吗?
...种表示形式:A. as + 名词We usually define energy as the ability to do work. 我们通常下定义说,能是作功的本领。B. as +形容词1. We often regard gas as compressible.我们经常把气休看成是可压缩的。2. We accept the conclusion as tr时,我们承认这个结...
...想笑,但是不敢笑。(同上)I felt like swimming. (= I wanted to swim.) 我想要游泳。(同上) 2. 表示“感觉像”,后面可以接名词或者句子。例如:I often feel like a hypocrite. 我常觉得自己像个伪君子。(摘自《英汉多功能词典》新编升...