... was the kind of party which makes you wonder why the hostess has troubled to bid her guests, and why the guests have troubled to come. There were ten people. They met with indifference, and would part with relief. It was, of course, a purely social function. The Stricklands "owed" dinners to a numb...
The beauty of our country — or at least all of its south of North Scotland — is as hard to define as it is easy to enjoy.south of 是....南面，加了个its（表示country的）怎么理解呢？这个国家南面的北苏格兰？
...n the continent
of North America, the skies and lands were
alive with an astonishing variety of wildlife. Native Americans had taken care
of these precious natural resources wisely. Unfortunately, it took the
explorers and the settlers who followed only a few decades to decimate a large part of thes...
... advised by the celebrated printer Languet in the midst of his studies
not to neglect his health, “lest he should resemble a traveler who, during a
long journey, attends to himself, but not to his horse.” The body may indeed be
well likened to a horse, and the mind to its rider; for the one is t...
It
suddenly occurred to one of the workers to open up the box. He was astonished
at what he found. A man was lying in the box on top of a pile of woolen goods. He
was so surprised at being discovered that
he did not even try to run away. After he was arrested, the man admitted hiding in the box befo...
One of the million complications of thinking about this lecture is
indeed to what extent it really is a significant departure from the work of
structuralism.
老师,我看不懂这个句子, 它该如何断句理解? "is indeed to what extent it really is a
significant departure" 这部分的结构...
...n make mistakes. There are rare instances when justice almost ceases to be an abstract concept.
Reward or punishment are meted out quite independent of human interference. At
such times, justice acts like a living force. When we use a phrase like 'it
serves him right', we are, in part, admitti...
I
did not altogether believe my eyes. The days that had passed since I left
Wellington seemed extraordinary and unusual. Wellington is trim and neat and
English; it reminds you of a seaport town on the South Coast. And for three
days afterwards the sea was stormy. Gray clouds chased one another acro...
... your dog can “tell”
whether you look content or annoyed, you may be onto something. Dogs may indeed
be able to distinguish between happy and angry human faces, according to a new
study.Researchers trained a group of 11 dogs to
distinguish between images (图像) of the same person making either...
...ns even in modern
times.The latest ___56___
(engineer) techniques are used to
create a protective ___57___ (function) structure that is also beautiful. The
design features ten steel "sepals" made of glass and aluminum. These
sepals open over four minutes to reveal a 1,517 square foot space like a cr...
... advice, Sawlsberry; when you come back for the particulars,fetch a basket to carry what is left of yourself home in.把你身上剩下的东西装回家去。上句to carry what is left of yourself home in - what is left of yourself - 不懂这一部分。 为什么使用了介词of ?如何分析...
...一个学生南美工作经验的。这句话不太理解：No, I wanted to do something that had more of a proper structure to it, I suppose. 句中的 more of a proper structure 是什么意思？to it 中的it是指什么？整句话应该怎么理解？谢谢！
If you will read the list of the immortals who "were not born to die,"you will find that most of them were born to the precious heritage of poverty.were not born to die教材上说是不朽的人，从字面上看是不是说这个人不会是生下来为了马上死的人？好像是英...
As
a clergyman, moreover, I feel it my duty to promote and establish the blessing
of peace in all families within the reach of my influence; and on these grounds
I flatter myself that my present overtures ofgood-will are highly commendable,
and that the circumstance of my being next in the entail o...