My friend explained that the house originally had been built as a monastery but had been converted into a manor when monasteries <dissolved> under Henry VIII.
Most kids today do not do as many household chores as before.麻烦老师分析一下1 这里是before和today两个副词进行比较吗?2 或者是省略了,the kids before和Most kids today进行比较?3 today是时间副词做后置定语修饰most kids吗?
When Roosevelt became president,he transformed this love of the West into concrete legislation,setting aside lands for national parks,national forests,initiating a vigorous national debate about conservation.为什么用setting 和 initiating?
There is growing fear among vice-chancellors that this revenue--as well as the cultural, academic and economic benefit international students bring--is being put at risk.这句长难句是什么意思,该怎么分析?
If you wonder how these thriving business tycoons reach the ladder of success, it is because they excel at creating and developing relationships apart from their hard work and intelligence.If在这里引导的什么从句,如果是条件从句,表达的意思有点怪。