...到一个句子，觉得特别有意思，The amount of
water on earth has not changed for billions of years, but the ratio of fresh to
salt water has. 后面的句子，把changed省掉了，这是承前省略，可是其中的the ratio of
fresh to salt water 确正和它相反，the ratio of fresh...
...ncede Russia rights over territory in sovereign China which were not America’s to grant, but ultimately to assure that the repossession of Japan’s conquests in the Pacific would not be bought at the cost of American lives alone. 本句中黑体的定语从...
Mikee老师说：(a) If it should rain tomorrow, the party would not be held.(b) If I were to be young again, I would go to America to study.(c) If the sun were to rise in the west, I would not break my word.a句是真实条件，b，c句是非真实条件，第2，3句是无法用should的！（应...
...meone to help you in a
job or join in an activity, especially when they do not want to【非正式】劝说【尤指不愿意者】帮忙【参加】 ”解时，构成“rope somebody into doing something”。例如：Denise roped me into
selling tickets.丹尼斯拉我去卖票。203.rush（P2257...
... bending over her, "will you promise me to keep your eyes closed, andnot look out the window until I am done working? “琼珊，亲爱的，”苏艾弯着身子 对她说，“你能不能答应我，在我画完之前，别睁开眼睛，别瞧窗外？请问老师： be done doi...
...ry, is now to
be placed under a single standard of value, and all which do not fit that
standard are to be discarded with the most damning judgement the utilitarian
can make useless:
The political
public, unattached to any standards of judgement other than those provided by
ethnicity, locality, par...
... there is no sense or little sense in doing something, you mean that it is not a sensible thing to do because nothing useful would be gained by doing it. 我很奇怪这里的sense明明是单数型名词怎么可以用little 这个表复数的词修饰？
... her to continue there, but what option did we have?2. In result, it would not only be counterproductive to the cause of attracting foreign investment, but also damage the city's public image.疑问：to可以在同一个词组中既当介词，又可以当带to的不定式的吗？感觉见过的...
...human facial expressions,”
Muller told Live Science.At this point, it is not clear why dogs seem to be
equipped with the ability to recognize different facial expressions in humans. “To
us, the most likely explanation appears to be that the basis lies in their
living with humans, which gives the...
...f the Consultant under this Agreement are employees of the Consultant, andnot independent contractors.这句话中的except to the extent是except to是一个短语还是to the extent是一个短语？to the extent不是"到…程度""的意思做状语吗？后面可以加任何修饰名词成分...
In academic writing or professional writing, italics and underlining are usually the preferred means of emphasis. 请问这个means of作为“…的方法”的含义后面可以直接跟表示事物的名词emphasis吗？我认为从逻辑上讲“某某的方法”，这个某某一定是一个...
... they
can't afford to rent that apartment? It is possible that she decided
not to join us. It is possible that a tax
cut might have some stimulative effect.It's possible that stocks
could take a tumble next year. It is possible that there's
an explanation for all this. Is it possible he'll phone
you...