His clothes，though old and worn, looked clean and of good quality. 他的衣服虽然很旧，但看上干干净净，质地很好。 这一句中，主句的谓语动词looked，为什么加ed？是过去分词吗？如果说表被动的话，不是成为一个独立的句子？还是说是过去...
It calls for posting two photos ofyourself side by side—one from today and one from a decade ago—to show how you’ve changed. 这里的from a decade ago,a decade ago做介词的宾语？这里是来自于十年前的意思吗？
...hey can foresee what others
cannot, and how this stands to make them a lot of money. 这里的make得按双宾动词理解，可是查字典却没有这个用法。VCs，是venture
capitalists，所以这里的them也是venture capitalists。原文作者是否误用？
Shawn didn’t compete, because he hates competition. He prefers activities that call for cooperation.Shawn didn’t compete because he hates competition. He just didn’t feel well enough to race. Different meaning of because有了一个逗号，句子意思侧重不一样了，请分析。
When people are depressed, some experience a loss of
______ while others can’t stop eating.A. appetite B.
power C. memory D. sight上面的内容摘自2022年高考英语天津卷（第二次）的单项填空。答案选A。...
...e years old.但是，我看到这样一个句子：Where we were standing, the lake was waist-deep. 我们站立的地方，湖水齐腰深。这个句子中的 waist-deep 就是带连字符的复合形容词啊，它不是用作表语吗？这应如何理解呢？请老师指点一下，非...
The food, such as it is, is plentiful. 食物不是很好，但量很多.You may use my bike, such as it is. 尽管我的自行车不好，你可以将就着用吧。You’re welcome to join us for supper, such as it is—we’re only having soup and bread. 欢迎你和我们一起吃晚饭，只是...
If you have really been studying English for so long, it's about time
you ____ able to write letters in English.
A) should be B) were C) must be D) are
这道题选B，为什么A不对？it is about time虚拟语气有时候不是也用should do吗