...ed only a minor adjustment: a turn of a
screw here, a little tightening up there, a drop of oil and it would be as good
as new. Inevitably the repair job was not quite so simple. The mower firmly
refused to mow, so I decided to dismantle it. The garden was soon littered with
chunks of metal which ha...
...upon that winter in Paris, my pleasantest recollectionis of Dirk Stroeve. There was something very charming in his little household. He and his wife made a picture which the imagination gratefully dwelt upon, and the simplicity of his love for her had a deliberate grace. He remained absurd, but the...
...ng it up [=doing exciting and enjoyable things; spending money freely while enjoying life] She offered to come with me, but I decided to go it alone.[=to go by myself; to go alone]
... of going
to the cinema. 她喜欢看电影。She was afraid of
waking her husband. 她怕吵醒她丈夫。4. 用作宾语补足语Can we call this
serving mankind? 这能叫为人类服务吗？I call this robbing
Peter to pay Paul. 我管这叫做拆东墙补西墙。5. 用作定语We need a new ...
...Let me have another look. I think you're right! Isn't he her third husband? LIZ: No. He must be her fourth or fifth. KATE: Doesn't Karen Marsh look old! LIZ: She does, doesn't she! I read she's twenty-nine, but she must be at least forty. KATE: I'm sure sh...
Where
must the puma have come from? Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are
found in America. When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been
spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously.
However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the ...
...ing sheep On the evening of summerSome of my friends cameTo get excitedly there
togetherPlaying an interesting
game I was the old but vicious
tigerBut I myself was to blameFor I was in kind of
hunger As well as with a little
lame I couldn't fast runIn the bright sunSheep laughed at meJust to stay...
no 与 not any 通常是同义的，但下面的正句与误句是为何？星期天百货商店都不开门。正：No department stores open on Sundays. 误：Not any department stores open on Sundays. 这里为什么用no是对的，但用not any却是错的呢？
...t with stock holders breathing down your neck all the time. Still, he must have found it difficult to look Tom’s widow in the eye at the funeral after allowing him to overwork like that. 1） mind you, 是“注意”的意思？2） never taking a break 是现在分词作伴随状语？3) Th...
...ppened more than 50 years ago. But did you know that human astronauts were not the first Earthlings to travel in space and circle the moon?That honor goes to two Russian tortoises and several smaller creatures that went along for the ride.On September 14, 1968, the Soviet space program sent two tort...
...ced that, but attachednoimportance to it, thinking a draught had blown it there. That Mr.Billson would read a private paper was a thing which could not occur tome; he was an honourable man, and he would be above that. If you willallow me to say it, I think his extra word 'VERY' stands expla...
... said that the pen was worth $50, but as a
special favour, he would let me have it for $30. I shook my head and held up
five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay $5. Gesticulating wildly, the
man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually reduced the
price to $10. Shrugging ...
...id. He's got a great red face like a leg of mutton, and on his right cheek there'san enormous mole with long hairs growing out of it."Strickland was in a good humour, and when Dirk Stroeve came up and sat down with us he attacked him with ferocious banter. He showed a skill I should never have cred...
... he asked.In the dimness of the landing I could not see him very well, but there was something in his voice that surprised me. I knew he was of abstemious habit or I should have thought he had been drinking. I led the way into my sitting room and asked him to sit down."Thank God I've found you," he ...