...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...
... 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...
...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...
...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...
... 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 ...
... in social activities. Kevin has a son called Tony. Anyone will wonder why there is such a big difference
between them. Most
of the time Tony plays with the few birds in his home and doesn’t go anywhere.
He seems
to dislike
this wonderful
world. Ona wet day Kevin decided to have ...
...ive and take between author and reader. Each has to
pull their own weight. There are books I hated in my early 20s that Inow see
as powerful and revelatory.请问老师这里的 spiritual
register 是什么意思呢？如果说 register 是登记册的话代入原文根本说不通啊……请老...
1 They argue that what we have today isnot a drug problem but a drug prohibition problem, （这里）that anti drug laws spawn more violent and crime than the drugs themselves. 2 They would find themselves unable to live without the drug, （这里）no longer able to work, go to school...
...rposes. But onits own it isn’t an adequate measure
of economic success. There are a number
of reasons thisis true, but one key issue is that it tells you only what’s
happening to average income, which isn’t always relevant to how most people
live.
... isa little squit of a thing. I wish he wasn't. But who else is there? Think of all the other chances I've had! Not one of them has as much brains in his whole body as Bentley has in his little finger. Besides, they've no distinction. It's as much as I can do...
—I didn’t do well in the exam. How about you? —I did ______ you. A. as well as B. no better than C.not better than. 答案选 D，我感觉好像都行，难道不好的时候就不能用 A 吗？B、C 感觉是一个意思嘛？ 感谢老师。
...ess,
and online instructional programs explain thisin depth. But she says there are
many little things you can start doing today to make sure that your children,
grandchildren and even you are never defeated by failure.
...nbsp;I know that my friend Watsonisin the neighbourhood. You will see it there beside the path. You threw it down, no doubt, at that supreme moment when you charged into the empty hut.""Exactly.""I thought as much -- and knowing your admirable tenacity I was convinced that you ...
...问题：我是否能指望你的选票。The question whether we’ll go there by bus or by bike has been left untouched. 我们乘公共汽车去那里，还是骑自行车去那里，还是一个尚未决定的问题。The problem whether the quality of the products is up to requirement has not b...