Atthe heart of both schemes is a radical idea. Under Saint-Pierre’s plan,
sovereigns would submit to a superior law, enforced by independent
supranational institutions. Coming
more than half a century before Americans kicked out the British and the French
started decapitating kings, this was ra...
T：How much money does the First Step Fund still have to invest?A：About $1.75 million, which goes quite a long way at $50,000. We have 55 portfolio companies. We’ve had two exits when companies got sold and a number of loan payoffs.
The Dutch developed a custom by which children put out shoes which Saint Nicholas would fill with gifts when he came visiting. 请问这里的 come visiting 是什么用法？这个现在分词是表示目的吗？它与 go swimming, come shopping 是一类用法吗？
...佳选项。DDuring
an interview for one of my books, my interviewer said something I still think
about often. Annoyed by the level of distraction (干扰)
in his open office, he said, “That’s why I have a membership atthe coworking
space across the street—so I can focus.” His comment struc...
Universities offer courses in a wide variety of disciplines. At some point, generally by the end of the second year, students are required to declare a major. In some cases, students begin classes in a program of study from the minute they enter the university.Some college freshmen seem to have been...
...rval
when the surgeon had finished speaking but appeared to be waiting for
something. He was like a hotel porter hanging on for a tip. Finally the patient
realised what was expected of him and thanked the surgeon profusely for all he
had done. The surgeon took his leave, satisfied that normal Doctor...
...e and timid would turn aside to avoid him, and that others would make it a point of hardihood to throw themselves in his way.【我的疑问】这个句式应该是make a point of doing sth，或者接to do用make it a pointto do sth，但是point后面不接of sth，it指代to do sth意思是保...
...ed cases full of that collection of butterflies and moths the formation of which had been the relaxation of this complex and dangerous man. In the centre of this room there was an upright beam, which had been placed at some period as a support for the old worm-eaten baulk of timber which spanned the...
I
don't want children taken away from parents and when you prosecute the parents
for coming in illegally which should happen you have
to take the children away.It
was torture whatthey did to us. 怎么分析和理解
which should happen ？
...). If you’re the
host, you can ask them to help you in the kitchen with something and just
remove them from the situation. Or turn
the conversation into a topic where they have little to say. 【翻译】碰上喝多子酒的人或说话滔滔不绝的人怎么办呢？如果你不能拿走他们...
Additionally, as you do not come from the same country or culture as your host, he or she or they will surely be aware of this, and will be very forgiving if you unintentionally do or say somethingwhich would otherwise offend them.
...s in a refrigerator. This
is what happened tothe famous Beresovka mammoth which was found preserved and
in good condition. In his mouth were the remains of fir trees - the last meal
that he had before he fell intothe crevasse and broke his back. 1）这个
as by falling into inaccessible caves 怎...
181.rate somebody’s
chances of doing something（P2118）作“British English spoken if you do not rate
someone’s chances of achieving something, you do not think that it is likely
thatthey will achieve it 【英，口】看好某人（有可能做某事）；认为某人（有可能做成某...