It’s common knowledge that some countries have higher life expectancies than others, but the city you live in can also affect your health.Some cities are hard on their residents. In places with poor city planning, for example Lagos, which was called out recently by the Economist Intelligence Unit,...
原文：“It is a question of discipline,” the little prince said to
me later on. “Whenyou’ve finished your own toilet in the morning,
then it is time to attend to thetoilet of your planet, just so, with the greatest
care. You must see to it thatyou pull up regularly all the baobabs, at the ...
...he nearly lost her record. A police car followed her, and the policemen in it saw her pass a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed certain that she would be punished. When Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was too old to d...
...e both action verbs and dynamic verbs depending on their meaning:1. Bebe = it is usually used as a stative verb - stativeHe's an excellent guitarist.be = when it means behave or act, it can be used as aan action verb in the continuous form. - dynamicYou are being silly.2. Thinkthink = to expres...
...n plan to do?A. Look for a job.B. Move to a new place.C. Rearrange the furniture.2. What are the speakers talking
about?A. A new book.B. A morning paper.C. An African teacher.3. How does the woman probably feel
now?A. Regretful.B. Anxious.C. Confused.4. Where does the conversation take
place?A. In a...
1. According to a recent study, retirees in the United States are four times more likely to give regular financial aid to their children than to receive it from them.✅2. According to a recent study, it is four times as likely that retirees in the United States will give their children regular...
Of course, it wasn't as simple as that.
When I came out of hospital I found I was getting it wrong with quite a lot of
people, because they didn't look at it the same way as I did. And again, I
think if you're going to die around the age of 50, far more people are involved
than if you're dying when ...
...our now, and ready to get all the fun out of the occasion that might be in it. Several Nineteeners, looking pale and distressed, got up and began to work their way towards the aisles, but a score of shouts went up:"The doors, the doors--close the doors; no Incorruptible shall leave this place! ...
And at current rates it won't be until 2086 before all rural African girls can have a secondary education. 翻译：照目前的成长率来看，要到2086年，所有住在偏远地区的非洲女孩才能得到中等教育。疑问：关于until有一个强调句：It is not until ... t...
And told db: "Being a destination that has
profited for years on its reputation for being a bit of a party city, it seems
like they're trying to have their cake and eat it with this. I don't think it
will deter stags and hens from heading to Prague at all." 一直都想问一下这个being 加名词...
...p;What happened to the clavichord? We have an old musical instrument.It is called a clavichord.It was made in Germany in 1681.Our clavichord is kept in the living room.It has belonged to our family for a long time.The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago.Recently it...
...lot of Asian designer that are coming out now – gain more and more recognition worldwide. What advice would you give to them?B：Well, nothing happens overnight, and it’s really important to really understand the business that you’re in and the craft that you’re working with. And just ...
...red by an IQ test, such as character, motivation, confidence,
mental stability, optimism and “people skills.” Research has shown that
emotional skills may contribute to some of these qualities, but most of them
move far beyond skill-based emotional intelligence.We prefer to describe emotional in...
It’s difficult writing a novel on a country that is
so extremely divided on class, gender and urban-rural lines.这句中的writing, 能否理解为作者正在写这部小说？还是和不定式to
write一样，仅能理解为动词的一般意义？