... several times, only to get bogged down in the “war”part, set it aside for a while,and realize that I have to start over from the beginning again,having forgotten everyone’s name and rank. How appealing to simply fall back on a favourite - once more into “The Waves”or“Justine,”which fe...
各位老师好！有这样一道选择题：The worker asked for _____ to see a doctor, and the
boss gave him two days _____. A. vacation, off B. leave, off C. holiday, leave D. off, leave我认为应该选择C，但是答案是
B。请问，vacation, holiday 和
leave 不是都可以表示“假...
The snow was getting deeper and deeper when/while/as we waited forthe
train to arrive.看到一道题，答案是while或as，不可用when。可是《新编英语语法教程》说主句和从句如果都表示持续性动作，并且同时发生，持续时间大致相等，前后都用一般过...
... but laborers were proud of their work.On
a wall in Khufu's Great Pyramid, for example, a group of workers wrote"Friends
of Khufu.". "It's because they were not just building the tomb of
their King."Says
Egyptian archeologist Zahi Hawass.
"They were building Egypt.It
was a national project, and ev...
...in a round hole from around
one year of age, but it will be another year before they are able to do the
same with less symmetrical (对称的) shapes. This ability to recognize that a shape will need
to be turned in a specific direction before it will fit is called an
“allocentric frame of referen...
...wever, Schlemmer was not interested in pursuing such mechanical perfection for he considered that the human being should remain at the centre and as purpose of such work. 我的翻译：这些舞蹈的相对精确性可能会导致这样一种说法：它们的表演有些机械化。然而，...
...语要用动名词，但是：
You must obey the rule. It is useless for you to kick against the pricks.
你必须遵守规定, 对抗对你是无益的.
《简明英汉词典》
It is useless to say it, I know, but it rises out of my soul.
我虽知道说也无用, 但也...
The Underground Railroad, an inventive and searing take on slavery in 1850s Georgia, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction Monday.这句话中的an inventive and searing take on slavery in 1850s Georgia是一个完整的句子做前面名词的同位语吗？
...re的？它表示的是结果意义还是什么意义？A对C谈论B：See for yourself. He is a mess. Came home at
dawn beaten half to death by coolies.B对A说：I
already told you they fared much worse by the time it was over. I was caught by
surprise. That’s all.A:The
only surprise here is tha...
一句语法填题：She read the letter through before sending it, _______ (check) for spelling mistakes. 答案：checking，分析是：这里是用现在分词表伴随。疑问：但为什么不填不定式 to check 呢？可以理解为用不定式表目的啊！
In the Tianjin fire accident, so many brave soldiers died for saving people _______ we know where our power is from.A. who B. that C. as请问这道题为什么选 B，还有就是这个句子怎么翻译，where 开始是什...
The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.这句话里 tragic 后面为什么要用 sinking 而不是 sink?
He demand for paints has been so heavy this month that our stocks, generally quite high at this time of the year, have fallen to a minimum.红色部分我知道是修饰our stocks的，请问这个是插入语还是什么的？
_____to the gift was a note on which he expressed his appreciation for our help.
A. Being attached B. Attaching
C. Attached D. Having attached
老师，这题选C，但是A为什么不可以，这里不是动名词作主语吗？