...tly in his seat.If
he had wanted to stand and shout for help, he would not havebeen able to. His
tongue had swelled to twice its size, and when tried to move it, it stuckhorribly
tothe roof of his mouth. His legs were limp.-John
Cheever: The Five-Forty-Eight章振邦新编高级英语语法195-196...
...one
else’s shoes, and enhance your self-confidence.StudyingWith fewer in-class hours and more on-your— own learning, you’re
required to really digest learning material rather than simply memorize facts. Tobe successful in college you’ll need to learn how tointegrate large amounts of
inform...
...t a loss. I’m not quite interested in Balzac,say,or“Tristram Shandy.”There’s always“War and Peace,”which I’ve covered some distance several times, only to get bogged down in the “war”part, set it aside for a while,and realize that Ihaveto start over from thebeginning again,havin...
There are two elements in life that Americans do save carefully: time and labor. Americans are“slaves to nothing but the clock” it has been said. Time is treated as if it were an almost tangible entity. In their language there are words associated with it: time can be budgeted saved wasted...
...arrassment. I wondered what a stranger would have taken him tobe, sitting there in his old Norfolk jacket and his unbrushed bowler; his trousers were baggy, his hands were not clean; and his face, with the red stubble of theunshaved chin, the little eyes, and the large, aggressive nose, was uncout...
... If you
ask the question “How did you get here?”, it can bring in “Ihave this old,
broken-down vehicle” or “I rode the bus with these crazy people who were
laughing at silly jokes in the back.” It just opens up conversation. 【翻译】人们喜欢谈论自己。如果你能以“你...
...oning bird. I would take it all back if I could. I will have a green life! There is no shortage of fresh air. As the proverb goes, the early bird get the worm. I got up early so that I could fly to hunt pests on the farm. The pests always destroy crops and carry diseases. So I must stop them p...
...he accounts were kept suggests a social differentiation within the scribal class, with a virtual army of lower-ranking tabulators performing the monotonous job of tallying commodities. We can only speculate as to how high or low theinventors of true numerals were in the scribal hierarchy, but it st...
...tively impacted by fragmented and inconsistent management across the area, thereby reducing their capacity for achieving consistent conservation goals. Within the giant panda range, a single protected area may be subject tothe management of multiple departments or agencies which set goals and corre...
...r decided to try once more. The sea bed was scoured with powerful nets and
there was tremendous excitement on board when a chest was raised from the
bottom. 2a)
这一句there was
tremendous excitement on board went a chest was raised from the bottom. 对比 There was a note of
triumph in my voice...
...d plenty of bar events for guests like free shots, bar crawls
and karaoke. There’s also an area on the rooftop for hanging out with other
travelers during the summer.上面两段摘自2021年新高考英语全国卷I的阅读理解 A。请问可以把加粗的 fun 换成 funny 吗？词典上...
...on a calm day.
People are very (73) welcoming
(welcome), gentle, and calm. There’s no phone network, shops, computers, roads,
cars, or motorbikes. Food is cooked on open fires. People here live
sustainably. They don’t overfish or pollute, making no contribution tothe
warming of our planet. Howe...
...2. that引导的同位语从句与“名词+of+动名词复合结构”1）There was no chance that Davy would come from the battle alive.=There was no chance of Davy coming from the battle alive.2）We were greatly encouraged by the news that China had launched another
man-made satellite.= We were ...
There are some obvious areas to look at: because of the nature of our
work and people being out of the office
often, not everyone has his or her own desk and that can be a little
frustrating. You may also think that the open plan office is a mistake – I certainly
find it difficult sometimes when I...