the progress railroads represented was not to be slowed down by requiring them often to pay damages to those unlucky enough to be hurt working for them.老师你好，这句话的“working for them”是什么成分。by后面的成分我有点看不懂，希望能分析一下。谢谢老师
下面这个句子对吗？
Is the meeting to hold in time or put off till next week? 会议是按时召开还是推到下周？
感觉其中的不定式要用被动式才适合，即改为：
Is the meeting to be held in time or (to be) put off till next week? 会议是按时召开还是...
First, I had to think
very carefully about which courses I wanted to take. The school adviser helped
me choose the suitable ones: maths, English, chemistry, world history, and
Chinese. I know that Chinese is a very difficult language, but I hope to be fluent
when I graduate. My adviser recommended t...
...is terrible cold, and I have to see a
doctor. I’m afraid I can’t go tothe class. Could you help me hand in my lab report to Dr Davidson? W: Sure, no problem. Just take care of yourself and don’t worry
about the class. 请问lab report 如何翻译？有人将 lab report 翻译成“实验室...
...维》里看到这样两个例句以及相应的论述：Albert Einstein, the great American scientist, is estimated to have had the incredible intelligence quotient of 200.“……但是爱因斯坦已故去，所以他“有”这样的智商已成为过去，因此要用完成式to hav...
The new city has become a home
to more than seven million people, with great improvements in transportation.请问这里的
home 前面为什么要加一个不定冠词？我看到过有书上说，home 后接
to 时是不用冠词的。
Such statements are true to an extent. On one hand, it is true that the volatility of any crop is as sensitive tothe weather as is the quality of the air we breathe. Thus, the agricultural industry is only successful in climates where growing conditions are relatively at optimum levels. On the...
The Asuka period (飛鳥時代, Asuka jidai) was a period in the history of Japan lasting from 538 to 710 (or 592 to 645),为什么这里用a period？而不是the period 后置修饰语应该能够把这个时期修饰到确定的一个，为什么还是a
...
【问】21.（湖北武汉刘同学）有这样一道中考试题：
The children here improve their
English ________ listening and speaking every day.
A. on
B. through C. with D. by
给的答案是D。但是through不是也能表示通过吗？为什么B不对呢？
【答】...
Not wanting to be disliked by other people. To human beings, this is an
entirely natural desire and an impulse.---- from <the courage to be disliked>谢谢各位老师对之前学生问题的解答，上面的句子我有几点疑问：1. Not wanting to be disliked by other people. 节选的...