They were the victims of judges with hearts of stone and balls to match, or incompetent lawyers, or police frame-ups, or bad luck.老师好，judges with hearts of stone and balls to match中的and balls to match……怎么理解？
I
think it very unwise going on as we are without definite agreements这里为什么是going
on, 而不是to
go on 呢？还有，as
we are without definite agreements 等同于as we don't have
definite agreements 吗？
...untary:◎ the
habit of looking both ways before crossing the street.2.
customary practice or use:◎
Daily bathing is an American habit.3.
a particular practice, custom, or usage:◎ the
habit of shaking hands.4.
a dominant or regular dispositionor tendency; prevailing character or quality:◎ She...
请问老师，depend on sb to do 和depend on sb doing的区别是什么？比如这句话中 We decided to depend on him to carry out the secret order. 可以换成 depend on him carrying out the secret order吗？
... usually wake up at 6∶30 or 7∶00 in the morning．That day, I happened to wake up earlier．I turned on the TV and I saw that a plane had crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center．My first reaction was that it was a terrible accident．Then I saw another plane fly into the South T...
...of comprehension but they show comprehensionto consist not just of passive assimilation but of active engagement in inference and problem-solving. 毫无疑问，这里指出的阅读方式是...
There are people who listen to what you are saying,
and people who hear what you are saying. Paul is one of the former. He does try to listen to other
people’s ideas, but his mind has often moved onto the next thing, and he
doesn’t take on board what you’re saying. It’s the same thing when...
Did Nielsen then feel content in his career? Yes and
no. He was thrilled to be doing the comedy that he always felt he should do,
but even during his last few years, he always had a sense of curiosity,
wondering what new role or challenge might be just around the corner. He never
stopped working, ne...
Bending the global emissions curve onto a global trajectory towards net zero is really the first and foremost task we have to tackle.句中bending the global emissions curve onto中on和to分别作什么成分呢？是做curve的两个宾语补足语吗？谢谢回答
...到一个 late at night 的用法：
If you are on campus in the evening or late at night, you can buy snacks, fast food, and drinks in the Lower Café located in the bottom level of the Douglas Centre. This area is often used for entertainment such as concerts, games or TV watching.
请...
...y drivers, and public
service campaigns have tried a wide range of methods to persuade people to put
down their phones when they are behind the wheel. 翻译：在过去的七年里，大多数州都禁止司机发短信，一些公共服务活动也尝试了各种方法来说服人们在开车时...
...话as的用法是怎样的？是词典中的这个用法吗：prep. used to say what someone thinks or says a personor thing is
eg. The problem is regarded as serious.
eg. The result of last week's election will be seen as a victory for the right-wing government.
Romeo was a...
...问Someone traveling alone,if hungry,injured,or ill,often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement.解析说turn to是求助于的意思，那为什么不写成have nowhere to turn to呢？nowhere是副词，它可以做have 和turn to 的宾语吗，朗文字典有一个...
.... There was a courtyard in front of the place and two gardens in back, one to provide vegetables, one to delight the eye in the formal Japanese fashion. One of the two living-rooms was American, with easy chairs instead of tatami, and so were the kitchen and bathroom fittings. Dinner was Japanese, t...