...to do her shopping and visit the doctor, providing company
and transportation. During the week, however, she likes to go to a nearby store
to buy some small things she needs.Last week she walked up to the store, but when she
went to pay for her groceries, she was short about three dollars. The only ...
"You are beautiful, but you are empty," he went on. "One could not die for you. To be sure, an ordinary passerby would think that my rose looked just like you-- the rose that belongs to me. But in herself alone she is more important than all the hundreds of you other roses: because it is she that I ...
...egetables. （介词短语）She was found guilty of manslaughter and put on probation for two years. （名词短语+介词短语）They were told at first that they should simply expel the refugees. (that从句）The interior walls were painted green.（形容词）I would like to know why we pe...
...anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn’t hold with such
nonsense.Mr. Dursley was the director
of a firm called Grunnings, which made drills. He was a big, beefy man with
hardly any neck, although he did have a very large mustache. Mrs. Dursley was
thin and blonde and had nearly twi...
...ng to a review of evidence in a medical journal, runners live three years longer than non-runners. You don’t have to run fast or for long to see the benefit. You may drink, smoke, be overweight and still reduce your risk of dying early by running. You may drink, smoke, be overweight and still red...
"My
dear Madam," replied he, "let us be for ever silent on this point.
Far be it from me," he presently continued, in a voice that marked his
displeasure, "to resent the behaviour of your daughter. Resignation to
inevitable evils is the duty of us all; the peculiar duty of a young man who
has been s...
...外语教师群“有问必答”（第4期）【问】If we could show concern to
others on need, the world would be a better place to live.大师们，改错题的这句话live后需不需要加in?【答】张老师点评：在书面（考试卷）语中，“动词+介词”作后置定语时，...
...成用过去完成时，时间关系也已经清楚的情况下。This man on TV said that dinosaurs were around for 250 million years. 电视上的这个人说恐龙生存了2亿5千万年。 (不能说：...that dinosaurs had been around ...)对于以上解答，我不理解“...
...hesitated a little. I knew that I had a bombshell."There isn't a woman."Colonel MacAndrew and his wife uttered expressions of incredulity, and Mrs. Strickland sprang to her feet."Do you mean to say you never saw her?""There's no one to see. He's quite alone.""That's preposterous," cried Mrs. MacAndr...
...的竞争很激烈---- 今年的求职者是去年的五倍。The competition of finding these jobs/positions is very fierce---后半句的格式有很多，以下都正确吗？1. The applicants this year are five times more than (the ones/that) last year. 括号里的成分都正确吗？可以省...
...mistake.我不是开玩笑的，你犯了个严重的错误。8. If you don’t do it seriously, you may be seriously hurt.如果你不认真做，你可能会受重伤。9. He is not only poor but also in poor health.他不但贫穷，而且身体虚弱。10. I’m pretty sure you’ll ...
Building
your languageThe passage below is from a website about the
Amazon rainforest. Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words and
phrases in the box below. agriculture,
impact, thus, due to, variety, survive, beneath, break down The Amazon rainforest is home to a
great (1)_________...
...表语是单数，则主句谓语动词用单数。如：What we need is money.What we need are books.但是，请看下面这句，来自2021年高考英语新全国卷I的语法填空题：What is so
breathtaking about the experience is
the out-of-this-world scenes.明明表语是复数 scenes 啊...
FEMALE PROFESSOR: So now, the question is, do we partially restore and rebuild the site before-the entire thing disintegrates?FEMALE PROFESSOR: It will take a lot of funding to restore it, and, uh, I'm not sure it will be made available. Which would be a pity.FEMALE PROFESSOR: Eve...
...John Carreyrou tells in his book, “Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup.” It is a story of jaw-dropping lying and greed so immense that billions of dollars fly by with every turn of the page. 2. The subject is Theranos, the start-up that promised to revolutionize blood te...