...music, to which she fell asleep each night when she was young. She thought about hiring a professional pianist to work with her father.Naomi, Melissa’s best friend and a talented pianist, got to know about this and showed willingness to help.“Why do this?” Steve wondered.“Because she cares....
The U.S. economy contracted by the most since the great recession 纽约时报的一则新闻标题，公布了一季度经济下滑了4.8%，不明白这里的 by the most 是什么含义？ 我的理解是，这应当是一个省略句，by 后面应该是省略了一个具体的数...
....Many
teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie with the student.
______ a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be
familiar with information in the reading even if they do not discuss it in
class or take an examination.以上几个句子的答案分别...
...加哥人口多。（朗文语法）The
Chicago area has a population of about eight million. 芝加哥有近800
万人口。（剑桥词典）Chicago
is known as the home of the blues. 芝加哥被称为布鲁斯音乐的发源地。（朗文词典）Chicago
is one of the largest cities in the USA....
Once onthe boat, they were taken below and their chains were fixed to two bars that ran the lenght of the ship.句中，were fixed to two bars中为什么用介词to呢？如何理解这里的to?
...削减了开支，例如高速公路的建设。The government has reduced spending in several areas, for example in the construction of highways.The government has reduced spending in several areas, in the construction of highways, for example.The government has reduced spending in several areas in...
She was made to work long hours. 她被迫长时间地干活。He works long hours to the detriment of his health. 他长时间地工作损害了他的健康。句子将 long hours 翻译成“长时间”，一个 hour 就是 60 个 minutes 吧，怎么能说 long hours 呢？要表示“长...
I wish a pleasant trip.
上面的句子摘自2022高考英语阅读理解B。
不是说wish后面不可以直接接名词作宾语吗？这是怎么回事？附原文：
To all, I wish a pleasant trip, to
groups off for a family wedding in Singapore,
to seniors travelling to Rome for holiday, to
...