Lesson 20 One man in a boatWhy is fishing the writer's favourite sport? Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less...
英语一般是说on the committee,但可以说in the committee吗?比如下面的句子:My brother is on the committee. 我哥哥是委员会成员。What is your role on the committee? 你在委员会担任什么工作?I talked to some of the people on&nb...
...ech” 这本书P95中有这样的描述:b. Must not (= ‘logical necessity’) has a dubious status in BrE,
but seems to be gaining ground, particularly in AmE. Notice the logical
equivalence of must not in this sense and can’t (= ‘impossibility’): She must not
be on campus today is virtua...
...second world war dawned in London, owners rushed to kill their pets. The British government, mindful of looming food shortages, set up euthanasia clinics and told owners that it was "kindest to have them destroyed", to spare them the horror of war. So many cats and dogs were put down that some vets ...
...处问题向您提问:一、The second area to watch is the euro zone. It is barely growing, if at all.第二个值得关注的地区是欧元区。欧元区经济即使有增长,也几乎可忽略不计。这个if at all是if (it is no growing) at all 的省略吗?为什么可以省略...
Our family are all music lovers. But neither my parents nor I was able to go to a concert for some time. Yesterday, however, we could go to an open air pop concert. We arrived at the place long before it started.1. 为什么 but 这里单独用?2. for some time 是什么意思?
...达有什么区别? 问题2:I like almost all of them.中的almost:It was already nearly eight o’clock.中的nearlyIt’ll cost at least 70 dollars.中的at
least(1)这些副词是做名词/代词的定语,还是状语?(2)Eight+o’clock是分开来看,还是看成一个整体...
...abbage sound like tough work for middle
and high school kids. And at first it is, says Abby Jaramillo, who with another
teacher started Urban Sprouts, a school garden program at four low-income
schools. The program aims to help students develop science skills,
environmental awareness, and healthy li...
见过not…until…句式用于强调句的用法。如:It wasn’t until after Christmas that I met Paul. 直到圣诞节之后我才见到保罗。It wasn’t until later on that we realized she’d gone. 过后我们才意识到她已经走了。但没见过只有until(没有not,即在肯...