The empires had yet to work out an elusive compromise that was achieved
only too rarely: the viable balance between a rigorous, disciplined mode of
government and attention to the ethical values of the humanities. From the
outset they faced one question, seen indeed before the days of empire had
daw...
Anne lived in Amsterdam in the Netherlands
during World War Two.问：“在中国”我们常说 " in
China " ,从来不说“in the China ”，可是这里同样是指一个国家专有名词，Netherlands ，“在荷兰”怎么就用了“In the Netherlands”这里为什么却加了the？
It took me a little longer
to fully grasp the importance of the rock which the villagers believed marked
the center of the world.是不是这句话可以调整成这样：It took me a little longer
to fully grasp the importance of the rock marked the center of the world which
the villagers believed ...
...内容摘自《剑桥英语语法》第203页：
[i] If he had stayed in the army he would have become a colonel.
[remote]
[ii] If he stayed in the army he will have become a colonel. [open]
In [ii] the possible staying in the army and the consequential becoming
a colonel ar...
The issue of women's rights has been part of the American scene since the end of the 19th century, and it still is today.1. the American scene是什么意思?2. 这里的 rights 后面为什么跟的是 has，不是 have？
"The men threw all sorts of missiles at the infuriated animal, but seemed afraid to approach it to knock it over with a club, or to go to the relief of the frightened child which was now only a few feet ahead of the animal, running in a circle. 这是讲一条狗在追一个小孩，围观的人的...
This year, harvesting has begun earlier. The whole village has been working hard, gathering and threshing before the September rains so that the crop can be processed in the local factory.
和这句话： After the harvest, the famous macaroni-eating competition will be held.
两句话中...
1.如下面2个句子,the究竟需要加吗?Tom is taller than (the) other students in his class.Tom is taller than all (the) other students in his class.2.如果用any of结构,是不是不管后面是名词,还是代词,都加上the? than any of (the) students than any of (the) other s...