...d allow, every thing was
settled between them to the satisfaction of both; and as they entered the
house, he earnestly entreated her to name the day that was to make him the
happiest of men; and though such a solicitation must be waved for the present,
the lady felt no inclination to trifle with his...
...的The King's English 和 1926年出版的A Dictionary of
Modern English Usage（Fowler“封神”之作）。葛老仔细研读之后，发现KE的很多描述，MEU并没有遵从，所以给Fowler写信。而Fowler在回信中，除了对葛老的英文水平大表赞赏外，也明确指出：...
...rty which makes you wonder why the hostess has troubled to bid her guests, and why the guests have troubled to come. There were ten people. They met with indifference, and would part with relief. It was, of course, a purely social function. The Stricklands "owed" dinners to a number of persons, whom...
But in an old man who has known human joys and sorrows, and has
achieved whatever work it was in him to do, the fear of death is somewhat
abject and ignoble.此句中whatever式充当普通形容词用法吗？那这样的话it was in him to
do不应该是that was in him
to do吗?主要纠结在 and...
下面这个句子很有趣，and 连接了两个意思相反的介词，而且让感觉很“高级”：I was up and down the stairs all day answering the door. 我整天上楼下楼地给人家开门。he was in and out of jail for most of his twenties. 他二十几岁时几乎一直频繁进出...
...s job was to carry my equipment up the mountain, set up the tent (帐篷), and carry everything back down
after reaching the peak. Mik stood
about 1.6 meters tall. I was equipped
with a pack nearly as tall as his whole body. Just imagine this little man with
the huge equipment balanced on his
head.T...
...ways been thinking呢？类似I've been thinking about the problem for ages.同样还有一句：2. She ________(study) for her exams for the past three months.正确答案是has been studying为什么不能用has studied?
...扩充与修改）Malinovsky
struck again on 5 December, this time north and south of Budapest in a
two-pronged attack to seize the city. Kravchenko’s 6th Guards Tank Army and
Pliev’s cavalry-mechanized group advanced to envelop the city from the north
via Sahy; a second force, spearheaded by Li...
...his first introduction.
He was too happy, however, to need much attention; and luckily for the others,
the business of love-making relieved them from a great deal of his company. The
chief of every day was spent by him at Lucas Lodge, and he sometimes returned
to Longbourn only in time to make an ap...
Several of my friends still feel very angry and bitter about it and
just won't accept it. In consequence they tell me I shouldn't accept it. I get
all these stories about these heroic people who have organ after organ removed
and say, I'm not going to die; I'm going to live; and they go on, year aft...
...h he was to expect;but a worse followed,when,upon inquiry for his daughter and her husband,he was told they were weary with traveling all night,and could not see him;and when lastly,upon his insisting in a positive and angry manner to see them,they came to greet him,whom should he see in their compa...
请问曹老师：A beautiful girl about my age, she bought the ticket for me when hearing that I had lost my wallet.A fellow Georgian, Jordan was well known as a friend of the President.1. 以上两句句首逗号前的部分均可以看作主语的同位语吗？这种前置表示强调？The ...
...out you," he said with a grin. "Then I learned that you were a
member here and I could not resist asking someone to point you out to me.
Though, if you'd looked the least bit as I always imagined I don't think I'd
have d-dared to approach you. You see…I grew up with the idea that you were at
least...