...能，这就好理解了：a forty-foot wallIt's a twenty-five foot drop from
this cliff.(Longman Dictionary of American English by Pearson Longman4th)新概念2019版第3册P30:......to the fifteen-foot wall which
surrounded the president’s palace.以前早的版本却是这样的：......to the ...
...数形式。例如：What kind of cherry tree flourishes
best in this region? 该地区什么样的樱桃树生长最好？（摘自赵俊英：《现代英语用法》p.1403）What kinds of cherry tree flourish
best in this region ? 该地区哪些种类的樱桃树生长最好？（同上）2. 如...
...奇异的”“不寻常的”（也需注意）。如：He is suffering from a curious disease. 他患了一种怪病。It’s curious that he didn’t tell you. 他没有告诉你，实在反常。※真题例句※She’s curious. 她有好奇心。(2018全国卷Ⅰ听力)Like Galileo, all the gr...
...完整的短文。The Meredith family
lived in a small community. As the economy was in decline, some people in the
town had lost their jobs. Many of their families were struggling to make ends
meet. People were trying to help each other meet the challenges. Mrs. Meredith was a most
kind and thought...
... children? Do you never think of them?""No.""I wish you weren't so damned monosyllabic. Have you never had a moment's regret for all the unhappiness you caused them?"His lips broke into a smile, and he shook his head."I should have thought sometimes you couldn't help thinking of the past. I don't me...
... ( malaria)Since the mid-1960s there has been a marked
shift in employment from manufacturing to services, including tourism, with the
service sector accounting for nearly four times
the number of jobs as the manufacturing
sector.（Scotland）Encyclopædia
Britannica由各学科4000多名专家撰...
...r story. It’s jaw-dropping how much perfectly good food is thrown away—from “ugly” (but quite eatable) vegetables rejected by grocers to large amounts of uneaten dishes thrown into restaurant garbage cans.翻译：在一个每年有近8亿人挨饿的世界里，“浪费食物有背道德...
...真如此吗？请看新闻英语的一个例句：President Barack Obama
on Friday all but named Russian President Vladimir Putin as
behind Moscow's alleged attempts to meddle in the US election,
vowing retaliation for the moves and defending himself against
criticism his administration act...
... Jeff stayed calm and turned off the gas quickly. But the
stove was a mess now. Jenna told Jeff to clean it up so they could continue to
cook the rest of the porridge. But Jeff’s hand touched the hot burner and he
gave a cry of pain. Jenna made him put his hand in cold water. Then she caught
the s...
...盟、中国外语教师群“有问必答”（第21期）【问】 Hold on to the end, and
you will find there is nothing happier than your dreams___ (come) true.此处填come true或者coming true是否都可以？【答】张老师点评第一问中空格处填come true或coming true都对。前...
...、机构等). vi.
忠于；全心全意投入(工作、活动等) commit oneself to do承诺；保证(做某事、遵守协议或安排等) academy /əˈkædəmi/ n.
(艺术、文学、科学等的)研究院；学会；专科院校 academic /ˌækəˈdemɪk/ adj.
学业的；学术的 objective /ə...
...if I have seemed to play a trick upon you. In truth, it was partly for your own sake that I did it, and it was my appreciation of the danger whic...
...noyed at /
with sb。如：She was annoyed with Duncan for forgetting to
phone. 邓肯忘了打电话让她气恼。(2) 表示对某事生气，通常后接介词about或by，即用于 be annoyed
about / by sth。如：I was a little annoyed about
the whole thing. 我对整件事感到有些恼火...
...ey came earlier than it was expected for them
to come.They
returned home sooner than was expected.（A
remedial English Grammar for foreign students by Wood，P74）从上例句可以看出，似乎在比较要素作状语时，一般都理解为形式主语的改写法，此时用单数was。如果...
...为情”“难堪”等）。如：There
was an awkward silence, when no one knew what to say. 当谁都不知道说什么时，陷入了尴尬的沉默。He came to visit
us at an awkward time. 他在我们很不方便的时候来了。It is awkward to
discuss such matters in public. 公开讨论...