Casual workers are usually paid ______ the hour.
A. by B. on C. to D. with
答案是 by。但为什么不能是 on 呢?on the hour 的搭配我也见过。如:
A bus leaves for New York on the hour.
...kept watching a young
woman in a window seat with a little boy on her lap. The woman’s eye fell on
the man’s face, and she immediately looked down and adjusted her scarf.As
the night wore on, people began to close their eyes, but the seats were so uncomfortable
that only a very heavy sleeper cou...
请教专家老师: In 1975, a primitive machine called the
Altair, was launched in the USA. It can properly be described as the first
'home computer' and it pointed the way to the future. This was followed, at the
end of the 1970s, by a machine called an Apple. In the early 1980s, the
computer ...
...of our guest speakers.He will make a speech about his experiences in China.The speech is going to be at 3 p.m.on 9 November.At the end of his speech,there will be 30 minutes for questions and answers.So,if you are interested in knowing more about China, you mustn’t miss the chance to meet David at...
Um... At the beginning, yes, it was rather difficult for me to get the
right job... um. after you've lived here for one or two years you get to know
the system and then that's quite good. You know how to use libraries and oh...
you get to know where to um... call in emergencies; um... you get to kno...
我在英语语法网看到有篇文章谈到, 此句:I want to talk to the person breaking the window. 这里用现在分词是错的。我认为这个句子没错。the person breaking the window = the person who is breaking the window. 不知各位老师和网友如何看?原文如下:现...
看到两个例句:The real trick to managing your money is not what you do — it’s how you do it. The main trick to use in any of these circumstances is the right set of keywords. 为什么一个是不定式一个是to做介词的动名词,这两个可以换吗?
That’d make sense, right?If you’re going to travel far, make the trip worth it by bringing back the most wood possible.But actually, the opposite is true.请问,这里的possible的用法是什么?the most wood possible是不是等价于 the wood as most as possible ?