...猜测短语动词在文章中的语义。Read the text and make predictions of meanings of pick up.My friend Steven picked up Chinese while he was living in China. Gradually he showed interest in Chinese and made much progress. Unfortunately,he has been ill for months,but he is picking up now. Tod...
...问必答”（第2期）【问】书上有一个句子Friendship is like money:
easier made than kept. 我怀疑这句当中的easier 应为easilier之误，是不是？【答】张老师点评：这个句子没有错，是一种习惯表达法，由easier said than done. (说起来容易做起来...
...jobs in
junior grades. 职位低的工作有很多。He has a junior position in
the company. 他在公司里任较低的职位。She said she wouldn’t take
orders from a junior clerk. 她说她不能听低级职员的指挥。He’s too junior to try for
that important job. 他年纪太轻，不...
...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...
...文体中，如果将never, seldom, rarely, little, hardly,
scarcely, no sooner, no longer, nowhere 等含有否定意义的副词若位于句首，则其后的句子要用部分倒装。如：后来我再也没见到过他了。I never saw him
again. →Never did I see him
again. 他很少出去吃...
...）是可数名词，则通常用复数形式。如：An exchange of opinions is
helpful. 相互交换意见是有益的。The exchange of prisoners
during a war is unusual. 战时很少交换俘虏。There was a brief
exchange of glances. 匆匆地互递了个眼色。当然，如果是不可数名...
...d $25 a night, and for that, you’ll often get to stay in a central
location (位置) with security and comfort.Yellow Hostel If I had to make just one recommendation for where
to stay in Rome,
it would be Yellow Hostel. It’s one of the best-rated hostels in the city, and
for good reason. It’s ...
...硬币very few，句子是不是生动了许多？作者没有直接说George把钱花掉了，但是很生动地解释了为什么George的存钱罐是空的。再比如第四十九课They (= piles of empty wine bottles of all shapes and sizes) have mysteriously found their way there(=Bessie's ward...
...iously,
I was scared. 很明显，我吓坏了。Obviously,
something is wrong. 显然，哪里出了问题。Obviously,
you didn’t read it. 显然，你没有读过它。Obviously,
this is going to take some time. 很明显，这要花点时间。Obviously,
we don’t want to spend too much money...