... left hand, which had been resting carelessly on the arm of the chair. But not before Mr. Budd had seen the misshapen thumbnail.如何理解But not before在此句中表达的意思？
...g in her left hand, obviously needing somebody to help them at least until they went up the long concrete stairs.介词短语with a baby on her right arm and a bag in her left hand作定语修饰white lady，那么obviously needing somebody to help them at least until they went up the long concrete ...
...d been made for someone else. I noticed his hands, dirty, with long nails; they were merely bone and sinew, large and strong; but I had forgotten that they were so shapely. He gave me an extraordinary impression as he sat there, his attention riveted on his game -- an impression of great strength; a...
Certainly people do not seem less interested in success and its signs now than formerly. Summer homes, European travel, BMWs—the locations, place names and name brands may change, but such items do not seem less in demand today than a decade or two years ago.翻译: ...
...nd pounds
from his father, who had intended to purchase an estate, but did not live to do
it. -- Mr. Bingley intended it likewise, and sometimes made choice of his
county; but as he was now provided with a good house and the liberty of a
manor, it was doubtful to many of those who best knew the easi...
They know theyare contributing very little of real value and all the time they live in fear of being exposed as cheats. being也有加形容词，也有加过去分词，这里的exposed都有形容词和过去分词意思，该怎么区分？
Once considered career suicide, sabbatical are now not only accepted—but encouraged—by some employers.这句话中，破折号的表达“—but encouraged—”，和没有破折号的表达“but encouraged”区别在哪里？
Yet as those friends are the first to admit, it is a cotton-wool comfort that keeps out alien germs—like the surgical facemasks that many japanese wear, so at odds with the rest of their perfect dress.这里so成分怎么理解，是省略了什么还是作什么成分？谢谢老师！
... ,claiming that just as when kids walk themselves through a process ,adult can benefit from using language not just to communicate ,but also to help thinking.句子里，claim后面接的宾语从句部分的when引导的句子（时间状语从句？)不甚明了，我觉得不加when也可...
...表示种类，有时可以用复数形式。如：Not all washing powders are kind to your hands. 不是所有的洗衣粉都不烧手。The 1961 wines were among the best of this century. 1961年的各种葡萄酒是本世纪最好的酒。但如果一个不可数名词前面和两个或多个并...
...习册上一篇完形填空文章，是这样写的：Parents and children not only impact one another's food choices. The careand love parents demostrate by purchasing or preparing food for their children is evident; by contrast, children use food to express careand helpfulness to parents.后面...
...ication does not use words. Pictures, computer graphics, and company logos are nonverbal. Interpersonal non-verbal signals include smiles, who sit where at a meeting, the size of an office, and how long someone keeps a visitor waiting. Even in your first job, you’ll communicate. You’ll read info...
There's a kind of false precision being hawked by people claiming theyare doing ancestry testing.这句话该如何分析呢？claiming作什么成分？如果是定语为什么后置？theyare doing ancestry testing.又是什么成分？