I asked myself whether there was not in his soul some deep-rooted instinct of creation, which the circumstances of his life had obscured, but which grew relentlessly, as a cancer may grow in the living tissues, till at last it took possession of his whole being and forced him irresistibly to action...
要表示“是否……”,or not 通常要与whether 连用。如:Nadine was undecided whether or not to go to college. 娜丁尚未决定是否去上大学。Whether or not we can go ultimately depends on the weather. 我们是否能去最终取决于天气。Whether it was unwise or not depe...
请教老师:这是新概念2-48课:Dentists
always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer. My dentist had
just pulled out one of my teeth and had told me to rest for a while. I tried to
say something, but my mouth was full of cotton wool. He knew I collected match boxes and asked...
...yet,although和yet可以连用,那么副词however呢?1 Although I now work more hours than I used to,
__yet__ I do receive a larger
salary.下面这种说法可以吗?加上逗号。有的资料说although和however不可连用,但是又看到资料说可以,在however后面加上逗...
...e out by Jespersen's quotations)
that in modem times foot is more frequent when it is followed by a number
indicating inches but the word inch(es) is not itself used: thus five feet, or five feet eight inches, but
five foot eight.就是说如果不接inches,要用foot,如:five foot eight。如...
请问not可以否定带ago的时间状语吗?比如:He was here not five minutes ago.I saw him not five minutes ago.He was wide awake not five minutes ago.类似地,英语可以说not ten years ago, not six months ago, not three days ago吗?