Immediately below, a rectangle of identical size and proportion contains two scenes, the one to the left being almost two and a half times as large as the other.引文中的being一旦删除，成为无动词分句，会带来句意的什么样的变化？
...aking of his being a writer?A. Hopeful. B. Grateful. C. Doubtful. 14. What was Robert
like before he was 9 years old?A. He had wild
imagination. B. He enjoyed sports. C. He loved science. 15. What did Robert's
father do?A. A teacher. B. A coach. C. A librarian. 16. What helped Robert
become a writer...
原文： Just because chance had been ruled out as an explanation did not prove telepathy must exist; there were many other ways of getting positive results. 这里as用法是什么？我理解：作介词，解释为“作为”；must是表示“必定”的语气吗？；这句...
...。对他们来说，这只是正常现象。 This
hit home for me as I was sitting with my 2-year-old grandson on a sofa
over the Spring Festival holiday. I had brought a children’s book to read. It
had simple words and colorful pictures—a perfect match for his age. 翻译：春节期间，当...
Lance Armstrong was a magnificent performer. To orchestrate the scale
of his subterfuge and to lie consistently at such an elite level for more than
a decade — live at press conferences, on TV, in books, even in court — was a
performance worthy of a champion. Of a champion liar.
这里Of a cham...
...e engaged to dine with the Lucases, and again during the chief of
the day, was Miss Lucas so kind as to listen to Mr. Collins. Elizabeth took an
opportunity of thanking her. "It keeps him in good humour," said she,
"and I am more obliged to you than I can express." Charlotte assured
her friend of he...
---Did Mary come?---I don’t know. She ________ while I wasout.A. might come B. might have come C. could come D. must have come老师，题目答案B，但是这题选 AC的话不能表达对过去的推测吗？是因为I don’t know的时态吗？
...ickland lived, coming seldom to Papeete, on the produce of the land. There
was a little stream that ran not far away, in which he bathed, and down this on
occasion would come a shoal of fish. Then the natives would assemble with
spears, and with much shouting would transfix the great startled things...
...y and Mr. Budd, watching him in the mirror, saw him suddenly pull back his 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？
Didi has been engaged in an all-out war against Uber in China. The Chinese company has long claimed the upper hand, as it was operating well before Uber got into China.请问句中的 as 是什么意思？它引导的是什么从句?
...uragement in doing things for their own sake, for
getting the satisfaction outof them, rather than this “rat race” that
everybody's forced into. I think a lot more should be done to encourage people
to get the value outof it.in doing things for their own sake在句中分别充当什么成分...
...影。（摘自赵俊英编著：《现代英语语法》p.726）
Kelly was adopted as the candidate for
Bolton West . 凯莉被提名为博尔顿韦斯特的候选人。(摘自《麦克米伦高阶英汉双解词典》p.28)
The military is usually characterized
as being very conservative . 军队...
...ded to boil the porridge first. They put some rice
into a pot of water and left it to boil while they made the French toast. Jeff
broke two eggs into a plate and added in some milk. Jenna found the bread and
put two slices into the egg mixture. Next, Jeff turned on the second stove
burner to heat up...
...以表示一个非进行体的事件持续过程中的一个点。When he left she was still at her desk. (状态)他离开的这个瞬间时刻是在她伏案工作这个状态持续的过程之中。When he left she made herself an omelette (煎蛋).（事件）他离开的瞬间时刻不可能在...