新概念二24课《不幸中的万幸》It could be worse，用到了could虚拟语气，第54课《黏糊的手指》课文中出现了nothing could
have been more annoying，用到了could have对过去的虚拟语气。两篇短文都是在叙述过去，为什么前者使用could be对现在的...
It was used for sudden emergencies, such as the time when Christine
broke her arm and had to be taken to a doctor.这是高中英语新教材译林版必修1第2单元的句子(p25)。请问句子中的 such as the time when 可以简化成 such as
when 吗？其中的 the time 可以省略吗？
...u spend in any given country, the more comfortable
you’ll begin to feel with its foreign cultural practices.这是2022年高考英语全国甲卷（全国卷Ⅱ）阅读理解七选五中的一个句子。对于句中 any given 的理解和翻译，我在网上查到有多个版本：1. 你在任...
...名词或代词作宾语，则要用object to。如：Bill objected that it would take longer. 比尔反对说这会花更长时间。Mother objected to his rudeness. 母亲不赞成他那样粗鲁无礼。Many local residents have objected to the scheme. 许多当地居民反对这项计...
...补为动词，要用原形。如：Let him go. 让他走吧。Let me see it. 让我看一看。Let me buy you a drink. 我给你买杯饮料吧。Let me fill your glass. 让我把你的杯子斟满。Let the fire burn down. 让火慢慢地熄灭吧! Let the tea brew for five minutes. 让茶泡...
With respect to its absorption, the major determinants are the sources of iron contained within foods consumed depending upon the form, heme or nonheme.depending upon the form, heme or nonheme.是整句的状语吗？
...ngs to remember here are to identify individual talent and then to utilize it.
其中，two main things 后面的不定式用的是主动的“to remember”而不是“to be remembered”。是不是意味着在口头表达中，这种主动与被动的关系可以体现的模糊一些，又或...
...e is thought to be hiding in the woods.我们知道这种结构相当于是It is thought that he is hiding in the woods.这个句型转化而来那么这里为什么不直接用He is thought hiding in the woods？即用现在分词作主语补足语，因为He is found smoking in the kitchen.这个...
One reason why it is hard to design and teach such courses is that they can cut across the insistence by top American universities that liberal-arts educations and professional education should be kept separate, taught in different schools. 这里为什用by短语作后置定语，我感觉应该...
He was directly invited to join their party, but he declined it,
observing that he could imagine but two motives for their choosing to walk up
and down the room together, with either of which motives his joining them would
interfere.两位小姐立刻请他来溜达，可是他谢绝了，说是她...
Last week Starwood, owner of St Regis, Westin and other brands, abandoned its original agreement with Marriott after Anbang, an ambitious Chinese insurer, led a group of investors bidding $13.2 billion in cash. 请问为什么是 led 而不是 leading？