其实 struggle to do sth 除了表示“努力做某事”“尽力做某事”“挣扎着做某事”等之外,还可表示“做某事很费劲”,所以,可以考虑译为:我问路或在餐馆里点餐都很费劲。
回答于 2024-10-13 17:41
We arrived early so that we could / should / might / would get a good seat.so that 引导目的状语从句,既可以省略 so,也可以省略 that——前者(省略 so)属于正式用法(而且非常正式),后者(省略 that)属于非正式用法(而且相当不正式):We arrived early so we could / should / might / would get a good seat....
回答于 2024-09-30 06:50
句子中的连词 and 不宜省略,若不用 and,最好将contemplate 改为现在分词(表伴随):He sat there and contemplated. 他坐在那儿苦思冥想。He sat there, contemplating. 他坐在那儿苦思冥想。
回答于 2024-09-29 09:46
本句填不定式或动名词都可以,只是意思稍有不同:You promised that you would cut the grass today, so don’t try wriggling out of it. 你答应过今天要割草的,所以你别想逃避掉。(试着“逃避掉”,能逃避掉就逃避掉,不能逃避掉也就算了)You promised that you would cut the grass today, so don’t try to wriggle out...
回答于 2024-09-25 10:45
I know her children _____ (be) reliable. 填 to be,不填 being,也不填be。再举例如下:We know her to be honest. 我们知道她很诚实。They knew him to be a spy. 他们知道他是一个间谍。They knew him to be a dangerous criminal. 他们知道他是个危险的罪犯。如果不是动词 be,也可以省略 to。如:I never knew him (...
回答于 2024-09-21 19:42
enough 作表语时,其主语通常应该是表示数量或隐含有数量意义。如:Five minutes is enough. 五分钟就够了。A day or tzoo is enough. 一两天就够了。Four copies is enough. 四册就够了。Eight hours of sleep is enough. 八小时睡眠足够了。One glimpse at himself in the mirror was enough. 让他照着镜子瞧上自己一眼就...
回答于 2024-09-19 18:00
很显然 Michael Swan 的观点是对的。虽然Swan 说Not who of us...,但他的前提是who of...的用法在现代英语中not normally。也就是《新编高级英语语法》以及某些英语母语者提到了who of的具体实例都属于not normally的用法。至于这样的用法是否可以接受,那就看用于什么场合了。如果用于肯定估计大概率“不可以接受”;至于日...
回答于 2024-09-06 13:37
当定冠词用于书名、期刊名、建筑物名、剧本名、歌剧名、雕像名、绘画名、电影名、地名、国家名、公司名、机构名、事件名、家族名等专有名词的最前面时,原则上应大写首字母(有些场合也会全部字母大写),尤其当它用于句首时(必须大写)。如:The Daily Mirror broke the story on Christmas Eve.《每日镜报》在圣诞节前夕...
回答于 2024-09-06 13:29
一、根据所查到的例句和张克礼《新英语语法》的相关说明,下面两句都对,意思也差不多,不同的只是结构(有for时用there to be;没有for时用there being):1. There being a swimming pool in our school is what we expect.2. For there to be a swimming pool in our school is what we expect.二、用作主语补语(表语)...
回答于 2024-09-05 19:11