本题选择 B。the former 用作代词时,指代的是 the first mentioned of two things or people,即上文提及到的两个事物或两个人当中的第一个。the former 作主语时,谓语动词的单复数取决于它所指代的名词的单复数。例如: Both Williams and Andrews claim the property. The former insists that it wa...
回答于 2014-11-05 15:46
franc: a basic unit of currency in Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, France, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Switzerland, and Togo.法郎:比利时、贝宁、布基纳法索...
回答于 2014-11-05 15:02
这个句子是为了表强调而将用作表语的介词短语on the wall of his office 置于句首,句子采用了完全倒装特殊句式。该句子的正常语序应为:A large map was on the wall of his office. 字面翻译为:一幅大地图在他办公室的墙上。变通翻译一下,就可以是:他办公室的墙上有一幅大地图。 有关于完全倒装的用法,可参考英语...
回答于 2014-11-05 09:14
《朗文当代》当中恰好介绍了infinitive(不定式)的词源:Origin: infinitivus, from Latin infinitus; because the verb is not limited by person or number 因为动词不受人称和数限制。 因此,“不定式”当中的“定”应该是“限定”的意思,而非“确定”或“固定”等含义。
回答于 2014-11-03 22:09
表达“在星期几”,在英式英语的非正式用语和美式英语当中,常省略介词 on。Friday I received my pay. 这样的表达是正确的。《牛津高阶》当中有类似的用例:(On) Monday(s) (ie Every Monday) I dothe shopping. 每星期一我都去买东西。
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《英语常用词用法详解大辞典》当中有相关的用法说明:company作“公司;商号”解时,属可数集合名词。表示“某公司”时,可用单数也可用复数。用单数表示一个公司整体,用复数强调各个成员。
回答于 2014-11-03 11:03
我认为两种用法都是正确的。以下是《美国传统词典》当中,动词feel与该问题相关的两个用法: 1. 用作及物动词,表示 to undergo the experience of(体验,经历:经历某种体会): felt my interest rising; felt great joy 感到我的兴趣正在增长;感到非常快乐 2. 用作不及物动词,表示 to be conscious of a speci...
回答于 2014-10-31 10:57
sore 作“疼痛的”解时,可修饰的名词不限于 throat,以下列举一部分,均摘自权威词书:a sore knee 膝痛My leg is still very sore. 我的腿还是很疼。My chest is still sore from the surgery. 我的胸术后还很疼。Her eyes were sore from studying all night. 学习一整晚,她的眼睛酸痛。I always feel stiff and sore aft...
回答于 2014-10-31 09:52