問:在詞匯練習(xí)中,有這樣一道選擇題:(1)The local magazine has a_____of around 30,000.A. circuitB. circulationC. circularD. circle請問正確答案是B嗎?答:正確答案是B. circulation,其意為“(報紙、雜志、書籍的)發(fā)行量”(the number of copies of a newspaper, magazine,...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    問:請問下面兩句話有何不同:(1)What do you mean?(2)How do you mean?答:二者的意義完全相同。在有些情況下,how與what可以說同義。實例如:(1)How?(=How is that again?美語)(=What?)(2)How about the result?(=What about the result?)(3)How do you think?(=What do you think?)...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    問:在學(xué)習(xí)中遇到一個語法問題,使我深感困惑。請問as soon as與no sooner…than…都意為“一……就……”,那它們在用法上究竟有什么不同?答:as soon as是成語型從屬連詞,其意為“一……就……”(immediately after something has happened),引出表示...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    問:現(xiàn)有幾個問題請教,希望能得到回答:(一)關(guān)于“聘請,雇用”一詞,我知道可以用三個英語單詞來表達(dá),即engage、employ、hire,經(jīng)查英英詞典我從解釋中總結(jié)出它們所適用的對象的身份或地位是從高到低,也就是說,engage的用法最正式,它所...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    問:在學(xué)習(xí)過程中,我遇到兩個疑難問題,請給予解答。(一)fantastic一詞最后一個音節(jié)中的“t”發(fā)不發(fā)爆破音?(二)有這樣一道選擇題:(1)No matter what presents your friends send you, don’t look____.A. a gift cat in the mouthB. a gift horse in the mouthC. a gift m...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    問:我在閱讀練習(xí)中遇到這樣一個句子:(1)One of them is known as the law of supply and demand, which says that the value of goods and services is determined by the quantity available compared with the number of possible buyers.我見過很多available位于名詞之后的情況,如a docto...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    問:有這樣一道選擇題:(1)A good many proposals were raised by the delegates,_____was to be expected.A. thatB. whatC. soD. as所給正確答案是D,為什么不選擇that?請解釋。答:本題是考核關(guān)聯(lián)詞的用法。關(guān)聯(lián)詞是指引出定語從句(attributive clause)的關(guān)系代詞(rel...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    問:有這樣一句話:“不管國際風(fēng)云如何變化,我們始終不渝地奉行獨(dú)立自主的和平外交政策?！蔽铱吹降淖g文是:(1)“No matter how the international situation changes, we will, as always,pursue the independent foreign policy of peace.”但在WORD上進(jìn)行編輯時,電...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    問:有這樣兩個句子:(1)Keep the windows open so that you can hear what’s happening outside.(2)Suddenly it began to rain heavily so that it was almost impossible to carry on driving.請問so that究竟引導(dǎo)什么從句?其用法特點是什么?請解釋,謝謝。答:從屬連詞so that既可引...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    問:閱讀中有這樣一句,我百思不得其解:(1)I appreciate the reasons for this, not least years of“elective dictatorship”by Tory governments returned on minority votes, pushing through divisive and destructive policies such as the poll tax and rail privatization, which is why I...[繼續(xù)閱讀]