Now, my pencil pirouettes perfect O’s on paper amidst sagas of doting mothers and evanescent lovers. The tip of my pen stipples the lines of my notebook with the tale of a father’s grief, like a ballerina tiptoeing en point...
He raised his bow slowly and let the arrow fly. 他慢慢地举起弓,让箭飞出去。 The boy made a deep bow to the teacher and ran away. 那个孩子向老师深深地鞠了一个躬然后跑掉了。 (2) bow作动词,意为“鞠躬,低下头”。例如: He bowed his he...
The four-day trip came to a(n) ___10___ soon. We had to go home. Everything in Yunnan was great. It is a very beautiful and interesting place. I’m sure you’ll never regret going on a trip there. 1.A.found B.paid C.took D.spent 2.A.staying B.climbing C.skating D.wait...
(play) basketball with his friends in the parkYesterday, however, he ___ (not/play) because it ___ (rain) heavily in the morningInstead, he ___ (decide) to stay at home and ___ (read) a book about basketball playersHe ___ (hope) the weather ___ (be) better tomorrow, so he...
It was a fair sunshiny day; a crowd of strangers drew near who had undertaken a pilgrimage to the grave of Homer. Among the strangers was a minstrel from the north, the home of the clouds and the brilliant lights of the aurora borealis. He plucked the rose and placed it in a book, ...
23.Last weekend, I ___ (go) to the park with my familyWe ___ (have) a picnic there, and the weather ___ (be) perfectMy little brother ___ (run) around and ___ (play) with his toy car, while I ___ (read) a bookIn the afternoon, we ___ (take) a walk around the l...
18. What did the speaker and her workmates do today A. They had lunch together. B. They read some magazines. C. They visited a fashion show. 19. What is the speaker’s job probably A. A secretary. B. An online model. C. A magazine editor. ...
A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Review “The children are well-realized characters and agents within their immediate social worlds... [and] the very fate of the world is at stake.”—The New York Times ...
47.I ___ (read) a very interesting book when my friend ___ (call) meI ___ (put) down the book and ___ (answer) the phoneWe ___ (talk) for about 30 minutes, and then I ___ (return) to my book. 48.We ___ (not/finish) the project yet, but we ___ (make) good pr...
Each subsequent batch I make is a gamble. Will the cookies flatten and come out crispy? Stay bulbous and gooey? Am I a bad baker, or are they inherently capricious? Even with a recipe book full of suggestions, I can never ...