a good swimmer(though without pretending to rival Byron or Edgar Poe,who were masters of the art),and in that plunge I did not lose my presence of mind.Two vigorous strokes brought me to the surface of the water.My first care was to look for the frigate.Had the crew seen me ...
11. predecessor=someone who had your job before you started doing it 前辈,前任n. 12. rival=a person, group, or organization that you compete with in sport, business, a fight etc=competitor 对手,竞争者 n. 13. distraction=something that stops you paying attention to what you are doing分心...
In the early 2000s, before it fully ventured into the field of EVs, China’s car industry was in an awkward position. It was a powerhouse in manufacturing traditional internal-combustion cars, but there were no domestic brands that could one day rival the foreign makers dominating this marke...
In addition, As a result of the sudden, but temporary, low price of oil, Obama vetoes the XL pipeline with little resistance. US\Canadian shale oil producers go out of business. When its all over, Saudi Arabia and OPEC cut production running the price to $150 plus giving Obama his...
of win that Olympic event hands down (Paras. 1-2) Good Usage for Text A Paras. 1-2 look the part have the appearance of being a particular kind of person 看上去像某一类人 He’s a very successful businessman, but he doesn’t really look the part, wearing a pair of worn-out shoes...
3. The speed of the clipper also made it useful for illegal activities such as pirating and smuggling. 4. Privateers were vessels hired by the government to help disrupt the trade of rival nations, but they often became pirates. 5. The clipper went out of fashion quite rapidly, as it ...
Also, Cel Ochoa will be the new constable in Searchlight, Nevada by virtue of winning 54.93% of the vote to defeat her Republican rival. Another feather in the cap of the Nevada Independent Party was the victory of IAP member Bill Wilkerson to the Elko School Board, in a non-partisan ...
In contrast, Suning, the industry leader who has grown up with the old rival Gome in the past 20 years, is especially decisive in its Internet transformation from "down" and "up". In the past few years, Suning has spared no effort to carry out on-line purchase of e-commerce, "de el...
Within a decade, it had become a worthy rival to the chains. As the company sold more books, it sent book publishers more money. What was there not to like? III. First Shots One of the interesting things about Amazon in its early years was the number of bad ideas it had. It was ...
These dinosaur adornments could also have been used for selection. Long-necked creatures such as the brachiosaurus could have engaged in neck-slapping battles with rival suitors (as giraffes do today). And horned beasts like the pachyrhinosaurus may have partaken in horn-on-horn skirmishes similar...