He followed irresolutely for a little distance,half a pace behind her.They did not speak again.She did not actually try to shake him off,but walked at just such a speed as to prevent his keeping a-breast of her.He had made up his mind that he would accompany her as far as the Tub...
In the far distance a helicopter skimmed down between the roofs, hovered for an instant like a bluebottle, and darted away again with a curving flight. It was the Police Patrol, snooping into people's windows. The patrols did not matter, however. Only the Thought Police mattered. Behind ...
Party members were supposed not to go into ordinary shops (“dealing on the free market, ” it was called), but the rule was not strictly kept, because there were various things, such as shoelaces and razor blades, which it was impossible to get hold of in any other way. He had ...
At the distance of twenty-five miles from this city, in a direction to the northward of east, lies the sea, near to which is a town named Gan-pu, where there is an extremely fine port, frequented by all the ships that bring merchandise from India. 参考译文 途经吴州的这三天行程中,我...
many neurorehabilitation systems for clinic and home use struggle to become affordable, widely used products, such as several types of rehabilitative electrical stimulators (e.g., Freehand System, BIONs, Second Sight) and exoskeletons and rehabilitation robots (ZeroG, Lokomat, Manus, Kinarm). Rath...
C. That all the traffic is kept left in Britain was from a rule of an old London Bridge.D. Tower Bridge is the symbol of London because it is the first bridge on the Thames River. 免费查看参考答案及解析 题目: “I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning and I surf the ...
That is a probabilistic rule of thumb that works on averages. Thus, if a technology (say the Internet) has stayed with us for twenty years, it doesn’t mean we can expect only to live for another twenty years at least. But as the Internet has proved successful already, the Lindy Effec...
A startup company is a high-tech business that tries to build a scalable business model in tech-driven industries. A startup company usually follows a lean methodology, where continuous innovation, driven by built-in viral loops is the rule. Thus, driving growth and building network effects as...
 On its own accord, a lone tree nurtured sweet tasting apples, and past branches the rock castle of Ortahisar gleamed in the distance. From the desiccated pages of an alien fairy-tale, the tower stood watch like a stone god over the expanse, purveying the entirety of its verdant ...
or it loses its own self-confidence and willingness to govern. These causes do not operate singly, and as a rule all four of them are present in some degree. A ruling class which could guard against all of them would remain in power permanently. Ultimately the determining factor is the me...