as one of his first steps, ordered all stone walls in Sicily to be knocked down to not more than three feet in height so that murderers with their luparas could not use the walls as ambush points for their assassinations. This
a dense yellow fog settled down upon London.From the Monday to the Thursday I doubt whether it was ever possible from our windows in Baker Street to see the loom of the opposite houses.The first day Holmes had spent in cross-indexing his huge book of references.The second and...
His performance at the concert last night proved that he is in the top flight of international pianists. 昨晚他在音乐会上的演奏证明他在国际钢琴家中居首位. 《简明英汉词典》 Hearing that there was an emergency case, the doctor put down his chopsticks and left at once. 听说有急诊, 医生撂下筷...
The meaning of PAY is to make due return to for services rendered or property delivered. How to use pay in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Pay.
M: Donna, have you booked the flight to London for me? W: Sure, Bill. Do you need a ride to the airport? I can do it. M: No, thanks. I will park my car at the airport. Text 6 M: Hi Lucy. This is Pete. W: Hi. What’s up? M: Listen, I’m afraid I’ll be a li...
7.This book ___(给出) a brief ___(概述) of the history of the castle. 8.He is ___( 超重), but he is ___(坦率) and ___(杰出). 9.The writer did most of the writing ___(独自 on…own), but he still ___(归功) his achievements ___(给) his teacher. 10.___(由于...
My father left for our native place on Thursday. In fact, he had never traveled by ___ before, so I just took this opportunity to let him ___ his first flight. ___ being asked to book a ticket by train, I got him a ticket on Jet Airways. The moment I handed over the ticket ...
GUY Follow the rules of the Book, and you'll get where you're going in no time. Excuse me. Through the windshield, Jay and Silent Bob see the Guy go face-first into the TRUCK DRIVER'S lap. The Truck Drivers smiles, and the truck takes off, roaring down the road. Jay and Silent...
George Steinmetz just published his fourth book of aerial photography,New York Air: The View From Above. Pete Hamill started writing about the city 55 years ago as a reporter for theNew York Post.He has published 11 novels, two short story collections, two memoirs, a biography, and four wo...
China's National Tourism Day falls on May 19 every year starting the year of 2011. The date was chosen to commemorate the day when China's ancient travel book writer Xu Xiake (1587-1641) began writing his masterpiece "Travel Notes of Xu Xiake". Special friendship cuts across species China...