19. Which of the following words can NOT be used to complete“We've seen the film ___”? [A] before [B] recently [C] lately [D] yet 20. ___ should not become a serious disadvantage in life and work. [A] To be not tall [B] Not being tall [C] Being not tall [D] Not ...
wanting 70. for 【主旨大意】本文讲了作者从她父亲那里学到的东西,比如学会在家也能娱乐;爱读书;尊重所有人;永远不 要停滞不前,永远不要接受现状;我应该为改变而奋斗,等等. 【61题详解】an.考察冠词。句意:他通常不是一个观察生活的人,但他可以有思想,有见地。第一次提到 observer, 且是元音开头, 故填an...
everybody knows, with the lamps’ bases firmly attached to the two current-bearing wires. Even where the lamps have been used on the ordinary alternating circuits in which the transformer is employed to “step down,” or reduce, for safe use, the higher-tension current brought to it by the...
influences, adding them to your current tastes. Or, for whatever reason, you may wake up one day simply wanting to try something new, to branch out, to attempt a new tack, and that’s also good. However you grow, or morph, or change, it happens for a reason, and that should be ...
It’s a harsh indictment of human nature that we have so many words for deception. (I’m assuming that English is not alone in this.)
In other words, we would’ve needed to make some effort to set up such experiences, not just wait for them to fall into our laps. This strikes me as something that would’ve been useful. Our situation was different than most, to be sure, but getting online and throwing out a “hey,...
And sometimes, you’re just going to get upset with each other. That may be the time to say “Battle, picked,” and you agree to be ticked for a bit. When that happens, SHUT. UP. Cliché warning: you can’t regret words you don’t say. ...
there are English newspapers. They have their own Burger Kings (called King Burger!), KFCs and pizza joints mixed with traditional Iranian food. And we ate at a truck stop that was emblazoned with the words FAST FOOD. For jazz musicians the words Truck Stop and Fast Food make you ...
The night before my carpal tunnel surgery in 2023, I blogged: I’m certain they’re operating on the wrong thing—it’s a combination of wanting it fixed and wanting to say I told you so when it isn’t. The doctor who sent me to neurology dismissed my theories, clearly annoyed that...
I could feel myself not wanting to touch his body, aware of the nearness and inevitability and inscrutability of his disease. The truth was that I was mad at him for getting sick, and for letting me ignore him, and I put that rage into lifting him and it almost broke my pelvis. He...