Funk’s paper tried this also, tracking the proportion of unique words and word combinations in paper and patent titles; it also analysed whether papers used words that arguably implied creation or disruption, such as ‘produce’, or consolidation, such as ‘improve’. Using both these methods,...
The laws of motion for snooker balls on a snooker table work perfectly well enough to also describe the laws of motion for satellites in orbit around the Earth and the Earth orbiting the Sun. Astronomers assumed these same laws apply to galaxies too. But what if they don’t? Might that e...
2.List the linking words and phrases in the passages,and describe their functions. 3.What is the function of each paragraph in the passages? Suggested answers: 1.In time order. 2.However,after,at that time,nevertheless,because,...
But there was a necessity, I think. Nestor is a journalist; he goes into everything you need to know about breathing. We learn that no matter what you eat, no matter how you exercise, how wise you are—none of it really matters if you’re not breathing properly.”Read more... ...
2. Pay attention to the verb + preposition clusters used to describe processes in your target research articles 3. Consider replacing prepositions with words that make the meaning clear. 这里主要是说尽量使用更加准确的介词, #eg With the increase in computer processing speeds, the time taken for ...
Even in cases when we lack a single word for some entity, we can describe it verbally through circumlocutions. Banks could presumably organize his field notes by referring to the “curious jumping beast”. And so the central question addressed by the chapter is: what do words do? Apart ...
If I could have said it non-metaphorically, I would not have written all these words, this novel;and Genly Ai would never have sat down at my desk and used up my ink and typewriter ribbon in informing me, and you, rather solemnly, that the truth is a matter of the imagination. ...
129. Why did the author describe their family activities on that day? A.To pave the way for her insight. B.To present the daily life of the family. C.To show the close family relationship. D.To create a lighthearted atmosphere.130. What did that day mean to the author? A.It was ...
Everyone knows that science can describe the evolutionary functions (the principle reasons they exist and persist) of our hearts, eyes, and other organs. For example, the primary functions of our heart and eyes is to pump blood and to see. ...
We shall also see that although de Finetti did not describe his work in the language of modern logic, the concepts he forged and the results he proved are fundamentally logical in character. This is not to say that in the preceding three centuries people did not work hard to elicit some ...