However, don't use 'very' to emphasize -ed words when they are part of a passive construction. Don't say, for example, 'He was very liked'. You say 'He was well liked'. Similarly, don't say 'She was very admired'. You say 'She was very much admired' or 'She was greatly adm...
If you want to be able to reference a print edition at your leisure, one of my favorites is "Little Worlds" (Amazon). This anthology has 31 short stories for students. Their lengths vary. They aren't all as short as the ones on this page. Part one has 14 selections divided by the...
adjust v. 1) (adjust to) gradually get used to a new situation by making small changes to the way you do things 适应 I cannot adjust easily to city life. 我适应城市生活有困难. 2) change something slightly, especially because it is not in the right position 调整;调节 I ...
Small eyes, set like a pig’s in shallow orbits —Francis Brett Young Their eyes seemed like rings from which the gems had been dropped —Dante Alighieri Two little eyes like gimlet holes —Émile Zola The veins in her eyeballs twisted like a map of jungle rivers —Arthur Miller ...
My favorite subject is English. I like it because it is interesting. I have English every day. I can speak a little English. I join the school English club. Every afternoon I go there to talk in English. I can see English movies and read English books. I think it is useful for me...
7) Married women that I know look older than single women… 8) Women gets fatter after childbirth. Some men don’t understand and it becomes an excuse for …. 9) I love my mom. To those boliao friends, I told ’em straight in the face : I have a 42 inch at home now, my mom...
W: A little. How about a game on Tuesday afternoon? M: Sure. Text 7 【原文】M: Mrs. White, I'm afraid we have to put you on a strict diet. From now on, you're going to have to stay away from salty food. W: Does that mean I can't have any more fast food? M: Right...
It’s the little things (sometimes literally!) I am thinking about other ways we can appreciate the little things, as in: it’s the little things, but also in the sense of SMALL SHIFTS towards yes, and also in the sense of compact solutions. When a right-sized solution offers itself,...
7. According to Andrew Mwangura, how can the deadlock be resolved quickly? A. Denmark's A. P. Moller-Maersk contact with pirates directly. B. The crew ship and overpowered the pirates. C. Give pirates enough money immediately. D. Use a lot of third parties to be part of the negotiat...
I live in a very small house in a town called Kingston. I love to visit Highgrove Road. This road has a lot of big houses on it, some even look like palaces. Highgrove Road is next to the beach. I like to sit on the beach and imagine (想象) what these houses look like inside....