The media spotlight swung on to the Staffordshire Hoard of Anglo-Saxon metalwork when this remarkable treasure was revealed to the world's press in Birmingham on September 24th. Then, just as quickly, it moved on, leaving anyone with an interest in the period wondering what exactly it all ...
be on the left jū shǒu 居首 rank first jū shì jiè shǒu wèi 居世界首位 occupy first place in the world; rank first in the world synonym zài在 4 v.assert jū gōng 居功 claim credit 5 v.store up qí huò kě jū 奇货可居 hoard as a rare commodity jū jī 居积 hoard ...
Verifiable means that the seller of the goods or services for the money can check that the money is what it really appears to be. Scarce means that the money supply does not change quickly, since a rapid change in supply would devalue existing units. Utility means that the money is intrins...
The Hobbit takes place in Middle Earth, a fantastical land populated by many strange races, including elves, dwarves, and dragons. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who decides to leave his home in the Shire and travel with a company of dwarves to the Lonely Mountain. The mountain is currently ...
What does it mean to collect something? To collect means to actively gather or accumulate items or information from various sources. 10 Can you collect digital information? Yes, collecting can include compiling digital data or information actively from multiple sources. 9 What might be involved in...
What does Bissle mean? A clumsy, inept person, similar to a klutz (also a Yiddish word). The kind of person who always spills his soup. What is miserly avarice? As adjectives the difference between avaricious and miserly is that avaricious is actuated]] by avarice; extremely greedy for we...
In his words, a great light has gone out in the world. 【1】What does the underlined word "stormy" in Para. 6 mean? A. rainy B. fierce C. peaceful D. challenging 【2】What can we learn from the passage? A. Frederick W. de Klerk is still an enemy of Mandela. B. President...
The bas-reliefs are divided into eight sections, two on each wall of the square gallery each section depicts a specific theme. In addition the two pavilions at the corners of the west Gallery have a variety of scenes. The book does not include description of badly damaged relief. ...
using the word pandemic carelessly has no tangible benefit, but it does have significant risk in terms of amplifying unnecessary and unjustified fear and stigma.’ 将一种疾病升级为大流行爆发，也会对我们如何看待灾难产生心理影响。世界卫生组织称，“……漫不经心地使用‘大流行’这个词没有任何实际好处...
To distill what the rapist already knows, hearing the word “no” does not absolve culpability. Or, saying good-bye when you meant “forever”. Wide open ordinary life unseen. In an immutable horizon of endlessly looping lifelines, where the waves...