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ago,mygrandfatherwas 1 hisfavoriteexpression.Thefollowingday,asIcompletedmywork,I 2 abeeontheskylight(天窗).Thoughthe skylightwasparticularlyhigh,Ithought 3 the beewouldtakeonlyfiveminutes.Anhourlater, thebeestillremained.Whathadchangedwasthat theroom wasmessyandthatIwas 4 from lookingupintothesunlight...
I was shocked when she asked me this. “This question is very important. How you answer it shows whether you have learned about life. Today is the day you need to ___ this lesson.”She looked at me the way only a mother can, I saw tears in her eyes. She said, “My dear, the...
His first book, MY OWN COUNTRY, about AIDS in rural Tennessee, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for 1994 and was made into a movie directed by Mira Nair and starring Naveen Andrews, Marisa Tomei, Glenne Headley and others. His second book, THE TENNIS PARTNER, was...
The real-time data were picked from an offshore drilling rig, where they observed large pressure pulses when the drillstring was in the slips. These pulses were visible in real time since the rig was equipped with a wired pipe and several pressure sensors along the string. A description of ...
The headmaster says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage(损失). You 67 (send) a bill from our school for about a million dollars. I’m very sorry about this. Much love, Sarah P. S. (附)None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I ju...
His first job was as a stock boy at the Battle Creek Sanitarium. A sanitarium is a special kind of place that is a little like a hospital. A sanitarium is meant for people who are ill for a long time or who are getting over a serious illness. Will had other jobs as he got older...
The football match was put off because of the rain. 因为下雨,足球赛延期了。 【拓展】 because 和 because of 的辨析: because 作连词,后跟句子,是主句的直接原因。 Because he is ill, he isn’t here today. 因为他病了,所以他今天不在这里。 because of 是介词短语,后面不能接从句,后...
England was 43 the first country in Europe where common people used umbrellas against rain. The weather there is very 44 and umbrellas are very useful. Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you45 one, thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them, you’ll...
The other news today was that the German government may be preparing to recapitalize their banks in the event of a Greek debt default. I’veargued beforethat there are numerous signs that people are losing confidence in the European banking system, and this news strikes right at the heart of...