The word torpedo was first borrowed into English in the early 1500s from Latin torpēdō to refer to the electric ray (this is not the same animal as the electric eel). The word began to be used for an underwater vessel developed by American inventor David Bushnell, and later for the se...
【小题1】D细节题:文中第一段的第二句 “All we assume is that some early men invented cortain sounds,in one way or another…”作出了提示。说明sounds很可能是最初的语言雏形,选D项。【小题2】C段落主旨概括:第二段首句 “The power of words,then,lies in their associations-the things they ...
People from branch office come to the head office once a year to have an early meeting. The supervisor often fixed targets quietly. It seems that the hr department is recruiting new employers all the year around. The the pure general manager with the branch companies. It seems that uh, hr...
All we assume(推测) is that some early men invented certain sounds , in one way or another, to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could talk with each other.(1)__ People put together those letters to show those sounds , and they could write them down.(2...
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So, what dobodybagandface controlmean? It’s time to learn English all over again—or something that looks a lot like it. PreviousNext skinship In Korea, people who get lovey-dovey in public—those who aren’t afraid of giving a little PDA—are said to showskinship. ...
especially with a view to marriage.” On Valentine’s Day, you might offer some chocolates towoothe object of your desire. The origins ofwooare uncertain, but it was first recorded in English as early as 1050. It’s safe to say this is one word that has earned English speakers’ affect...
How words came into being is unknown. All we assume is that some early men invented certain sounds, in one way or another, to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could talk with each other. Later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be ...
196 early [ˈə:li] a.早(期)的,在前的;早熟的 ad.在早期;早 197 course [kɔ:s] n.课程;过程;做法;路线;(一)道(菜) 198 change [tʃeindʒ] v.改变;交换;兑换 n.变化;更换;零钱 199 help [help] v.帮(援)助;有助于;[呼救]救命 n.帮助(手) 200 line [lain] n.(界)线;...
although it is usually found in less formal contexts and is less frequent in earlier use (see quot. 1589 for an early example). The specific sense of browsing or skimming emerged relatively recently, generally in ironic or humorous inversion of the formal sense of thoroughness. Cf. scan v. ...