If you happen to stop by the Strand Bookstore in New York City, you will inevitably come across signs placed among the shelves that provide the following timeless advice: “Think before you speak. Read before you think.” That slogan also appears on many other items of merchandise, like t-...
Finally, Cameron includes two “spiritual drugs” to the ways in which we spiritually block ourselves: fame and competition. Fixating on either the desire to win (competition) or for recognition (fame) can derail our creativity because both redirect our attention from creating to comparing ourselves...
Dirt and disease go hand in hand. Health and mood are always going hand in hand. The two little girls go to school every morning, hand in hand Dwell on/upon: When he told us about is past life, he always dwelt on the minutest detail. He dwelt on/upon that point for several minutes...
That kitchen valiantly stayed in operation, but since the pandemic they have to refuse all fresh or cooked food (at our last visit the kitchen staff apologized profusely, and helped me take our trays of wrapped assorted sandwiches and pitch them in the compost). Now they’re only authorized ...
How would you describe the rhythm and meter in the poem, the wind by James Stephen? How can diction affect the tone of a text? Identify the elements of poetry used in each bold example. *"All morning I thought how proud it would be *to stand there straight as a queen" *(fro...
Learn about descriptive words in the English language. Discover what a descriptive word is and how it is used to describe color, size, shape, texture, or number. Explore examples of descriptive words used for these characteristics and others. ...
It’s a monosyllable we so associate with complaining that it’s a verb we use for complaining, as well as a noun we use to describe a complainer or a complaint. Sometimes we even see it in print to represent the sound of discontent: grump, grump, grump. The word grump isn’t as ...
根据下文可知,此处需要动词不定式表目的,故填to describe。 【8】them 考查代词。根据上下文可知,此处需要一个代词作宾语,指代bargain-hunting middle-aged Chinese women,故填them。 【9】the 考察定冠词。通常定冠词the表示特指。本句中定冠词the特指“中文对英语的影响”,句意:专家说在整个21世纪中中文对英语的...
world full perpetual rain that beats on the world like a drum. Vines cover this planet’s land like giant snakes. It’s a place full of nothing, except the little amount of human’s that roam it; however, how could you imagine such a place in the literature without such expressive ...
Positive words can boost our confidence and make us feel good about ourselves, while negative words can lead to self-doubt and low self-esteem. The words we use to describe ourselves can also influence how others perceive us. If we constantly talk about our shortcomings, others may start to...