latonars

有没人有英语idiom大全啊?有的可以发给我吗??在字典一个个找不是办法。。。
gafpeyes 发表于 2010-5-15 01:48 PM

The Oxford Dictionary Of Idioms啱唔啱?

latonars

Survival improves the earlier a person begins HIV treatment, and early treatment also prevents the risk that people will spread HIV.
请问这是什么结构?有省略什么吗?

latonars

意思倒是满清楚，the earlier a person begins treatment, the better his/her chance for survival
结构嘛，偶不认为这是一种可以被大多数人接受的表达方式
也许因为the earlier...起到了一种类似壮语的作用
又 ...
ktdid 发表于 2010-6-4 11:22 AM

非常感谢

latonars

请问underwater/under water, undersea/under sea用法有什么不同?
除了under water和under sea不能做定语, underwater, undersea不能做状语之外

latonars

我查牛津
underwater可作adj.和adv.
undersea只有adj.

继续查..........................

latonars

求教：
The organic strawberries were smaller on average than conventional berries, but each piece of organic fruit actually contained more dry matter—the meat, if you will, of the berry.

其中末尾 ...
飞扬Joan 发表于 2010-9-10 11:45 PM

"if you will"几乎跟"you know"一样是个毫无意义的插入语
因为"含有更多果肉"比"含有更多干物质"容易明白得多，担心读者不解，遂加入meat的注释
可以理解成 if you know what I mean, 或者 if you call it like that(这里就是meat咯)

latonars

There's a lot of Americans that are engaged in this election—the Tea Party folks, Republicans, independents

9月13号的npr，其中的tea party folks是什么意思呀，我觉得应该不是茶话会那个意思吧？
BlairJY 发表于 2010-9-15 12:14 AM

Tea Party=茶党, 美国右翼团体
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_Party_movement

latonars

还有个问题，

A wildfire is close to being fully contained，这里的contain是怎么用的？

谢谢啦
BlairJY 发表于 2010-9-15 12:21 AM

contain vt. 遏制 to stop something from spreading or escaping

contain his ambitions
contain the debt crisis
contain the epidemic
contain a wildfire

latonars

That man cannot look me in my eye and tell me we do not live this pain while you can sit in front of the church and tell them that you categorically denied it


  请问这一句中的live 做何解？？

  ...
milklady1030 发表于 2010-10-5 08:47 AM

体验
=experience this pain

latonars

While touring a small business outside Washington D.C. today, the president reacted to the latest economic news and said ……其中touring站在这里的用法是什么？

谢谢啦
BlairJY 发表于 2010-10-10 11:35 PM

While (the president was) touring a small business outside Washington D.C. today, the president reacted to the latest economic news and said
括弧处省略

latonars

wrenched up tension 是什么意思？

谢谢各位啦~~
BlairJY 发表于 2010-10-12 11:10 AM

你确定不是ratchet up tension?

latonars

As Indonesia continues counting its dead from back-to-back natural disasters
这里的back-to-back natural disasters 是啥意思呢？
山沽道士 发表于 2010-10-31 04:32 PM

back-to-back, 接二连三的
地震+海啸+火山爆发

latonars

20101104BBC中：

In an open letter which was delivered to the U.S. embassy in Lima, Mr. Carcia said the request was a matter of national good faith
a matter of national good faith是什么意思
谢
pickup-562 发表于 2010-11-8 08:05 AM

一个国家的诚信问题

latonars

在20101113BBC中
Before now, male circumcision has not been a common tradition in Rwanda,so persuading men to volunteer involves setting an extensive information campaign.
这句话的语法结构是怎样的， ...
pickup-562 发表于 2010-11-16 08:42 AM

Before now, male circumcision has not been a common tradition in Rwanda, so persuading men to volunteer involves setting an extensive information campaign.
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latonars

0.7%英语怎么读？
2009@12@25 发表于 2010-11-16 09:25 PM

naught point seven percent