make matters worse / make things worse 是英语的固定搭配，好像它们总是以不定式的形式出现，用作独立成分，意思是“更糟的是”。如：To make matters worse, he refused to apologize. 更糟的是他拒不道歉。To make...
经常见到 all the time，但可以省略定冠词说成 all time 吗？如以下两句中的 all the time 可换成 all time 吗？That old car of mine gives me trouble all the time. 我的那辆旧汽车总是给我添麻烦。You can’t wor...
专家好，我对于汉语“在……方面”对应的介词用法有些疑惑，比如这两个句子：1. Thank you for giving help in learning English.2. I would like to give you some advice on your English study.除去 advice on 是固定...
这是一道语法题的标题（做题的具体要求）：Join each pair of sentences. Be careful where you put the words in brackets. 觉得好奇的是，be careful 后面接了 where 引导的从句。好像 be careful 后一般是接不定...
1. I left my key at home. leave 表示把 sth 丢在或落在某地。难道其中的 left 真的就不能改成 lose, forget 吗？lose,forget sth 后面真的不能跟地点？？2. 学生在词典中看到这样的句子：She lost her husband in...
在The gas fire was turned low for reasons of economy.中，短语 for reasons of 中的 reasons 为什么要用复数呢？不是只有economy 这一个“原因”吗？这是不是习惯用法？或者是for reasons of 是固定搭配，reason 必...
副词 never 通常是应该放在系动词be之后。比如下面的句子都是出自一本语法书：He is never behind with his work. 他工作从不拖拉。The house was never clean nor tidy. 房子从不干净，也不整齐。She was never too...
下面两道题： 1. —Whom would you like to be your assistant, Jack or David? —If I had to choose, David would be _______ choice. A. good B. better C. the better D. the best 2. —Have you decided whic...
1. 表示过去的习惯，我们可以用would，如：On winter evenings we’d all sit around the fire. 我们过去在冬天的晚上常常围坐在火炉旁。She would spend the day hanging round street corners. 她常在街角游荡，无...
home用作副词时，最通常连用的介词是at。如：Jane works at home. 简在家工作。 He found it impossible to study at home. 他觉得不可能在家学习。If it rained tomorrow, we’d stay at home. 如果明天下雨，我们将...
Stay Home to Study AbroadRecent years, many students choose to go abroad for their further study. Normally, there are two ways for them to afford their life over the seas: scholarships or family contr...