中国学生面对英语谚语“Choose a wife on a Saturday, rather than a Sunday”,能立刻悟出其寓意者恐怕不多。同样,英美人要想从《汉英大辞典》的词条“千刀万剐”的英译“thousand cuts and myriad pieces”中读出“割肉离骨(无数...
问[938][joycesue17@sina.com]精读课文中有这样一句:①E Even though his behaviour wasn't particularly courageous, on balance I agree with what he did, or rather did not do. .请问这是什么句子结构?or rather是什么意思...
Rather than wait mltil the last minute to gather critical information, start worldng on your due diligence as soon as your offer is accepted. 不要等到最后一刻才去搜集关键的信息。你的出价一经接受你就该开始做必要核计了。
问[931]joycesue17(joycesue17@sina.com)在阅读中我不止一次见到这样的句子:
The situation is, if anything, worsening rather than improving.
我不知道if anything是什么意思,又其用法如何?请解释一下,谢谢!