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Larger than life
2024-01-05Reader question:In this sentence – Pavarotti was known as much for his larger than life personality as he was for his voice – please expla...
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Main Street vs. Wall Street
2023-12-07Reader question:Main Street, Wall Street, what's the difference?My comments:Currently in the news, there's a general sense of doom and gloom o...
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Lap dog
2023-12-07Reader question:What is a lap dog, as in "you're just his lap dog"?My comments:A lap dog is a dog, a small pet dog, small enough to sit ...
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Carrol's portmanteaus
2023-12-07Reader question:Please explain "portmanteau words", and give examples.My comments:A portmanteau word is one created from combining two exist...
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Stopgap, makeshift 权宜之计
2023-12-07Reader question:What is stopgap, as in "a stopgap measure"?My comments:A look up any dictionary will yield you something, but let me find a ...
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Work in progress
2023-12-07Reader question: What does it mean when they say "he's a work in progress"? My comments: It means that he's not a finished product &...
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Sore spot
2023-12-07Reader question: What does "don't touch him on his sore spot" mean? What is "sore spot"? My comments: The sore spot on the bod...
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如何提高英语阅读速度
2024-02-15阅读理解题是NMET试卷中分值最高的题型,它能检测学生获取英语信息的能力及理解的准确程度,在某种意义上对考生试卷总分起着决定作用。理解的正确率和速度是阅读理解成败的关键。回顾多年的教学实践,下面就如何提高高中阶段英语阅读速度谈谈自己的做法:一、增加词汇量词汇量偏低是制约学生阅读速度的瓶颈。据统计,去...
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2006高考英语词汇归类复习纲要
2023-12-07一、从用法上复习归纳词汇,过语法关英语词汇大多具有本身词义外,还有其语法功能,我们在复习时就不要把着眼点单纯放在单词记忆上,而要从它们的语法功能上去把握它们。如在复习动词时我们就要根据它们变化形式多、搭配活跃等特点,从它们的用法上进行分类记忆。这样,既可记住词汇,又可攻克语法难关。1.宾语不同,意义...
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高考英语完型填空考点及例题讲解
2024-05-25一、考点聚焦1、题型特点(1)完形填空是一种测试学生的外语语言知识以及运用这种语言的综合能力的试题。(2)通常从一篇词数250左右、难度略低于教材上课文的文章中设空格20个,用时约18分钟。(3)考点层次从小到大分为四类:单词层次,词组层次,句子层次与语篇层次。(4)选项中的干扰项设置与语法结构错误...