1.either, every, each有什么區別嗎?
2.Scheme, schedule和sketch三者有什么區別?
3.Modify與convert有什么區別?
4.Manageable與controllable都可以表示 “可控制的”意思嗎?
5.Chance 與 opportunity 可以互換嗎?
either, every, each有什么區別嗎?
A President eitheris constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. --- Harry S Truman
一位總統要么經常地駕馭各種事件,要么因為猶豫不決而為事件所駕馭。---哈里·S·杜魯門
Each confectionery has its own recipe of making chocolate and keeps it a secret.
每個甜品制造商都有其獨門的巧克力配方,并且將其嚴格保密。
Every man who takes office in Washington either grows or swells. --- Thomas Woodrow Wilson
每一個華盛頓就任的人,不闊即發. ---托馬斯·伍德羅·威爾遜
Scheme, schedule和sketch三者有什么區別?
David Cameron last week said that he wanted to put "rocket boosters" under the welfare system, which sounds like a poor schemeto me. 戴維•卡梅倫上周稱,他希望在社會福利體系下面裝上"火箭推進器",在我聽來這可不是什么好計劃。
Owing to various delays on route, we arrived two days behind schedule.
由于路上的種種耽擱, 我們比原計劃遲到了兩天.
The best way is to make an appointment with him in advance, because most westerners often keep a strict person schedule.
最好的方法是預先與他訂個約會,因為大多數西方人常常遵守一個嚴格的個人時間表。
I’m traveling around Asia; I’ll have lots to say about all that, but the schedule leaves no time for the blog, at least so far.
我在環亞洲旅行;我對此有很多想說的,但是至今行程太滿了,沒有時間寫博客。
His creative process differs from that of most designers, who typically sketch something first and then try to make it a reality.
他的創意過程與大多數設計師不同,后者通常會先畫出草圖,然后力求實現。
The immediate impacts on Japan are hard to quantify, but relatively easy to sketch out.
此次災難對日本造成的直接影響目前難以量化統計,但對災難進行簡單綜述相對比較容易。
Modify與convert有什么區別?
Please let us modify the price! 請通知我們修改價格!
After several months of consideration, President Obama has decided to modify a system that many of his supporters want to see scrapped.
經過數月考慮,奧巴馬總統決定修正他的眾多支持者希望廢棄的體系。
In an attempt to add a little greenery to the concrete, many city roofs have been converted into gardens.為了給鋼筋水泥叢林增添一抹綠意,東京市內的很多屋頂已被改造成花園。
He told me that he was now trying to convert his friends and colleagues to Christianity.
他告訴我他現在正在嘗試著讓他的朋友和同事們皈依基督教。
Manageable與controllable都可以表示“可控制的”意思嗎?
The overall price level is within a controllable range and is expected to drop steadily.
總體價格水平目前處在一個可控的區間,而且預計將穩步下降。
Smoke alarms have begun ringing in a number of countries but the flames are still controllable.
煙霧警報已開始在很多國家響起,但火勢仍可控制。
My hair is much more manageable since I had it cut short.
自從我把頭發剪短以來,它就非常容易打理.
Take things one week at a time. Break your schedule into manageablechunks and take on each chunk separately.逐一完成每周的事情。將時間表分成容易做到的幾塊,并且單獨完成每一塊。
Chance與opportunity 可以互換嗎?
For soccer fans, being able to meet Beckham would be the chance/opportunity of a lifetime.
對于足球迷來說,能遇見貝克漢姆會是個千載難逢的機會。
In the age of instant communication, a State of the Union address is less a speech than achance/opportunity to reboot.
在一個即時通信的時代,國情咨文演說與其說是一個演說,不如是一次重頭再來的機會。
Ryanair has yet to make a decision on whether or not it will abandon Boeing for COMAC, but it looks like it might just take a chance.
瑞安航空至今還沒有決定是否與波音訣別,轉而牽手中國商用飛機公司,但有跡象表明該公司可能會去試試水。
There is only a minuscule chance that Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant will turn into a new Chernobyl.日本福島第一核電站變成第二個切爾諾貝利的可能性極小。
n. 小寫字 adj. 小寫字的,很小的