①appear 強調外表上給人某種印象，有時含有實質上并非如此的意思。
He appears to know more than he really does.
他看起來好像懂得很多，其實懂得沒有那么多。
②seem 表示有一定根據的判斷，這種判斷往往接近事實。
His health seems to have grown better.
他的健康似乎有所好轉。
He seems to be sick, for he appears pale.
看樣子他病了，因為他的臉色看起來很蒼白。
(2) in a few days' time=in a few days=a few days away 在幾天后

2. ...and I did enjoy it whenever I won our races!
……不管什么時候只要我贏了比賽，我都會為此欣喜萬分！
do，does或did放在動詞原形前，沒有實際意義，只是加強該動詞的語氣。
I do think we should start as soon as possible.
我真的認為我們應盡快開始。
Do come to my birthday party.
一定要來參加我的生日宴會。