22-12-22 Ten years later A horse-drawn carriage careened down the road at a full gallop. Outside the carriage windows, the outskirts of London flashed by. Inside the dark, cramped cab, Alice Kingsleigh fidgeted with her dress. She wished she could be out in...

22-11-16 Lightning idled in the infield, dazed. He could hear The King and Chick speeding around the trackbut they seemed far away. Kid, you all right? Mack asked over the radio. Lightning gave himself a shake, trying to clear his head. He knew that he was l...

22-11-16 As the sun peeked over the mountains the next morning, Mater yawned, stretched, and drove out to the edge of the new road. Doc drove up next to him, and the two autos surveyed the blacktop. It reached into the horizon, as flat and even as a field of...

22-11-16 Turn right to go left, Lightning muttered later that afternoon as he pulled Bessie down the road. He was filthy and covered with cactus thorns. Guess what? I tried it, and you know what? This crazy thing happenedI went right! You keep talking to you...

22-11-16 Whee-hee! Mater shouted the next morning as dawn broke over Radiator Springs. Whee-hoo! Hearing the whoops and hollers, Sally drove out of her motel to investigate. She found Mater turning circles and spinning happily on a beautiful newly paved stre...

22-11-16 分词在句中既具有动词的特征，也有形容词的功能。分词可以帮助说话者用动词的不同形式传达额外的信息，或用简短的几个词语造出结构复杂的句子。做下面的测验，看看你对分词基本用法的掌握。 1. Which of the following verb forms is NOT a participle? a) Hes always...

22-11-10 动名词，即动词 + ing 形式，是兼有动词和名词特性的非限定性动词。什么时候应该在动词后加 ing 构成动名词呢？你能在一个句子中准确地找出其含有的动名词吗？ 1. Complete this sentence. A gerund is a noun formed from a ______? a) adjective b) verb c) infiniti...

22-08-16 Cheesy是一种非正式用法，在形容事物和人时表达的意思有所不同。形容物时可表示质量不佳、粗制滥造的；廉价的。例如：Its a cheesy soap opera. (这是一部粗制滥造的电视剧。)该词形容人时有俗气的、品味不佳的(=in poor taste) 之意。例如：You look cheesy with that...

22-08-15 1. There is no royal road to learning. 学习没有捷径。 2. The first step is always the hardest. 万事开头难。 3. Well begun is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。 4. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. 心之所愿，无事不成/有志者事竟成。 5. You ma...