| The peach tree is in full bloom in spring. |
| David is great,but I think it will be : The peach trees is in full bloom in Spring. I think all the sentences is test between the plural and the singular |
| i think it should be: The peach is in full bloom in spring. |
| which one is right? |
| i think it should be in full blossom. |
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先瞧一瞧，上期揭晓……
24．[正] The peach trees are in full blossom in spring. [注] bloom指观赏的（草本）“花”，而 blossom 指木本或果树的“花”。又如：The tulips are in bloom now. 现在郁金香盛开。/The apricot trees had an excellent blossom last year. 去年杏花开得很好。 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Many thanks to david samin iceboy kevin for your participation. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 再看一看，今天咋办…… 25．[误] The headmaster ordered the pupils to stay within bound of the schoolyard. [译] 校长叮嘱学生留在校园范围内。 有兴趣的朋友不妨在此跟帖，一试身手。参考答案将于明天与下一句话同时推出。敬请关注……友情提示：注意颜色差异。[em08] [em31] [em09] [em12] [此贴子已经被作者于2005-11-2 16:54:19编辑过]
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| The headmaster ordered the pupils to stay within range of the schoolyard. |
| I agree with David. |
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先瞧一瞧，上期揭晓…… 25．[正] The headmaster ordered the pupils to stay within bounds of the schoolyard. [注] bound作“范围”、“边界”、“界线”解时，用复数形式。又如：There are no bounds to the enemy's ambition. 敌人野心勃勃，得寸进尺。 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Many thanks to david 芥末膏 for your participation. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 再看一看，今天咋办…… 26．[误] The length from side to side of this river is 30 metres. [译] 这条河从一边到另一边长30米。 有兴趣的朋友不妨在此跟帖，一试身手。参考答案将于明天与下一句话同时推出。敬请关注…… 友情提示：注意颜色差异。    
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晕，查了词典。确实是如soso所说。
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主席很用功嘛，还去查字典啦，惭愧惭愧！我就每天只是复制、粘贴……
先瞧一瞧，上期揭晓…… 26．[正] The breadth （distance） from side to side of this river is 30 metres. [注] 这里汉语的“长”，严格地说应为“距离”或“宽度”。英语的length（=the measurement from one end to the other） 意为“长度”，如： The length of the river is over 1,000 kilometers. 这条河的长度在1,000多公里以上。breadth （=the distance from side to side）意为“宽度”，如：The room is 10 metres in breadth. 这个房间宽10米。 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Many thanks to david for your participation. 我想主席说的 width 应该也是对的。 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 再看一看，今天咋办…… |
| I have not been here for few days. [em07] My answer for #27. is: The grocery store does a lot of business ( not businesses ) in food. or The grocery store is making lots business in food. |
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先瞧一瞧，上期揭晓…… 27．[正] The grocery does a lot of business in food. [注] 名词 business 作“生意”、“买卖” （=buying and selling; trade） 解时，只用单数。又如：Her father has gone to the United States on business. 她父亲到美国做生意去了。/They set up their own business and eventually became successful. 他们做起自己的生意来，最终获得成功。如果作“店”、“企业”、“公司”解时，可用复数，如：My uncle is the general manager of several businesses. 我叔叔是几家商号的总经理。 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Many thanks to Quickie for your participation. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 再看一看，今天咋办…… |
| My answer for #28: Primitive people live in caves. By the way, maybe it is more interesting if the wrong word is not marked. |
| Wow... SnowWhite, you are really good.... [em17] |
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先瞧一瞧，上期揭晓…… 28．[正] Primitive people live in caves. [注]cave多指山坡上天然的洞穴，如：There is a natural cave in the side of the hill。山坡上有一个天然的洞穴。/The deepest known cave in the world is the Gouffre Berger near Grenoble. 已知的世界上最深的洞穴是格勒诺布附近的古弗尔贝尔杰。 hole 指人工开凿的或小动物挖的洞穴，如：Hares dig holes in the ground to live in. 野兔在地上挖洞居住。 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Many thanks to snowwhite Quickie for your participation. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 再看一看，今天咋办…… |
| My daughter is a swimming CHAMPION. |
| hi, quickie, Thank you for your encouragement. I agree with you. It should be 'champion' instead of 'championship'. |
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先瞧一瞧，上期揭晓…… 29．[正] My daughter is swimming champion. [注]champion指获得冠军的人，又如：He was the boxing champion. 他是拳击冠军。championship指冠军的地位，如： His son won a world boxing championship. 他的儿子赢得世界拳击冠军的称号。 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Many thanks to Quickie snowwhite for your participation. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 再看一看，今天咋办…… 30．[误] There's good opportunity that she will be well enough to return to school next year. [译] 明年她可能完全康复重返学校。 有兴趣的朋友不妨在此跟帖，一试身手。参考答案将于明天与下一句话同时推出。敬请关注…… 友情提示：There's good ... that she will be well enough to return to school next year.
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| My opinion : There's good opportunity that she will be well enough to return school next year. |
n. （通常用复数）境界；界限；范围 