i agree with wolf Q

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36．[正] The floor was covered with dirt.
[注] 名词dirt作“污物”、“灰尘”解时，只用单数，如：Never cast dirt into the fountain of which you have sometime drunk. 饮水思源头，污物切勿投。（谚）
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37．[误] The lubricant must minimize the damages from the metal-to-metal sliding contact.
[译] 润滑油可能把金属与金属滑动接触造成的损害减少到最低限度。
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友情提示(滑鼠光标选中可见)：The lubricant must minimize the ... from the metal-to-metal sliding contact.

The lubricant must minimize the damage( NO S ) from the metal-to-metal sliding contact. We could also say: The lubricant must minimize the damage from the metal to metal friction.

agree with big color wolf

Thank you ICE color wolf

I agree with quickie.

The lubricant must minimize the harm from the metal-to-metal sliding contact.

One of Benjamin Franklin's findings was that lightning is ELECTRICAL By the way, there is nothing wrong with finding(S).... your hint was not all correct. Please check it out.

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why did this big color wolf answer the question so quickly ?[em06]

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37．[正] The lubricant must minimize the damage from the metal-to-metal sliding contact.
[注] 名词damage（=harm, loss）作“损坏”、“损害”、“损失”解时只用单数，又如：An earthquake sometimes causes great damage. 地震有时会造成巨大损失。复数为“损失赔偿金”，如The court ordered him to pay ￡ 2,000 damages to the man whom he had hurt. 法院判他支付 2,000英镑赔偿金给受害人。/Having been injured in an accident, he claimed damages. 在事故中受伤以后他索取赔偿金。
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38．[误] One of Benjamin Franklin's findings was that lightning is electricity.
[译] 本杰明·富兰克林的发现之一是：闪电是电。
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友情提示(滑鼠光标选中可见)：One of Benjamin Franklin's ... was that lightning is electricity.

Because I am " Quickie " :lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol

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38．[正] One of Benjamin Franklin's discoveries was that lightning is electricity.
[注]discovery常指科学上新的、重大“发现”，如 Balboa's discovery of the Pacific Ocean occurred in 1513. 巴尔伯于1513年发现了太平洋。 finding（s）作“发现”、“发现物”解时，并不意味着是新的、重大“发现”。如：He wanted to publish his archaeological findings. 他想发表他在考古学上若干发现。
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39．[误] I want three dozens eggs.
[译] 我想买三打鸡蛋。
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友情提示(滑鼠光标选中可见)：I want three ... eggs.

I want three dozens of eggs.

I want three dozen eggs

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39．[正] I want three dozen eggs.
[注] 名词 dozen前面如有一个确切的数词，dozen须用单数，又如：I bought a dozen bottles of beer. 我买了一打啤酒. dozen 的复数常表示一个不确切的数字。如： He had dozens of chances to go abroad. 他有多次出国机会。
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40．[误] We are students of the 1997 grade.
[译] 我们是1997级的学生。
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友情提示(滑鼠光标选中可见)：We are students of the 1997 ...

We are students of the 1977 Class. But most of the time in America, they say: " We are the Class of '77."

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I cann't agree quickie more! You are great, quickie. And thank you for the picture you sent to me.

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40．[正] We are students of the 1997 enrollment.
[注] 一年级、二年级的“级”须用 grade，如：She is a student in the second grade. 她是二年级的学生。所谓1991级、1992级的级指该年份注册入学者，所以用enrollment为妥。
特别鸣谢——Quickie在136楼提供的说法更常见。
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41．[误] The human body maintains an internal surroundings favorable to normal cell activity.
[译]人体保持着一个适宜于细胞正常活动的内部环境。
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友情提示(滑鼠光标选中可见)：The human body maintains an internal ... favorable to normal cell activity.

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my answer to 41# The human body maintains an internal environment favorable to normal cell activity.

The human body maintains an internal condition favorable to normal cell activity.