英语学习（2）

 

Whenwe buy an interest in a business, what exactly do we call the documents we buy?

Whenwe buy an interest in a business, we call the documents exactly we buy shares.

 

Isit in your own interest to wear a seal-belt in a car?

Yes,it is in my own interest to wear a seal-belt in a car.

 

Whathappens when we add –es or –ed to a verb ending in “Y”?

Whenwe add –es or –ed to a verb ending in “Y” we change the ‘y’ into i.

 

Howdo nouns and adjectives that end in y preceded by a consonant behave?

Nounsand adjectives that end in y preceded by a consonant behave in a similar way toa verb.

 

Canyou remember what you did just as you came into the room?

Yes,I can remember what I did just as I came into the room.

 

Whatmust a driver do when the gap between two other cars is only just wide enoughto allow him to pass?

 

Whenthe gap between 2 other cars is only just wide enough to allow a driver topass, he must drive very slowly, and preferably have someone standing in frontof his car to wave him to the left or to the right.

 

Ifyou had been a prisoner during the last world war, would you have tried to escape?

Yes,I had been a prisoner during the last world war, I would have tried to escape.

 

Isthere anything you regret having done or not having done?

Yes,there is something I regret not having done.

 

Arethe bottoms of the average man’s feet too tender to enable him to walk withoutshoes on?

Yes,the bottom of the average man’s feet too tender to enable him to walk withoutshoes on.

 

Inthis sentence the mother put her hand tenderly on her child’s head, what doesthe word tenderly mean?

Inthis sentence, the mother put her hand tenderly on her child’s head, the wordtenderly means gently and lovingly.

 

Whatdoes the idiom can’t make head nor tail of it?

Theidiom can’t make head nor tail of it means can’t understand it at all

 

Whatis this?

Itis the door-handle.

 

Whatkind of objects must be handled very gently when we touch them?

Thekind of objects must be handled gently when we touch them are objects, such asglass, eggs.

 

Whatdo we mean by a gentle wind?

Bya gentle wind, we mean a wind that is not at all strong.

 

Whatdo we mean by a person with a gentle nature?

Bya person with a gentle nature, we mean someone who is not cruel or rough.

 

Doyou know how to handle a Gun?

No,I don’t know how to handle a gun.

 

Whatis best way to handle a horse?

Thebest way to handle a horse is gently without making any quick or suddenmovements.

 

Whatdo we mean by walking hand in hand?

Buwalking hand in hand, we mean 2 people holding each other’s hand as they walk.

 

Isit the custom in your country for a boy to walk arm in arm with his girlfriend?

Yes,It is the custom in my country for a boy to walk arm in arm with hisgirlfriend.

 

Wouldyou hand me that book.

 

Wheredo we go to enquire about the train times at the station?

Wego to the enquiry office to enquire about train time.

 

 

Whatdo we mean by an easy chair?

Byan easy chair, we mean a comfortable chair.

 

Whatdo we mean by easy life?

Bya easy life, we mean a comfortable and unhurried life.

 

Doyou feel at ease in strange company, or do you feel ill at ease?

Ifeel ill at ease in strange company.

 

Areyou able to do the dictations in this book with ease?

No,I am not able to do the dictation in this book with ease.

 

Ifyou have a headache, what do you think is the best way to ease the pain?

IfI have a headache, I think the beast way to ease the pain is to lie down,relax, take an asprin.

 

Whenthere is a failure in the electricity supply, what are we obliged to do?

Whenthere is a failure in the electricity supply, we are obliged to light candles.

 

Whatis the paradigm of the verb to light?

 

Whatkind of things do you think make a party a failure?

Ithink the kind of things that make a party a failure are that there is afailure in the electricity supply.