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时间:2014-09-26 00:14:08

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   请大家细读这句有史以来最多解法的话:

      The Seniors were told to stop demonstrating on campus.
  非英语国家的学生能揣摩出三解就已很棒了!
  第1解:
      (1)The seniors were demonstrating and were asked, on campus, to desist.
      (高年级的学生在示威,校方在校园要求他们停止示威。)
  第2解:
      (2)The seniors were demonstrating and were asked to desist on campus (although they could demonstrate elsewhere).
      (高年级学生在示威,校方要求他们停止在校园中示威但可在其他地方示威)。
  第3解:
      The seniors were demonstrating on campus and were asked to desist.
      (高年级的学生在校园示威,校方叫他们停止示威。)
  第4解:
      People were demonstrating on campus, and seniors were asked to stop them.
      (有人在校园中示威,高年级生被要求去制止他们。)
  第5解:
      Peoplewere demonstrating and seniors were asked, on campus, to stop them .
      (有人在示威,高年级生在校园中被要求去制止他们。)
  第6解:
      People were demonstrating and seniors were asked, to stop them from doing so on campus(although they could do it elsewhere)
     (有人在示威,高年级生被要求去制止他们在校园中示威(但他们可在别处示威。)

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0 campus iTOyj     
n.大学校园,学校校园;大学 
参考例句:
  • They spoke of the old days on the campus.他们谈起昔日的校园生活。
  • The campus covers an area of twenty square kilometres.这个校园占地二十平方公里。
0 could lzvxe     
v.能,可能(can的过去式);aux.v.(can的过去式)能;可以
参考例句:
  • Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗?
  • I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。
0 demonstrate VwWxp     
vt.论证,证明;示范;显示;vi.示威游行
参考例句:
  • Let me demonstrate to you how this machine works.我给你演示一下这台机器的运转情况。
  • How can I demonstrate to you that my story is true?我怎样才能向你证明我的话是真实的呢?
0 demonstrating 091001418b3c0a122bab1ed0ec2565b4     
举行示威游行(或集会)( demonstrate的现在分词 ); 示范。展示; 显示; 论证
参考例句:
  • The reactionary police made a baton charge on the demonstrating crowd. 反动警察用警棍驱散示威的人群。
  • I'm having a hell of a wild time demonstrating this car. 为展示这种车子,把我搞得狼狈不堪。
0 people XMuxp     
n.人们,人;(the-)人民;一国人民,民族
参考例句:
  • Young people like popular music.年轻人喜欢流行音乐。
  • There are more than five billion people on earth.地球上有50多亿人口。
0 seniors 401b2f4c267d2ffdd34c379060d97ddc     
n.高年级学生( senior的名词复数 );毕业班学生;较年长者;老资格者
参考例句:
  • We should not set light by the advice of our seniors. 对于长辈的规劝,我们不应轻视。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The seniors are planning to have a gathering. 这些毕业班学生计划聚会一次。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 stop cGczE     
n.停止,车站,滞留;v.停止,停止,制止
参考例句:
  • What is the next stop?下一站是哪儿?
  • Let's stop to rest.让我们停下来休息。