英语每日一题

The Olympic Games奥运会，在汉语中是单数名词，在英语中是复数。因为，奥运会包括许多项目（games)。所以用 are。

She gave us a ballpark figure for the cost because she had masticated. 她报给我们一个粗略的成本价格，因为她已斟酌过了。中耳给予我们良好的啮合，让我们咀嚼时免受像其他大多数脊椎动物受迫性的暂时失聪的能力。

第一题 The public have a right to know what in the reportThe public has a right to know what is in the report. 从句少了谓语第二题 charles worked hard since leaving schoolCharles has worked hard since leaving school. 上面说的“has been worked"语法是错误的，”has been working“是其正确的说法。这里用哪个更合适？请补充。 The public have right to know what is in the report.The public 是集体名词，用复数。right 是不可数名词，不要a 可以用the 表示特指。第二句可以用Charles has been working hard since leaving school.

The daily qurstion.

1. She gave us a ballpark figure for the cost because she (didn't know the exact amount).她给了我们一个成本上的大概估算，因为她不知道准确的金额是多少。2. "sound bite" 在播音、影视行业中有一层特别意思，网上词典将它定义为：1） A brief statement, as by a politician, taken from an audiotape or videotape and broadcast especially during a news report. (American Heritage)2） a brief, quotable remark, or excerpt from a speech, made as by a politician and suitable for use on TV or radio newscasts: often a dismissive term implying superficiality (Webster)但是套进原句中跟在our后面无法解释，所以sound 就只能当形容词看待，与bite 串在一起是语带双关，没有适当字眼可以直译只好如此处理：是中耳让我们（人类）能够“咀嚼辨音互不妨碍”，有别于大多数其他脊椎动物, 在咀嚼食物时被迫短暂地失去听觉。