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BBC英语口语:Historical Thesaurus 巨型历代同义词词典

2012-03-17来源:和谐英语

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1. When will the thesaurus be published?
It will be published in October.

2. How old is Professor Kay?
She is 69.

3. Does Professor Kay think the book will be valuable to scholars of linguistics?
Yes, she thinks it will be invaluable. Invaluable means

4. How many years' work was lost in the fire?
They nearly lost ten years' work that day, but it survived because it was stored in metal filing cabinets.