What does 'check ' mean here "I still think We could have come up with better Halloween costumes," my twin sister, Ashley, told me. I examined my costume in the mirror of our attic office. Wide-brimmed hat--check. Trenchcoat--check.

For a long time I carefully ate awayon nothing at all. away on nothing 是什么意思?用法？

More clouds rolled across the sky. More clouds rolled through the sky. Are they all right? More dark clouds rolled across the sky. The wind was blowing more and more trees waving heavily. Are these right sentences?

the usage of the word 'alike' I wrote such sentences below. I wonder if they are right. My sister and I are alike. I found four alike wheels in the dump. I saw two just alike cups.

Instead of saying' It took me two hours to fly to Beijing.' Can we say 'I spent 3 hours to fly to Beijing.'? Are there any other expressions?

It took me 3 hours flying to Beijing. It took me 3 hours to fly to Beijing. Which one is right?

She often appears on the stage as a young girl. She often plays young girls. Are they the same?

My chickens There are four chickens in my family. They are about eight months old. They came to my family when they were baby-chickens eight months ago. I bought two of them in a market. My mother bought the other two. They are hens. They began to lay eggs two months ago and they lay eggs everyday now. They are cute and all of us like them. They have a happy life in my family. The picture below was taken 4 months ago , when they were still very young.

My city I live in Shunde, a city located in the south of China. This is a beautiful city with rivers going through it. It is a little hot in summer, cool in winter , warm in spring and autumn. It has a lot of rain in spring and autumn. It is a little cold in winter, but it never snows. People here treat one another in a frendly way. There are many buses and it is easy for you to go anywhere in the city by bus. It is near Guangzhou and it only takes 10 minutes to get to Guangzhou by train. By the way, underground to Guangzhou is being built now and it will be finished in 2020. Welcome to my city.