What was written on the plate hold by the daughters? It is legible of " help: we are lost", but what was the indistinct words below? I believe native enlish speakers could guess it.

About 'that be that' and other I read the following paragraph in a book. Would you please explain to me about the points with asterisks? I have to start by thanking Joyce Pepple, the ★1 acquisitions director, ★2 who I conwinced that the diagrams in the first edition had to go. She, along with Stacy Kennedy, the ★3 acquisitions editor, were instrumental in convincing the powers ★4 that be that the diagrams needed more of a "bridge look." 1,3 What are 'acquisitions director' and 'acquisitions editor' ? 2 Was this 'who' the substitution of whom? 4 'that be that' meant what? Was a 'that' omitted before the first 'that'? Why was the 'be' here in basic form? Did the first 'that' here means 'the point'?

Why is it 'for' here? I saw a sentence: My appointment was for 9 am and I arrived on the hour. Why was it 'for' instead of 'at' there? Thank you!

'A nice cup of tea' or ' a cup of nice tea'? This is a segment from the song 'Chinese'. The adjective 'nice' is semantically refering to 'tea', but it is put before 'cup'. Is this kind of expression common? Is there any diffence between the two kinds of word order? Maybe this happens only because of rhythmic reason? Thank you! ----------------- I don't want anything more Than to see your face when you open the door You'll make me beans on toast and a nice cup of tea And we'll get a Chinese and watch TV

Please give the words for the chorus! http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjIwMDg5ODQw.html Thank you very much!

What is university college? There're some institutions of higher education named as such and such 'university college'. I fell it somewhat odd. Why aren't they directly called 'university' or 'college'? What 'university college' literally mean? Or, are there any historical reasons for it? Thank you!

Why the same god has had different names in Greek and Roman mythology? If the Roman mythology was evolved/adapted from that of Greek, the same god should have had phonically similar names; but the fact is they sound toally unrelated. Why so? Thank you! -------- Greek --------------- Roman ------------------ Zues Jupiter Hera Juno Athena Minerva Helios Apollo Artemis Diana Ares   Mars Hephaestus Vulcan Aphrodite Venus

What does 'on a stick' mean, and what 'grainy' here mean? Let's say you have invented a better soap on a stick, perhaps a grainy soap that is good for exfoliation (removing dead skin), and would like a snazzy name for it.