Question

英语解析，来自选择题，帮我解析一下各位老师，谢谢

1.、in the light of recent discoveries it may be necessary to revise our previous theory.
为什么用in the light of ,不用in line with
2.washing the food down with water a substitute for chewing is not a good habit.
3.i asked him to spare me a few minutes so that we could go over all the problems.
4.this type of desk and chair can be adjusted to the height of studentsat different ages.
5.a formal is preferable to a casual one for such an occasion .为什么用preferable，不用不用suitable。

Answer 1

1. in the light of 意为是 “根据”“按照”而in line with 意为 “符合”“与一致” 这句话应该是“按照最新的发现，有必要去修正先前的推测”
5 。preferable 表示“更好的 更可取的’ 按这个语境的话 比suitable的“适当的”更好

Answer 2

2.washing the food down with water a substitute for chewing is not a good habit.
答：这题有问题。原题句应为：
Washing the food down with water as a substitute for chewing is not a good habit.
译：靠水将食物冲下来代替咀嚼，这不是一个好习惯。
as a substitue 作为一种替代的方法。

Answer 3

习惯用语