问题补充:
There is no doubt that the Diaoyu Islands are part of China and what some Japanese have done recently is actually offence against Chinese people.
A. a; /
B. a; the
C. the; /
D. /; an
答案:
A. a; /
B. a; the
C. the; /
(答案→)D. /; an
解析:a part of 意为……的一部分; part of意为成员。offence意为“犯法,过错”,使用范围比较广,可指触犯国法,也可指违反规章制度和任何失礼的言行。这个词的英式英语拼法是offence,美式英语拼法是offense。 故选D。
表示“违犯…,犯…罪”时, offence与 against 连用。
offence还可表示“使人不悦的事物”。