1Flags were lowered to half-staff,and crowds of South Africa

几个英语句子不明白
1.Their lowered their voices right down to the floor.这句中的right是什么意思?
2.I substituted for Edward,who was off sick.本句中的Who was off sick怎么翻译,off在这里是什么意思什么词性.
3.Since my childhood i have found that nothing is more appealing to me than reading.为什么不是appeal to?

When the Games are completed,the flag is lowered and then the flame is _____ .
A)put out
B)put down
C)put off
D)put away

One of the major banks has lowered its interest rates and the other
banks are expected_______ suit.
A. following B. followed
C. to be followed D. to follow

他坐在炕边,耷拉着头.
He sat on the edge the kang,his heard lowered.
请问lowered前面是不是省略了being,为什么要省略,可以省略?
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不是省略了being.his heard lowered是独立主格结构,属于“主语+过去分词”这种类型.再如：His homework finished,he went home.原句还原回普通两个并列句子是：He sat on the edge the kang,and his heard was lowered.
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那想请问下,为什么用过去分词,用现在分词不可以吗?

When ________ what his problem was, the boy lowered his head and kept silent.

[ ]

A. asking B. asked C. having asked D. having been asked

翻译成中文：It is used to lift sections of pipe,which are lowered into the hole made by the drill.

The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates today for the first time----six months.应该填什么介词

英语翻译
1、If a sheet of glass is lowered ino the water and withdrawn,some water will cling to it but the rest will be pulled back into the main body of water.
2、I do prefer to wear smart clothes for work; it's still not easy for women in business to be taken seriously -- I like to look the part.

改为非谓语：1、When he was asked what had happened，he lowered his head 2、An old man，who was dressed like a beggar，entered the room

给你俩段语境可以揣摩
（1）The Fed lowered its benchmark rate by 0.5 percentage point,more than economists forecast,to 4.75 percent,the first cut in four years.Five of the past six bear markets for the U.S.currency have sparked a rally in gold.
（2）A listener from Indonesia named Fendy asks why the Federal Reserve is so important and how it works.This week offered a good example.On Tuesday,the Committee lawed its target for the Federal Funds rate to four and three quarters percent,this rate is what banks pay other banks to borrow money overnight.It was the first cut in four years.

Since 1994,the glacier in Antarctica has lowered by as much as 90cm ,________sea level to rise.
这里为什么不可以填having caused 而要填causing呢?都是表主动,

young people must keep their eyes lowered when addressing older people.