2021年9月27日 · I recently came across the title of "Gurney professor" on the websites of the Harvard University: "James Engell, Gurney Professor of English and Professor of Comparative Literature". I tried to find the meaning of the expression, but all I could find was the definiton of "gurney" as the wheeled stretcher used e.g. in hospitals.

2011年10月11日 · Hello, In today's class my students came up with the following sentence: 'Lord Gurney's death was profitable/ convenient/ beneficial for his only son.' I pointed out the wrong choice of adjectives. Is it OK if I change the sentence into: 'Lord Gurney's death was in the interest of his only...