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• 1.That is just as well
• Reader question: In this paragraph from the Economist (China: Responding to Disaster, May 12, 2008) As Beijing prepares to host the summer Olympic Gam...
• 2.Watershed moment
• Reader question:What is a watershed moment? My comments: First, watershed. A watershed is a great divide. Geographically, it refers to the mountain ri...
• 3.Elephant in the room?
• Reader question: What does this headline Obama's race is the 'elephant' in the voter booth mean? What elephant are we talking about? My comments: The ...
• 4.Rub the wrong way?
• Reader question: In this sentence He is able to get along with some people but always seems to rub the wrong way with others what does rub mean? My co...
• 5.Poetic justice
• Reader question: In this headline Buffett: Bank woes are 'poetic justice' what does poetic justice mean? My comments: Let's read the story first. It i...
• 6.Make a beeline?
• Reader question: I watched Dolan. He marched into the locker room after that game he made a beeline. In the above quote, what does made a beeline mean...
• 7.CNN主播辱华用词分析
• Julia writes: Sorry to trouble you, but I have a question regarding insulting remarks against the Chinese on April 9 made by Jack Cafferty, one of com...
• 8.“用情不专、滥情”怎么说
• Reader question: In this headline British men stay single longer to play the field what does play the field mean exactly? My comments: The first part ...
• 9.Pyrrhic victory 惨胜
• Reader question: What does this sentence Most historians agree that the battle was an Egyptian defeat or a draw or at best a Pyrrhic victory mean, and...
• 10.Upfront, up front
• Reader question: In the following Should we have been upfront with them in both cases? What do you think the results of such honesty would have been? ...