22-01-21 They emerged one by one from the forest edge, ranging a dozen metersapart. The first male into the clearing fell back immediately, allowingthe other male to take the front, orienting himself around the tall,dark-haired man in a manner that clearly d...

21-11-29 The next morning was fair, and Catherine almost expected another attack from the assembled party. With Mr. Allen to support her, she felt no dread of the event: but she would gladly be spared a contest, where victory itself was painful, and was hear...

21-10-24 What is the most ridiculous thing someone has ever tried to convince you to believe? 别人试图让你相信的最荒谬的事情是什么？ I had renewed my internet connection as it had expired a day back but it wasnt started yet. So I called up my internet servic...

21-10-02 在很多国家，每年的4月1日是用来捉弄家人和朋友的节日 愚人节 April Fools Day。在这一天，我们可能会对密友或家人搞恶作剧 pull a prank，开一些善意的玩笑。做小测验题，学习有关欺骗和受骗等词汇。 1. Thats not true! Stop __________ my leg! a) stretching b) ho...

21-10-01 深信不疑，汉语成语，形容对事对人非常相信，没有半点怀疑。可以翻译为believe firmly，be convinced of，believe without a shadow of doubt等。 例句： 他对大蒜的医学功效深信不疑。 He had an invincible faith in the medicinal virtues of garlic. 他对上帝的存...

21-09-10 表达 rue the day 指 对某个情况或经历感到极度的愤怒、悲痛和懊悔，通常用来表达我们觉得他人做错了事情，因此会 追悔莫及。有时候也可以说 rue the day that happened。 例句 She will rue the day she bought that motorbike. It looks like its broken. 她会后悔买...

21-06-24 Just ten years ago, I sat across the desk from a doctor with a stethoscope. Yes, he said, there is a lesion in the left, upper lobe. You have a moderately advanced case I listened, stunned, as he continued, Youll have to give up work at once and go...

21-05-22 汉语俗语 说曹操，曹操就到 用来描述 正当谈论某个人的时候，那个人就出现了 的情景。英语表达 talk of the devil 谈论魔鬼 也能谈论同样的情况。人们有时会把 talk of the devil 中的动词 talk 替换成 speak，即 speak of the devil，意思不变。 例句 Talk of the dev...

21-05-11 信以为真，汉语成语，意思是以为某件事是真的，指把假的当作真的。可以翻译为accept something(usu false) to be true，be completely taken in。 例句： 他这人很容易轻信，别人说什么他都信以为真。 He is so credulous that he believes whatever is said. 别对那些...

21-01-24 DAVID. MR. POWER received Christie so hospitably that she felt at home at once, and took up her new duties with the energy of one anxious to repay a favor. Her friend knew well the saving power of work, and gave her plenty of it; but it was a sort t...