15-12-10 It was already late fall and the Indians on a remote reservation In South Dakota asked their new chief if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild. Since he was a chief in a modern society he had never been taught the old secrets. When he look...
15-11-12 As Flory came through the gate of the hospital compound four ragged sweepers passed him, carrying some dead coolie, wrapped in sackcloth, to a foot-deep grave in the jungle. Flory crossed the brick-like earth of the yard between the hospital sheds....
15-03-19 A man and a satyr having struck up an acquaintance, sat down together to eat. The day being wintry and cold, the man put his fingers to his mouse and blew opon them. What's that for, my friend? asked the satyr. My hands are so cold, said the man, I...
14-12-04 He has a persistent cough. 他不停地在咳。 He has bouts of uncontrollable coughing. 他一阵阵的咳嗽,难以控制。 He has hoarse and has lost his voice sometimes. 他声音嘶哑,有时失声。 He has a sore throat and a stuffy nose. 他嗓子疼痛而且鼻子不通。 His...
14-11-26 Cold turkey describes the actions of a person who abruptly gives up a habit or addiction rather than gradually easing the process through gradual reduction or by using replacement medication. Cold turkey指一个人短时间内很快戒除了某个习惯或者成瘾的嗜...
14-10-22 When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night, he checks his closet for Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris doesn't read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants. There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris...
14-09-26 The day is cold, and dark, and dreary; It rains, and the wind is never weary; The vine still clings to the moldering wall, But at every gust the dead leaves fall, And the day is dark and dreary. My life is cold and dark and dreary; It rains and the...
14-06-16 Climate change is unlikely to lead to more days of extreme cold, similar to those that gripped the USA in a deep freeze last winter, new research has shown. The Arctic amplification phenomenon refers to the faster rate of warming in the Arctic compa...
14-06-12 For the last 2.5 million years, our planet has experienced cold and warm, millennia-long cycles that collectively have become known as the Ice Age. During cold periods, continental-scale ice sheets blanketed large tracts of the northern hemisphere....
13-11-29 A man and a Satyr having struck up an acquaintance, sat down together to eat. The day being wintry and cold, the man put his fingers to his mouth and blew opon them. What's that for, my friend? asked the Satyr. My hands are so cold, said the man, I...