13-09-02 Champagne problems are problems of the rich and famous that we would all be so lucky to have, having to decide between two completely awesome things that both lead to an ideal outcome, and not technically a real problem at all. (Source: macmillandic...
13-09-02 Deep bro talk is a serious talk between two close male friends, in which they talk about all the things going on in their life at the moment. Deep bro talks are sacred meetings, and all the things discussed during them cannot be told to anyone else...
13-08-05 Growing up, I always wanted a dog. Probably because most of my friends had them, my favorite TV families had them, and it just seemed normal, and American, to have a pooch(杂种狗) in the house. My Dad is very clean. Not just clean, I might say mor...
13-07-25 片段对白 May: See? I've told all my friends, just as you asked. Newland: Just I couldn't wait. I wish it hadn't been at a ball. May: But even here we're alone together. Newland: The worst of it is that I want to kiss you and I can't. May: Newland. (...
13-07-11 I had another bad dream, she told her fianc. It was about you again. You and your ex-girlfriend were kissing. I yelled at you to stop it. You looked right at me, and then you laughed at me! She laughed, too. Then you both went back to kissing. I tri...
13-06-20 Dear God, Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers until it was too late to tell them. I am blessed with the dear mother who is...
13-06-09 Pen pals (or penpals or pen friends) are people who regularly write to each other, particularly via postal mail. 笔友就是对那些定期通过邮政信件彼此联络的人们的称呼。 A penpal relationship is often used to practice reading and writing in a foreign la...
13-06-03 原文: 这是不是所谓缘分,两个陌生人偶然见面,慢慢地要好?(钱钟书 - 《围城》 ) 译文: ... Isn't that what they call 'affinity' when two strangers meet by chance and slowly become close? (美 Jeanne Kelly, Nathan K.Mao 译 Fortress Besieged) 翻译笔记...
13-05-29 Four best friends met at the hospital since their wives were giving births to their babies. The nurse comes up to the first man and says, Congratulations, you got twins. The man said How strange, I'm the manager of Minnesota Twins. After awhile the...
13-05-28 The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming u...