• somebody's hands are tied 无能为力

    21-06-16 如果一个人的双手被捆住了,那么这个人则无法动弹,也没办法做自己想要做的事情。在英语中,我们用表达somebodys hands are tied 某人的双手被绑上了来形容一个人身不由己、无能为力的状态。我们多在口语中使用这个说法。 例句 The manager wanted to let her staff go...

  • be near the mountains and rivers 依山傍水

    21-06-11 依山傍水,汉语成语,意思是指地理位置靠近山岭和水流,常用于形容周边自然环境优美。可以翻译为be near the mountains and rivers,或lie at the foot of a mountain and beside a river。 例句: 我的家乡依山傍水,是个风景秀丽的地方。 Lying at the foot of a mou...

  • 为什么同事间的情谊依然重要?

    21-06-09 你是在家还是在办公室工作?不论你在何处办公,同事之间的友谊仍然很重要。 Many among us spend a considerable part of our lives working with many of us, these days, working from home. While there are many benefits offered by not going to the office not...

  • 在床上办公的利与弊

    21-05-10 对我们中的许多人来说,自己的家已经成为新的办公地点。不论是餐桌还是沙发,都是摆放电脑的常见地方。不过,也有人选择在软绵绵的床上办公。 Our working lives are becoming more flexible. The coronavirus pandemic has made us rethink how and where we work. Fo...

  • eat in or take away 堂食或外带

    21-05-08 在英国,去餐厅点完餐后,服务人员经常会问:Eat in or take away? 这句话的意思是:您想在这里吃还是带走? 搭配 eat in 的意思是 在餐厅吃,而 take away 则指 在餐厅买完饭后,带走吃 。 注意:takeaway 是名词,指 外卖的食物。这里 take 和 away 中间没有空格。...

  • Mansfield Park - Chapter 17

    21-05-06 It was, indeed, a triumphant day to Mr. Bertram and Maria. Such a victory over Edmunds discretion had been beyond their hopes, and was most delightful. There was no longer anything to disturb them in their darling project, and they congratulated eac...

  • Mansfield Park - Chapter 7

    21-05-06 Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford now? said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself. How did you like her yesterday? Very well--very much. I like to hear her talk. She entertains me; and she is so extremely...

  • Mansfield Park - Chapter 6

    21-05-06 Mr. Bertram set off for--------, and Miss Crawford was prepared to find a great chasm in their society, and to miss him decidedly in the meetings which were now becoming almost daily between the families; and on their all dining together at the Park...

  • to feel off 感觉不舒服

    21-04-12 搭配 to feel off 在口语中表示一个人 状态不佳 或 感觉不大舒服。它既可以用来谈论身体状态,也可以用来谈论精神状态。 例句 Fang feels off today and cant come to work. She is going to work from home. 芳今天不大舒服,不能来办公室上班。她打算在家工作。 I at...

  • 改变生活方式 在家轻松节水

    21-03-22 3月22日是世界水日,今年的主题是:珍惜水、爱护水。水资源是有限的,如果每人每天少用一滴水,一年节约的水量可达几十万吨。其实,只要改变一下你的生活方式,在家就能成为节水小能手。 1. Fix minor leaks around your home. Replace damaged pipes and leaky faucet...