22-12-24 The garden party was still going on at the Ascot estate, although the guests were rather subdued after the failed proposal. Most of them stood in clumps across the great lawn, whispering in bewilderment. Hamish spoke to some of the confused guests,...

22-12-21 The old tapa cloth, made from the bark of trees, had a simple image of the ocean painted across it. For the audience of the story, the waves seemed to come to life in their imagination each time the storyteller told the ancient tale. In the beginnin...

22-08-18 1. Fast-talk 花言巧语 表示这个人说话很自信，说得又多又快，特别有说服力，不过说的话却不怎么值得人相信。 例：He fast-talked the old woman out of a large piece of her property. 他花言巧语地哄骗那个老太太拿出一大笔财产。 2. To blow ones own horn 自吹自...