22-08-26 我朋友Jenny的老板实在很糟糕。两个月来，他一直让Jenny觉得自己有机会被提升为部门主管，所以就没完没了地加班，自我表现。其实我觉得，她老板根本就是在欺骗她，牵着她的鼻子走。在英语里，有一个习惯用语，专门形容这种情况，叫string someone along. To string som...

22-04-02 有备无患，汉语成语，字面意思是where there is precaution, there is no danger，表示事先有准备，就可以避免祸患。可以翻译为readiness is all，have a second string to ones bow等。 例句： 你最好带把伞，有备无患。 Youd better take an umbrella just in case....

13-09-17 A man caught a jackdaw and tied a piece of string to one of its legs, and then gave it to his children for a pet. But the Jackdaw didn't at all like having to live with people; so, after a while, when he seemed to have become fairly tame and they di...

09-09-29 A preacher is buying a parrot Are you sure it doesnt scream, yell, or swear? asked the preacher. Oh absolutely. Its a religious parrot, the storekeeper assures him. Do you see those strings on his legs? When you pull the right one, he recites the lo...