21-08-23 所谓的 到刀子下面 to go under the knife 意思是动手术，接受手术治疗。 例句 Englands best footballer wont play at the World Cup. Hes going under the knife and wont recover in time for the start of the tournament. I had tonsillitis eight times before d...

21-08-12 Fall on your sword 的字面意思是摔倒在自己的剑上，实际要表达的含义是某人为一组人的行动造成的不良后果承担责任。 例句 He doesnt think hes to blame but hes falling on his sword anyway. Shes going to resign - shes falling on her sword even though its not...

15-03-06 Two soldiers travelling together were set upon by a robber. One of them ran away, but the other stood his ground, and laid about him so lustily with his sword that the robber was fain to fly and leave him in peace. When the coast was clear the timid...

14-11-05 Huang Gong from the East sea saw that An Qisheng, who had come back from Mountain Zhifu after had finished his study of Taoist's magic arts there, could work a tiger with a sword. He saved the sword to the front, and the tiger would not dare to go b...

14-02-28 A man from the state of Chu was crossing a river. In the boat, his sword fell into the water by his carelessness. Immediately he made a mark on the boat. This is where my sword fell off, he said. When the boat stopped, he jumped into the water to lo...

13-03-05 Kill with a Borrowed Sword 借刀杀人 探源 Origin 英文：During the Spring and Autumn Period, there were three fearless warriors in Qi by the name of Gongsun Jie, Tian Kaijiang and Gu Yezi. They were very arrogant because of the accomplishments on the...

11-04-22 This is a story from A Dream of Red Mansions. Third Sister You, a very pretty and strong character, was the sister of jia Zhen's wife. When Jia Zhen, a play boy by nature, was tired of his wife, his eyes fell on the beautiful Third Sister. Collabora...

10-10-26 At an exhibition of the world's best swordsman, the third-place fencer（击剑者） took the stage（登台演出） . A fly was released, and with an arc（弧） of his sword he cut the fly in half. The crowd cheered. Then the second-place man sliced a fly in...

09-09-30 LONG years ago, there ruled over Britain a King called Uther Pendragon. A mighty prince was he, and feared by all men; yet, when he sought the love of the fair Igraine of Cornwall, she would have naught to do with him, so that, from grief and disapp...

09-09-30 Prince Llywelyn of Gwynedd's favourite dog is Gelert, a fearless hunting dog and loyal friend and companion who was said to have been a gift from King John of England. Llywelyn leaves his baby son with a nurse and a servant while he embarks on a hun...