日期：2009-03-17 arrowhead慈菇 asparagus芦笋 balsam apple苦瓜 bamboo sprout竹笋 bean豆荚，蚕豆 beet甜菜 cabbage卷心菜 carrot胡萝卜 cassava木薯 cauliflower花菜 celery芹菜 Chinese cabbage白菜，青菜 Chinese eddo芋艿 chive细香葱 coriander香菜 cow pea豇豆 cress水芹 cucum... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-03-16 眼睛会说话。你知道这些眼神的含义吗？ gaze - means to direct your eyes towards something for a long time. 注视；凝视 stare - suggests to fix your eyes on somebody or something very deliberately. It can be impolite to stare at somebody. 盯着；目不转睛... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-03-16 麻将 mahjong 暗杠 drawing a tile by oneself, making four similar tiles of a kind and putting them face down 暗坎 concealing 3-tiles in order of a kind 八圈 eight rounds of play 边张 side tiles 吃张 drawing 抽头 the kitty 筹码 counter; chip; dib 出张... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-03-16 Unlike most of the other nonfoolish holidays, the history of (1)April Fool's Day, sometimes called All Fool's Day, is not totally clear. There really wasn't a first April Fool's Day that can be pinpointed on the calendar(2). Some believe it sort of... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-03-15 酒会上人头攒动，清脆的碰杯声此起彼伏。不知从什么时候开始，举杯已经不足以表达当时的情绪，一定要碰了才算。为什么要碰杯呢？仅仅是为了表示良好祝愿吗？ Clinking of glasses traces its root to the health and safety of the drinker. In this case, it goes bac... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-03-13 植物可分为grass 草本植物和tree乔木两大类。一般来说，枝干持续生长一年以上的可归为tree，反之就是grass。 植物的root根埋在土里是为了吸收水分和营养。植物的茎用英语说是stem。但是，一般来说，stalk是指草或花的茎，而trunk则多用于指树木的干。顺着干向上可以看... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-03-13 日本料理 Japanese Cooking 冷盘(刺身)Cold Platters 综合生鱼片 Assorted Sashimi 生鲜虾片 Fresh shrimp appetizer 生鲜牛肉 fresh beef appetizer 汤 soups(shirumono) 味噌汤 Miso Soup 明虾汤 Prown Soup 煮菜 simmered dishes(Nimono) 福袋煮 stuffed Tofu Pocke... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-03-11 You are a dreamboat. 你是位(异性所追求的)理想人??You are such a dish. 你是个绝色美人。 I've been dying to meet you. 我非常非常想见到你。 Every time I see you, you leave me out in the cold. 每次我见到你，你都不睬我。 I only have eyes for you . 我只... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-03-11 Eye contact is an important aspect of body language. One could draw up quite a lot of 'rules' about eye contact: to look or not to look, when to look and how long to look, who and who not to look at, etc. 眼睛会说话。你知道这些眼神的含义吗？ gaze -... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-03-11 U R dumped--one in seven say they have suffered the same fate as Britney Spears'ex-husband and been told it's all over via text message or e-mail, a survey said. 你被甩了每七个人中就有一个称他们遭到过与小甜甜布兰妮的前夫同样的命运通过短信或电子邮件... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-03-11 今天我们要讲的两个俗语是和枪，也就是英语里的 gun 这个字有联系的。 我们要讲的第一个俗语是 to stick to one's guns。对于士兵来说，在被很多敌人包围的情况下还要能持续装炮弹发射的话，他们肯定需要很大的勇气。这种精神在英文里就是 to stick to one's guns。To... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-03-11 A.vice- president chairman premier minister consul B.sub - editor dean heading/title C by- product road(小路 支路）effect(副作用） D side- line(副业）effect E assistant- commandant manager engineer F auxiliary- pump shaft(副井）tank（副油箱） G depu... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-03-10 A beautiful wish to you and your family --- live a happy life and everything goes well. 祝福您和您的佳人幸福如意. A happy New Year to you. 恭贺新年。 Allow me to congratulate you on the arrival of the New Year and to extend to you all my best wishes... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-03-10 Date 约会 Bunch 花束 Rose 玫瑰 Candy 糖果 Chocolate 巧克力 Forget-Me-Not 勿忘我 Puppy Love/First Love 初恋 Cute Meet 浪漫的邂逅 Fall In Love 坠入爱河 Love At The First Sight 一见钟情 Propose 求婚 Valentine Cards 情人节卡片 Candlelight Dinner 烛光晚... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-03-10 金玉满堂：Treasures fill the home 生意兴隆：Business flourishes 岁岁平安：Peace all year round 恭喜发财：Wishing you prosperity 和气生财：Harmony brings wealth 心想事成：May all your wishes come true 吉祥如意：Everything goes well 国泰民安：The coun... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-03-10 Spring Festival Words Greeting Season: 春节 The Spring Festival 农历 lunar calendar 正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar 除夕 New Year's Eve; eve of lunar New Year 初一 the beginning of New Year 元宵节 The Lantern Festival Food name... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-03-05 Before the age of computers, bookkeepers sat at their desks with two bottles of ink in front of them. One bottle contained black ink and the other one contained red ink. A company's profits were always written down in black ink, but all losses and a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-03-05 通常对啤酒的定义是a fermented alcoholic beverage brewed from malt and flavored with hops. 其中就包括了几个非常核心的词，比如啤酒花hops，麦芽malt，发酵ferment. 在翻译啤酒公司，酿酒厂的时候，一般还是沿用最早的brewery的说法。 啤酒杯 mug 虽然我们平时喝... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-03-05 禁止标志： 1. 禁喇叭 No horn. 2. 禁闯红灯 No joywalking. 3. 禁止通行 No passing. No Through Traffic. 4. 禁止越线 Keep in lane. 5. 禁止汽车 Auto Not Permitted. 6. 不准回转 No U Turn 7. 不准入内 No Entry 8. 不准停车 No Parking 9. 不准等候 No Waiting 1... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-03-05 guest house: 旅社，客栈，小旅馆，星级旅馆千万不能译成guest house! hotel: 一般指有一定档次的旅馆 residential home: 家庭旅馆 homestay表示家庭住宿旅馆 accommodation:提供住宿 motel:汽车旅馆 inn：乡村或公路边的旅馆，客栈 国际知名宾馆还有Ritz，Shelton等等... 阅读全文>>