Cockamamie什么意思
不知你小时候是否玩过花花绿绿的贴纸?伸出舌尖舔一下,然后把花样印在书本甚或皮肤上…在英语中'贴花纸'可以用decal来表达,而我们今天讲的cockamamie(荒谬的,疯狂的)看似与'贴纸'毫不相干...
These Things Shall Never Die 这些美好不会消逝
These Things Shall Never Die Charles Dickens The pure, the bright, the beautiful, ...
North east, west, south
看过一个有趣的问题,问news是不是由单词north,east,west和south的首字母组合而成?翻查辞源,虽然很遗憾这个猜测是错误的,但“塞翁失马”的一大收获是--原来“东、西、南、北”确有一番说头...
Sundae: “圣代”冰激凌
记得第一次在肯德基吃“圣代”,就和朋友讨论了一番,大家都很好奇为什么这种加了碎果仁和红樱桃的奶油冰淇淋取名为“圣代”。更蹊跷的是,它的英文名sundae的读音和拼写又和Sunday非常相似,这...
A Grain Of Sand 一粒沙子
A Grain Of Sand William Blake To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild fllower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour. ...
Mooring by Maple Bridge At Night 枫桥夜泊
Mooring by Maple Bridge At Night At moonset cry the crows, streaking the frosty sky; Dimly lit fishing boats‘neath maples sadly lie. Beyond the city wall, form Temple of ...
Crotchety什么意思
伴着冬天的远去,厚厚的棉衣也得从衣橱隐退,取而代之的则是各色漂亮的针织毛衣。在英语中,'织'可以用动词knit来表示,如:Mother is knittinga sweater(妈妈正在织毛衣)。但如果想要强调毛...
Lapidary什么意思
Lapidary原指'宝石;宝石商',做形容词时,可以指'刻在石头上的',源于希腊语lapis(石头)。一直到现在,我们还可看到一系列与lapis相关的'石头'词汇,如:lapidify(石化)、lapis lazuli(天...
Yesterday Once More 昨日重现
Thank you for the music, the songs I’m singing Thanks for all the joy they’re bringing Who can live without it, I ask in all honestly What would life be? Without a song or a danc...
IF Without you 如果没有你
Without you? I‘d be a soul without a purpose. Without you? I‘d be an emotion without a heart.I‘m a face without expression,A heart with no beat. Without you by my side,I‘m just...

