When someone invites you for dinner, you can bring flowers,candy or a bottle of wine. Sometimes people send a thank you note to the host or hostess a few days after the event. 1....

When you ask for things, it is important to be polite. The intonation that you use in making your request is as important as what you actually say. When you think someone will refu...

Friends often compliment one another on clothes, especially if the clothes are new. 1.A: What a beautiful sweater!  B: Do you think it looks good on me?  A: Yes, and it...

如果看过搞趣的美国片'Legally Blonde'（《律政悄佳人》）, 你一定不会对剧中反复出现的一个词dumbell感到陌生。在《律政悄佳人》中，主人公艾莉伍兹凭借优异的智商打破世俗成见，向人们证明了B...

前几天我们刚说过一个关于'愚笨'的表达-- dumbbell, 刚巧有同学询问chowderhead的涵义。Chowderhead也是'傻瓜、笨蛋'，但与dumbbell相比，chowderhead的侮辱意味更浓，更偏重于方言，尤见于波士...

有没有听过电视里讲'SO WHAT?'这个片语？大概来说，等于“有啥了不起”的意思。或说“又怎么样？”简单的可以只说'SO?' 例句:'you‘d better study, there‘s a test tomorrow.' 'SO?' 假如第一...

1.I don‘t think you should work so hard. 1.我觉得你不应该这么拼命。 2.You ought to work less. 2.你应该少干点。 3.You ought not to work so hard. 3.你不应该这么拼命工作。 4.If I wer...

★、 Here you go. 干的好。 'Here you go.' 和 'There you go.' 听起来只有一字之差，所以很多人都会乱用，这二者倒底有什么区别呢？仔细来分，'Here you go.' 指的是一件事情还在进行之中，...

maxed out 累惨了 A: I‘m working 70 hours this week. I‘m totally maxed out. A: 我这星期工作七十个小时。我真是完全累坏了。 B: 70 hours? I‘d be dead if I worked this ha...

jazz (something) up 让(一件事物)变得有趣些 A: What do you think of this? A: 你觉得这怎么样? B: It‘s kind of dead. Maybe you want to add more graphics to jazz it up. ...