On the way home after watching a ballet performance, the kindergarten teacher asked her students what they thought of it. The smallest girl in the class said she wished the dancers...

如果一件事对某人来说是one in the eye，意思就是此人对事情的结果感到无比失望或受到了严重打击，不过你却对这样的结果感到高兴。 I got the job! That‘s one in the eye for John - I‘ve n...

 A very thin man met a very fat man in the hotel lobby. 'From your looks,' said the fat man, 'there might have been a famine.' 'Yes,' was the reply, 'and from your looks, you ...

Present 作为名词有两个意思。A present 意思是礼物。The present 是此时此刻。在你告诉某人应该 live in the present 的时候意思是要生活在此时此刻，集中在眼前的事情，不要管过去或将来。 D...

短语 lay (or put) your cards on the table 的意思是摊牌，也就是开诚布公地把自己的思想、感情和意图说出来。 I think it‘s time to lay your cards on the table. Tell me honestly why yo...

Professor: When is your birthday? Kid: May 30. Professor: Which year? Kid: Every year. 翻译； 教授：你的生日是什么时候？ 孩子：5月30日。 教授：哪一年？ 孩子：每年都是。

短语 the sands of time 是表达时间 time 的另一个说法。这个说法更有诗意，常被用在谈论时间流逝的语境中。 'I am always ready to score the winning goal,' said the footballer, dismissin...

短语 ducks in a row 的意思是把事情组织的一丝不紊或井井有条，这是个美式英语表达。 With the recession looming, the government has to get its ducks in a row and invest in job creatio...

如果我们说某物 as cheap as chips 和薯条一样便宜，那意思就是此物非常廉价。 People keep asking my mother which designer created her beautiful party dress. In fact she bought it at a...

如果我们说某人 stands tall 很神气地站在那儿，意思就是说此人满怀自信、自豪。 Our athletes stand tall after winning many gold medals at this year‘s Olympics. The critics thought th...