英语中与“狗”相关的表达似乎有点泛滥成灾，信手拈来的如：a lucky dog（幸运儿）；top dog（当权派）；dog in the manger（占着茅坑不拉屎）。今天谈的to put on the dog表示“耍派头；卖弄”...

Lesson: 课文 Eating in Western restaurants is a little different from eating in a Chinese restaurant. It is important to understand the differences and follow them. When in Rome, d...

犹记得多年前我出国 走进一家饭馆，服务员问 Party of two? 我们面面相觑姐赶忙回答 We are coming for dinner, not for a party 然后，服务员出了铜铃般的笑声 我们心里发虚，落座...

累了吗？一起唱首欢快的澳大利亚民歌Waltzing Matilda（《华尔兹·玛狄尔达》）：“Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee, And he sang as he stowed that jumbuck in his tucker b...

Lesson: 课文 Tennis is one of the most popular sports in the world and has many stars who can earn millions of dollars a year just for playing tennis. Tennis is very exciting to wa...

Bobby: Kelly, can you turn the vibes up a little? Kelly: Sure, but it‘s already pretty loud. Bobby: That‘s OK. I love to have loud music on when I am doing the housework. K...

Dario: Hi Brian, how have things been with you? Brian: Pretty good, thanks Dario, but they would be better if I could find some matches. Dario: You can borrow my lighter instead. B...

odds是「胜算，成功的可能性」，通常用在赌博或是比赛的场合。你可以说The odds are high. 来表示「胜算高」。相对的，要说胜算「低」只要将high改成low即可。even 在这当作动词使用，是「使相...

Karen: Hi Helen. How are you? Helen: Just fine, thanks Karen. How about you? Karen: Really well, thanks. I‘m glad I met you because I want to ask you for some advice. Helen:...

★、come hell or high water 这个短语的使用时机是当你要去执行一项任务或是做一件事之际，只许成功不许失败的决心。 就犹如中文的「就算天崩地裂…」，比喻不论发生什么状况都要去完成使命...