Where was I? 我刚刚说到哪了？ What were we talking about? 咱们刚刚说到哪了？ What did you just say? 你刚刚说啥？ I've lost my train of thought. 我忘了我...

  arranged marriage=包办婚姻 marriage certificate=结婚证 marriage vow=结婚誓言 same-sex marriage=同性婚姻

Let’s keep in touch. 这句话就相当于美剧中那种Blind Date里男猪脚对风姿一般的女配说，“I will give you a call.”这种话也就听听就算了，真的每天守着电话等着人家联系你...

The Four Great Inventions (of the ancient China)=（中国古代）四大发明compass=指南针gunpowder=火药papermaking=造纸术printing=印刷术

英语中很容易踩坑就是直译，比如small hours你会怎么翻译，small小的，hours是时间，翻译为小时就大错特错了   “small hours”是什么意思？ "Small hours" ...

  doctor=医生 physician=内科医生 surgeon=外科医生 psychiatrist=精神科医生

It hurts like hell! 疼死啦！Don't give me that! 少来这套！That's not like him. 那不像他会做的事。Sorry to bother you. 抱歉打扰你了。Move out of my way! 让开！

最早在印刷媒体上使用“Big Apple”一词的是美国专栏作家John FitzGerald，他1920年代在《New York Morning Telegraph》上写赛马专栏，专栏名就叫《Around the Big Apple》。那FitzGerald为什么...

I’ll stand by you. 我始终支持你。I’m standing behind you. 我会在你背后支持你。I’m with you. 我在你身边。